Dealing with English Majors’ Written Errors in Chinese Universities

Abstract

Error correction, a common phenomenon observed in teaching activities, is closely studied in the present paper, with particular attention paid to teachers’ usual practice and students’ attitude. The study shows that while teachers and students share such common views as the importance of error correction and the types of errors that need correcting, there exist considerable discrepancies as to the techniques of error correction. For instance, students do not favour the overall correction, though practiced by most teachers. Such a controversy requires teachers to make possible improvements about their current error correction practice. A systematic strategy is then suggested in the paper, and relevant arrangement of the writing class is discussed, showing the theoretical and practical significance of the paper.