声明
摘要
ABSTRACT
Content
1.Introduction
1.1 Background of the study
1.2 Purpose and significance of the study
1.3 An overview of the thesis
2.Literature Review
2.1 The definition of language transfer
2.2 Related theories of language transfer
2.2.1 Contrastive analysis
2.2.2 Error analysis
2.3 Researches of language transfer abroad and at home
2.3.1 Historical development of language transfer
2.3.2 Researches of language transfer abroad
2.3.3 Researches of language transfer at home
3.Research Design
3.1 Research questions
3.2 Research subjects
3.3 Research instruments
3.4 Research procedures
4.Data analysis and discussion
4.1 Description of errors
4.2 Description of errors in linguistic categories
4.2.1 Errors in Pronunciation
4.2.2 Errors in vocabulary
4.2.3 Errors in sentence
4.2.4 Errors in grammar
4.3 Errors in culture
4.4 Discussion of negative transfer in students’ oral English
5.Conclusion
5.1 Main findings
5.2 Implications for teaching
5.2.1 Improve students’ understanding of the different phonetic systems between English and Chinese and enforce practice in pronunciation
5.2.2 Encourage students to input a large number of target language
5.2.3 Develop students’ cross-cultural awareness and pragmatic competence
5.2.4 Teachers avoid the overuse of native language
5.3 Limitations of the present study and suggestions for further research
Bibliography
Appendix
Acknowledgement