| ABSTRACT | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-19页 |
| ·The introduction of the fossilization phenomenon | 第12页 |
| ·The research background of fossilization at home and abroad | 第12-13页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Aims of the present study | 第14页 |
| ·Brief preview of the present study | 第14-18页 |
| ·A survey of the written errors of some Chinese local college English learners majored in science and engineering | 第14-16页 |
| ·An Empirical Survey of the Possible Causes of Fossilization | 第16-18页 |
| ·The organization of the paper | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第19-45页 |
| ·Interlanguage | 第19-22页 |
| ·Definitions of interlanguage | 第19-21页 |
| ·Characteristics of intedanguage | 第21-22页 |
| ·Stages of interlanguage development | 第22页 |
| ·Fossilization | 第22-40页 |
| ·Definitions of fossilization | 第22-27页 |
| ·Classification of fossilization | 第27-29页 |
| ·Different items of fossilization | 第29-31页 |
| ·Theoretical explanations for the causes of fossilization | 第31-40页 |
| ·Error Analysis | 第40-44页 |
| ·Introduction of error analysis | 第40页 |
| ·Definitions of errors | 第40-41页 |
| ·The procedure of error analysis | 第41-42页 |
| ·The classifications of errors | 第42-44页 |
| ·The significance of error analysis | 第44页 |
| ·Summary of the chapter | 第44-45页 |
| Chapter 3 An Analysis of the Written Errors of Chinese Local College English Learners Majored in Science and Engineering | 第45-54页 |
| ·Rationale for hypotheses | 第45页 |
| ·Subjects of the research | 第45-46页 |
| ·Instruments | 第46页 |
| ·Procedures for data collection | 第46页 |
| ·Findings and analysis | 第46-50页 |
| ·Error types in the sample compositions | 第46-47页 |
| ·Error made by Grade 13 | 第47-48页 |
| ·Error made by Grade 17 | 第48-49页 |
| ·Similarities between the error frequencies of two groups | 第49-50页 |
| ·The causes for fossilized errors | 第50-53页 |
| ·Overgeneralization | 第50页 |
| ·Ignorance of rule restrictions | 第50-51页 |
| ·Incomplete application of rules | 第51页 |
| ·False concepts hypothesized | 第51页 |
| ·Negative transfer of Chinese | 第51-52页 |
| ·Inappropriate vocabulary learning strategies and habits | 第52页 |
| ·Unawareness of grammatical errors | 第52-53页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications | 第53-54页 |
| Chapter 4 An Empirical Study of the Possible Causes of Fossilization | 第54-69页 |
| ·Subjects of the research | 第54-55页 |
| ·Instruments of research | 第55-56页 |
| ·Data analysis and results | 第56-58页 |
| ·The possible causes of fossilization | 第58-68页 |
| ·Lack of motivation and interest | 第59-61页 |
| ·Negative transfer of Chinese | 第61-63页 |
| ·Lack of proper input | 第63-64页 |
| ·Absence of corrective feedback | 第64-65页 |
| ·Incorrect attitude toward errors | 第65-66页 |
| ·Low quality of English teachers' classroom instruction | 第66-67页 |
| ·Incorrect learning conceptions and bad learning habits | 第67页 |
| ·Lack of risk-taking spirit | 第67-68页 |
| ·Other factors | 第68页 |
| ·Summary of the chapter | 第68-69页 |
| Chapter 5 Some Tentative Strategies of Defossilization | 第69-77页 |
| ·Strengthening learners' motivation | 第69-70页 |
| ·Reducing the chance of L1 interference | 第70-71页 |
| ·Guaranteeing the quantity and the quality of second language input | 第71-73页 |
| ·Increasing the quantity of second language input | 第71-72页 |
| ·Increasing the quality of second language input | 第72-73页 |
| ·Paying attention to error correction and providing the correct feedback | 第73-75页 |
| ·Attaching more importance to grammar teaching | 第75页 |
| ·Summary of the chapter | 第75-77页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第77-80页 |
| ·A brief review of the study | 第77页 |
| ·Summary of major findings | 第77-78页 |
| ·The significance of the study | 第78-79页 |
| ·Limitations of the study | 第79页 |
| ·Implications for future research | 第79-80页 |
| Bibliography | 第80-85页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第85-86页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的学术论文 | 第86-87页 |
| Appendix | 第87-95页 |
| 问卷调查Ⅰ | 第87-89页 |
| 问卷调查Ⅱ | 第89-95页 |
