Study on the Selection of Words in College English Writing

Abstract

Selection of words is an important part in college English writing. A perfect writing largely depends on the right choice of words. By means of a writing test and a questionnaire, a survey was carried out upon 100 freshmen with non-English majors from two classes to investigate the challenges of the selection of words in writing. The findings indicate that students have major difficulties in spelling, meaning conveying, concise expressing, style of words, and so on. Thus, the study puts forward some effective methods in lexical, grammatical and stylistic aspects to improve the selection of words. Furthermore, the researcher attains valuable reflection on the teaching of college English writing. The reflection includes the cultivation of students’ writing accomplishment and writing interest, the adoption of flexible teaching methods in writing class, and effective use of online writing platforms. Finally, an interview with 35 respondents ha s proved the teaching effect. So the study can be implemented by students and teachers to enhance the learning and teaching of English writing.