A Study on the Teaching Methodologies of College English Writing

Abstract

Through research on the compositions written by the surveyed university students from different majors in English final examination, it can be concluded that more than half of the students need to take great efforts to improve their English writing level. The problems existing in writing is closely related to the deficiency in the input of English reading. According to Krashen’s “i+1” theory, university students need to greatly increase their input of English reading and it should begin with reading the materials that surpass their present level. The best way to do so is reading the great works in British and American literature.