新加坡中学生华语口语偏误分析 = AN ERROR ANALYSIS OF SINGAPORE SECONDARY STUDENTS' SPOKEN CHINESE

Abstract

In Singapore, spoken Chinese vocabulary is influenced by other languages far more than written Chinese . Teaching and learning spoken Chinese is always very important in Singapore education system. Recently, the weight of oral exam is also increasing in major exams in Singapore. For this research, an error analysis has been conducted based on a group of Singapore secondary school students¿ Chinese oral presentations and debates. The errors of spoken Chinese have been categorized and analyzed from three different prospects, pronunciation, lexicon and sentence. This allows us to have a better understanding of the quantitative features of learners¿ spoken Chinese in Singapore. Also, it will benefit the teaching and learning of spoken Chinese for both Singapore educators and learners.