Error Analysis of Using Chinese Noun Classifier with Noun: A Case Study of Chinese Language Program Students in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Suratthani Rajabhat University
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ข้อผิดพลาด, คำลักษณนามจีน, ภาษาจีน, มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏสุราษฎร์ธานีAbstract
The objectives of this thesis were 1) to analyze the errors of using Chinese classifiers and nouns; 2) to identify the cause and the solution guideline of the errors. The sample consisted of Chinese Language Program year 2 students of Suratthani Rajabhat University, and qualitative and survey methods were used by gathering information from Chinese language proficiency textbooks on the topics of conjunctions and classifers. The study's findings are as follows: 1) 22 Chinese Language Program year 2 students of Suratthani Rajabhat University had most common human-related Chinese classifier errors, accounted for 11.21%, followed by animal- related Chinese classifier errors at 9.70%, and, lastly, plant-related Chinese classifier errors at 2.12 2) From the data analysis based on the linguistic framework of the Chinese classifier and the concept of error analysis, it was found that the errors in the use of Chinese classifers with nouns were not only the students' one-sided positive transfer influenced by their native language but was also relevant to their thinking systems, attitudes towards the world, and the differences between Thai-Chinese culture. Additionally, the research concludes with recommendations for teaching the origins of Chinese alphabets, helping students understand more on vocabulary in their lessons.
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