A Research on types and causes of online writing errors based on iWrite
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With the continuous development of technology, online writing is widely applied. iWrite Automatic Writing Evaluation System is an intelligent English writing and evaluation system, which can analyze the writing compositions in time and provide suggestions for English teaching and learning. The paper chooses 115 writing texts by non-English major students from iWrite, analyzes the types of errors and causes leading to errors and proposes corresponding methods to improve English writing, teaching and learning from both teachers’ and students’ perspectives.
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