ABSTRACT
College English plays a pivotal role in the academic and professional development of students, as it equips them with essential language skills and fosters effective communication in English-speaking environments. The ability to write well is one of the many facets of English competence that is particularly important. Writing in English well shows pupils’ language proficiency as well as their capacity to express ideas clearly and concisely. College students, particularly those whose first language is not English, frequently face difficulties when writing in English because of the influence of their original tongue. The study of second language learning has thoroughly examined and documented these instances of native language interference. Understanding and addressing these errors are crucial for promoting accurate and proficient English writing among Chinese EFL learners. This paper will provide a comprehensive review of native language interference errors occurring in college English writing at the lexical level, syntactic level, and discourse level, based on the high-frequency categories found in the literature. Furthermore, suggestions will be given to Chinese EFL learners on how to address L1 interference in L2 writing.
