母语的干扰构成了中国学生英语作文的一大障碍,外语教师应该致力于寻找一些有效的方法来克服这一障碍。本文分析了中国学生英语作文母语负迁移现象的形成和原因。通过对比英汉的语言特点,根据教学实践举例说明母语的负迁移在词汇、句法以及语篇等三个层面的表现,并指出相应的原因及可能的解决办法。 The disturbance of mother tongue constitutes a major obstacle for English writing in Chinese students. Foreign language teachers should devote themselves to finding effective ways to overcome this obstacle. This paper analyzes the formation and reasons of the negative transfer of mother tongue of Chinese students in English composition. By comparing the features of English and Chinese, this paper illustrates the negative transfer of mother tongue from three aspects: vocabulary, syntax and discourse according to the teaching practice and points out the corresponding reasons and possible solutions.