Author(s)

Xiaoqin Guan

Corresponding Author

Xiaoqin Guan

ABSTRACT

English writing skill is an important manifestation of a person’s language proficiency and at the same time it is also a skill hard to be grasped for most ESL learners. This paper aims to improve students’ writing ability through the application of imitation, which includes the replacements of vocabulary, sentences and paragraphs. And the technique of imitation is closely connected with critical thinking. Successful imitation practices may result in better understanding of native writer’s way of thinking and thus they can also produce sentences or essays using authentic and idiomatic language.

KEYWORDS

Imitation, English Writing, Critical Thinking