How is the Chinese thought pattern different from the English one?

In order to write well in English, we should first understand how English speakers usually arrange their ideas. The arrangement of ideas is called a "thought pattern"   in this unit. Based on Robert B. Kaplan in 1966, the thought patterns of Chinese and English can be graphically presented as follow:

Chinese thought pattern

English thought pattern

The difference implies the reason why Chinese students usually fall on the organization of English composition.

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