模因论揭示了人类文化传播的规律。语言模因的类型及复制、传播规律为成人英语写作教学提供了新的思路。在写作教学中,教师要从成人学生的特点出发,以模因理论为指导,从备课、教学手段和策略等方面不断改进教学,充分发挥模因论对成人英语写作教学的积极作用,以提高教师的教学效果和学生的写作能力。 Memetics theory reveals the law of human culture. The types of language memes and their replication and propagation provide new ideas for adult English writing teaching. In writing teaching, teachers should start from the characteristics of adult students and take memes theory as guidance, improve teaching from the aspects of lesson preparation, teaching methods and strategies, and give full play to the positive role of memetics in adult English writing teaching so as to improve Teacher’s teaching effect and student’s writing ability.