Native speakers have a natural flow of their speech that the students should try to imitate. By imitating them, they will learn to speak English fluently and naturally. So the closer learners can get to this rhythm or flow, the more convincing, confident and comfortable they will become. However, the students should use a natural rhythm when speaking English in order to communicate more easily and effectively. They should speak at normal speed. If they speak too fast, it will be difficult for others to understand them.

maybe we can imitate the native speaker's accent ,it is helpful for us to improve our study .

Hi Kathy Yes I think it is important to imitate foreigners accent even if sometimes it is impossible ...

Yes, I think that imitation is one of the best ways to learn a language and to improve your pronunciation. That's how you, as a baby, learned your native language.

No I think that it sounds forced. If I tried to speak Chinese with a Mandarin accent you would laugh for sure as it would sound false. I would speak Chinese with an Australian accent.Unless you have lived in an English speaking country all your life, your accent will remain that of your first language.Why imitate other accents?