The Good, the Bad, or the Ugly: Examining Iranian EFL University Teachers' and Graduate Students' Perceptions of Plagiarism

Autor/in	Alimorad, Zahra
Titel	The Good, the Bad, or the Ugly: Examining Iranian EFL University Teachers' and Graduate Students' Perceptions of Plagiarism
Quelle	In: TEFLIN Journal: A publication on the teaching and learning of English, 29 (2018) 1, S.19-44 (26 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0215-773X
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Plagiarism; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; College Faculty; Graduate Students; Student Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Language Teachers; Writing Skills; Punishment; Ethics; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Plagiat; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Fakultät; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Schülerverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Bestrafung; Ethik
Abstract	This study attempted to investigate Iranian EFL teachers' and students' perceptions of plagiarism, the reasons for committing it, and the ways through which it can be resolved. To do so, a questionnaire was administered to a convenient sample of university teachers (N=9) and students (N=34). Results revealed that compared to their students, teachers reported greater amount of plagiarism in the writing samples given to them, which might imply that they were more strict in detecting plagiarism. In terms of the unfairness of plagiarism, both groups pointed out that plagiarists are primarily unfair to the original author because they take the credit that s/he really deserves. Regarding the reasons for doing plagiarism, too, both groups concurred that the most prominent reason is the students' inability to write scientifically. Finally, while students thought that this problem could be solved through open discussion and negotiation, teachers posited that open discussion as well as severe punishment methods could be used to solve the problem. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Association for the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language in Indonesia (TEFLIN). Malang, East Java, 65145, Indonesia. TEFLIN Publication Division, Department of English, Faculty of Letters, Universitas Negeri Malang, Jalan Semarang 5, Tel: +62-341-570; http://journal.teflin.org/index.php/journal
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01