(teach) plagiarism

[karenstanleyma-3]

Dave was really addressing a different issue from plagiarism, but since that issue has come up, people might be interested in a column from TESL-EJ which compiled numerous very informed contributions from people in a variety of ESL and EFL environments:

Perspectives on Plagiarism in the ESL/EFL Classroom:
http://tesl-ej.org/ej23/f1.html

By the way, in my community college in the US, many "regular" English instructors have native English speakers in their classrooms who appear to be unaware that plagiarism is wrong. In contrast, most of the Chinese students I get in my classes in the U.S., who have come here after finishing  high school and perhaps college in China, understand that plagiarism is not acceptable.  So, perhaps it is never too late.

Side comment:  I have had more plagiarism problems with students (for some reason, at least for the moment, a larger number of these problems are with Vietnamese) who have spent some time in US high schools.  

I guess I should add that, in *general*, the older the student (and I have many adult students in my classes), the less likely I am to have problems with plagiarism.  

Karen
http://karen.stanley.people.cpcc.edu
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

[nate jarvis]

Karen wrote:

I guess I should add that, in *general*, the older the student (and I have many adult students in my classes), the less likely I am to have problems with plagiarism.
>
>

IMO, younger students are more likely to be there because theyve been
coerced (parents) or because they expect some sort of reward ("get into a good college", graduate). older students are more likely to be there because they want to learn (for themselves). also, older students might be more likely to view education as knowledge and skill sets one acquires and then uses, whereas younger students might be more likely to see education as a series of benchmarks (often artificial) one passes (report cards, going up a grade, etc.).

nate.


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Pablo Soto-2]

I too am going through this problem at a community college where recent high school graduates don't realize the seriousness of plaigarism. I am trying to scare them straight in this matter. I hope it works.Pablo