2. Plagiarism
Plagiarism is a concern for teachers and students, but it
can be avoided by understanding the issues involved. In
the English-speaking academic world, it is essential to use
a wide range of sources for your writing and to
acknowledge these sources clearly. This unit introduces
the techniques students need to do this.
3. • Taking ideas and words from a book or journal without
acknowledging the source (author)
• Academic Crime
• Ideas and words are private property
• Therefore, plagiarism must not be done.
What is Plagiarism?
10. Situation10: misspelling. Technically plagiarism but due to
carelessness.
Situation 9: if the teacher told the students to discuss in
groups then it is not plagiarism.
Situation 7: Self-plagiarism is also possible as in situation 7
Situation 6: It can be difficult to decide what is general or
common knowledge.
Plagiarism Can Be Accidental
11. Quotations should not be overused, so you must learn to
paraphrase and summarize in order to include other
writers’ ideas in your work. This will demonstrate your
understanding of a text to your teachers.
Avoiding plagiarism by summarizing and paraphrasing
