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Series:   Elements in Applied Linguistics

Investigating Plagiarism in Second Language Writing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 December 2024

Jun Lei  and
Guangwei Hu
Jun Lei
Affiliation:
Ningbo University
Guangwei Hu
Affiliation:
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Summary

This Element aims to provide a comprehensive and in-depth exploration of the issue of plagiarism in second language writing. It first outlines the importance of plagiarism as a real-world issue cutting across educational and cultural contexts and touches upon several prominent controversies over the issue. Then the Element defines and conceptualises plagiarism by critically examining the diverse extant definitions and discussing various discourses on plagiarism. Following that, it explores L2 students' perceptions of and stances on plagiarism, and identifies factors that contribute to L2 students' plagiarism. Informed by the current theoretical and empirical research, the Element critically evaluates three major approaches to dealing with plagiarism and, based on the critical evaluation, proposes pedagogical activities and strategies for fostering L2 students' intertextual competence. Finally, the Element calls for a reconceptualisation of plagiarism that embraces a multidimensional approach to dealing with plagiarism in second language writing, and outlines directions for further research.
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plagiarismsecond language writingpatchwritinginadvertent plagiarismsource use
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Series: Elements in Applied Linguistics
Online ISBN: 9781009350822
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication: 16 January 2025

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