'Another chance to practice': Repeating plagiarism education for EAL students within a discipline context

'Another chance to practice': Repeating plagiarism education for EAL students within a discipline context

• McGowan, Sue School of Commerce, University of South Australia
• Lightbody, Margaret School of Commerce, University of Adelaide

International Journal for Educational Integrity, 4(1), 16-30, 2008

BioMed Central

2008

• G Curriculum, Teaching & Learning: Specific Disciplines
  • GE Social Sciences, Business & Law
• G Curriculum, Teaching & Learning: Specific Disciplines
  • GB English Language

Accounting Plagiarism Reference Materials Content Analysis Essay Tests Undergraduate Students Universities Hong Kong English As An Additional Language (Eal)

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Post-Secondary Education

The accounting and education literatures contain many expressions of concern regarding the perception that plagiarism is on the rise and, particularly, the challenges for English as an Additional Language (EAL) students in mastering the academic referencing requirements underpinning Western-based university programs. This paper outlines an assignment specifically developed to assist EAL students in a second- year financial accounting course delivered in Hong Kong, to develop an understanding of plagiarism issues within the context of their study discipline. The analysis of results indicates that the assignment was effective in enhancing students' understanding of referencing and plagiarism, and confirms the need to actively repeat plagiarism education throughout a study program. The assignment was also seen to have enhanced the quality of students' written work, arguably due to the nature of the assignment as closely replicating the learning methodologies familiar to the Hong Kong student cohort.
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• English

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2010-09-06