(LUẬN văn THẠC sĩ) an investiagtion into the state of plagiarism in writing assignments among third year students majored in english in one of vietnamese university and some preventive teaching strategies

VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES  HOÀNG THỊ HỒNG AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE STATE OF PLAGIARISM IN WRITING ASSIGNMENTS AMONG THIRD-YEAR STUDENTS MAJORED IN ENGLISH IN ONE OF VIETNAMESE UNIVERSITIES AND SOME PREVENTIVE TEACHING STRATERGIES (ĐIỀU TRA VỀ TÌNH TRẠNG ĐẠO VĂN TRONG VIẾT TIỂU LUẬN CỦA SINH VIÊN CHUYÊN NGÀNH TIẾNG ANH TẠI MỘT TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC CỦA VIỆT NAM VÀ GỢI Ý MỘT SỐ CHIẾN LƯỢC GIẢNG DẠY) M.A MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS Field: English Teaching Methodology Code: 60140111 Hanoi, 2014 TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES  HOÀNG THỊ HỒNG AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE STATE OF PLAGIARISM IN WRITING ASSIGNMENTS AMONG THIRD-YEAR STUDENTS MAJORED IN ENGLISH IN ONE OF VIETNAMESE UNIVERSITIES AND SOME PREVENTIVE TEACHING STRATERGIES (ĐIỀU TRA VỀ TÌNH TRẠNG ĐẠO VĂN TRONG VIẾT TIỂU LUẬN CỦA SINH VIÊN CHUYÊN NGÀNH TIẾNG ANH TẠI MỘT TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC CỦA VIỆT NAM VÀ GỢI Ý MỘT SỐ CHIẾN LƯỢC GIẢNG DẠY) M.A MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS Field: English Teaching Methodology Code: 60140111 Supervisor: Dr Phạm Thị Thanh Thuỳ Hanoi, 2014 TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com DECLARATION I, hereby, certify the thesis entitled “An investigation into the state of plagiarism in writing assignments among third-year students majored in English in one of Vietnamese Universities and some preventive teaching strategies” is the result of my own research for the Minor Degree of Master of Arts at the University of Language and International Studies, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, and this thesis has not, wholly or partially, been submitted for any degree at any other universities or institutions Hanoi, 2014 HOANG THI HONG i TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to acknowledge my deep gratitude to all those who have supported me in doing this independent study Firstly, I would like to express my greatest appreciation to my supervisor, Dr Pham Thi Thanh Thuy, for her valuable time and useful guidance towards the completion of this study Secondly, I am extremely grateful to the staff members of the Faculty of Post - graduate studies for their helpful lectures My special thanks are also sent to my lecturers, my friends, my classmates, as well as my colleagues for their invaluable comments and criticism and also for their continued interest and encouragements Thirdly, I appreciate the assistance and cooperation given to me by lecturers and students at National Economics University Without their sincere participation, this paper would not have been possible Last but not least, I want to express my deepest gratitude to my beloved people, my parents, my husband and my children for their love, care, tolerance and encouragement ii TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com (LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies (LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies ABSTRACT This article explores the issue of plagiarism from the perspective of students studying in Vietnamese Universities The study was designed to investigate students’ awareness regarding plagiarism The writer also attempted to measure the state of plagiarism among university students in terms of the forms and the seriousness of plagiarism She then wanted to identify some preventive teaching strategies to improve academic practice (including academic writing and referencing skills) based on the results gained To some extents, findings from the study indicate that the students had inadequate understanding about plagiarism definition and its notion, plagiarism policies, and penalty for acts of plagiarism Therefore, they had committed most of common forms of plagiarism: using paraphrased, summarized, quoted texts without showing the original sources, inventing biblography or data, and submitting online papers and handing as their owns Level of seriosness of plagiarism acts was varying from copying some key words, sentences to entire of their assignments The most serious case was that some students submitted an online work and handed in as their own The number of this case is not high; still it is also an alarm to educators However, most of students were unintentional plagiarists due to objective causes like their unawareness of plagiarism, lack of proof reading, poor writing academic skills and carelessness when taking an assignment Some others committed plagiarism intentionally because of some subjective causes like their laziness, bad time management, desire of higher grades, pressure from family and friends Nevertheless, the problem of plagiarism should not fall on the shoulders of the students alone The instructor should take responsibility for neither checking for plagiarism nor teaching about ethics, which is one course rarely offered in universities The solution would be resolved from the top, teachers should be a good model of plagiarism fighters In this minor thesis, the researcher would like to offer some preventive teaching strategies against plagiarism iii TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com (LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies (LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS EFL: English as Foreign Language FLF: Foreign Language Faculty NEU: National Economics University Ss: Students Ts: Teachers iv TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com (LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies (LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies LIST OF FIGURES Number Name Page Figure 1: Frequency of having students writing 19 assignment Figure 2: Difficulties students encounter when they write an 20 assignment Figure 3: Students’ awareness of plagiarism policy 21 Figure 4: Students’ awareness of plagiarism penalty 22 Figure 5: Teachers and students’ attitude towards plagiarism 23 at the university Figure 6: Teachers’ and students’ experience of plagiarism 24 incidences Figure 7: Common forms of plagiarism that students often 25 commit Figure 8: Seriousness of student plagiarism at the university 29 Figure 9: Reasons of student plagiarism 30 10 Figure 10: What the students should to avoid plagiarism 31 11 Figure 11: What the teachers should to reduce plagiarism 32 12 Figure 12: What the university should to limit plagiarism 33 v TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com (LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies Using quotation marks without proper acknowledgement Invented references or bibliography Copy a work from the internet & submit as one's own How much did you copy from online or printed sources?  Completed copy  More than half of the assignment  One or some paragraphs and put them together  Just some words or phrases then put them together with some changes For what reasons, you think students tend to violate plagiarism? Reasons Strongly agree Agree Disagree Strongly disagree Poor writing skills Lack of referencing skills Laziness/bad time management Don’t understand assignments Pressure from family & friends To obtain better marks Poor understanding of plagiarism Everybody is doing it 10 Which of the options below you consider the best ways students should to avoid plagiarism? Students should Strongly Agree Disagree Strongly agree disagree Have better knowledge about academic writing, for example, by attending a course in academic writing Take notes carefully from the sources Practice more on writing academic skills Get better training in the type of assignments where plagiarism usually occurs to receive better selfesteem Receive proper instructions on writing assignments in time so that time pressure is avoided Plan the assignments carefully: time, content… Others (please specify) _ 11 Which of the options below you think the teachers should avoid plagiarism? Teachers should Strongly Agree Disagree Strongly agree disagree Create assignments that reduce the temptation to plagiarize Teach students the skills they need in order to complete assignments successfully Break large assignments down into a set of smaller assignments Have students write their drafts or portions of their drafts in class, bring drafts or notes to class for peer evaluation, or require that drafts be turned in with the II TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com (LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies (LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies final paper Have students download a paper from a paper-mill site and evaluate its weaknesses Present properly and improperly paraphrased, quoted, and cited statements and have students evaluate whether and why the sources are properly acknowledged Openly discuss plagiarism with students Inform students that their work will be checked for plagiarism Others (please specify) _ 12 Which of the options below you think the University should to reduce students’ plagiarism? University should Strongly Agree Disagree Strongly agree disagree Include a statement about plagiarism Have students sign a statement, affirming that they have read and understand the College's policy and agree to abide by them The penalty for those who committed should be severe Electronic plagiarism detection tools should be used Information about plagiarism via the school's website or department Others (please specify) _ Please feel free to mention other ideas and views on plagiarism below: ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………….………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… Thank you for your cooperation III TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com (LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies (LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies APPENDIX 1b: SURVEY ON PLAGIARISM IN WRITING Teacher Inquiry – Plagiarism Background: The present survey belongs to a research project called “Plagiarism” conducted at the department of foreign language in a university in Vietnam In particular, the goal of this project is to investigate the issue of plagiarism from a developmental perspective so as to: - Identify how plagiarism is perceived and understood by students - Provide teachers with guidelines for dealing with plagiarism from a learning point of view In a second step, the idea is to also identify other preventive measures of more technical and organizational nature About the survey: The survey is composed by mostly alternative questions The only person, who will handle the submitted surveys, is working on her M.A thesis and the results will be presented after they are compiled so that your individual survey information will not be identifiable Any question or comments on the survey should be addressed to Hoang Thi Hong at the email address: anhhong.htp@gmail.com How often you give assignment to your students?  Never  Sometimes  Often  Very often Please mark the level of difficulties when your students take a writing assignment Difficulties in writing Major difficulty Medium Low Not Difficulty difficulty difficulty Content problem Task challenges Lack of ideas Lack of resources Have you ever read or warn about plagiarism officially from your University?  Yes, a written policy  Yes, an oral policy  No  Do not know In your institute, plagiarism is  Very common  somewhat common  Not very common  Rare Have you, as a teacher, seen signs of plagiarism in a student’s work?  Yes, more than 10 times Yes, – 10 times  Yes, – times  No, never At your University, what are the penalties for the incidences of plagiarism  teachers usually ignore it  the student will be given a warning  the submitted work will be rejected  the submitted work will be marked zero  the student will fail the subject where plagiarism occurs  the student will be suspended from study in one year  the student will be expelled from university Please indicate which of following plagiarism act your students committed when doing assignments Activities Always Frequently Sometimes Rarely Never Paraphrased without acknowledging the source IV TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com a (LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies (LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies Summarizing a text without acknowledgement Copy a text without acknowledgement Submitted someone’s work without their permission Using quotation marks without proper acknowledgement Invented references or bibliography Copy a work from the internet & submit as one's own How much did they plagiarize or copy from online or printed sources?  Completed copy  More than half of the assignment  One or some paragraphs and put them together  Just some words or phrases then put them together with some changes For what reasons, you think students tend to violate plagiarism? Reasons Strongly Agree Disagree Strongly agree disagree Poor writing skills Lack of referencing skills Teaching and learning methods Laziness/bad time management Don’t understand assignments Education costs Pressure from family & friends To obtain better marks Poor understanding of plagiarism Everybody is doing it 10 Which of the options below you consider the best ways students should to avoid plagiarism? Students should Strongly Agree Disagree Strongly agree disagree Have better knowledge about academic writing, for example, by attending a course in academic writing Take notes carefully from the sources Practice more on writing academic skills Get better training in the type of assignments where plagiarism usually occurs to receive better selfesteem Receive proper instructions on writing assignments in time so that time pressure is avoided Plan the assignments carefully: time, content… Others (please specify) _ 11 Which of the options below you think the teachers should avoid plagiarism? Strongly Agree Disagree Strongly Teachers should agree disagree V TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com (LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies (LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies Create assignments that reduce the temptation to plagiarize Teach students the skills they need in order to complete assignments successfully Break large assignments down into a set of smaller assignments Have students write their drafts or portions of their drafts in class, bring drafts or notes to class for peer evaluation, or require that drafts be turned in with the final paper Have students download a paper from a paper-mill site and evaluate its weaknesses Present properly and improperly paraphrased, quoted, and cited statements and have students evaluate whether and why the sources are properly acknowledged Openly discuss plagiarism with students Inform students that their work will be checked for plagiarism Others (please specify) _ 12 Which of the options below you think the University should to reduce students’ plagiarism? University should Strongly Agree Disagree Strongly agree disagree Information about plagiarism via the school's website or department Have students sign the university’s statement related to plagiarism Establish a severe penalty for plagiarists Use electronic plagiarism detection tools Developing clear key policy documents containing answers to questions related to plagiarism Others (please specify) _ Please feel free to mention other ideas and views on plagiarism below: …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………….………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………… Thank you for your cooperation! 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(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies APPENDIX – LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Frequency of having students assignment never sometimes often Very often Teachers Students 16 27 17 Table 2: Difficulties students encounter when doing assignment Difficulties in Major Medium Low Not a difficulty Difficulty difficulty difficulty Ts Ss Ts Ss Ts Ss Ts Ss Content problem 12 14 19 15 Task challenges 13 23 17 Lack of ideas 18 15 11 16 Lack of resources 23 18 12 Table 3: Existence of a plagiarism policy Written policy Teachers Students Oral policy No Do not know 0 31 12 11 Table 4: Penalty for acts of plagiarism ignore warn mark zero students 19 fail grade 27 5 teachers Table 5: Attitude toward plagiarism Very Somewhat Not very rare common common common Teachers Students 30 17 Table 6: Experience of plagiarism incidences More – 10 – None than 10 times times times Teachers Students 28 22 Table 7: Seriousness of student plagiarism complete How much students copy copy from the source Students 0 Teachers Table 8: Forms of plagiarism suspend in one year expel from university 0 10 more than half one or more paraghraphs 31 just some words or phrases 26 VII TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com (LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies (LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies Activities Always Frequently Sometimes Rarely Ts Ss Ts 19 Paraphrased without acknowledging the source Summarizing a text without 12 acknowledgement Copy a text without acknowledgement Using quotation marks without proper acknowledgement Invented references or bibliography Copy a work from the internet & submit as one's own Table 9: Reasons for student plagiarism Reasons for student plagiarism Strongly agree Ts Ss Never Ss 21 Ts Ss 13 Ts Ss Ts Ss 19 13 17 13 13 20 12 30 13 23 10 11 38 Agree Disagree Ts Ss Ts Ss Strongly disagree Ts Ss Do not know Ts Ss Poor writing skills 19 31 Lack of referencing skills 22 18 Laziness/bad time management 31 10 2 Don’t understand assignments 14 23 Pressure from family & friends 14 17 17 To obtain better marks 25 13 12 Poor understanding of plagiarism 25 15 Everybody is doing it 23 15 Table 10: What students should to avoid plagiarism? Student should strongly agree agree disagree strongly disagree Better knowledge about academic writing Ts Ss Ts Ss 13 Ts Ss 21 Ts Ss 17 Take notes carefully from the sources 32 16 Practice more on writing academic skills 15 26 10 Get better training in the type of assignments where plagiarism occurs Receive proper instructions on writing assignments in time Plan the assignments carefully: time, content… 12 27 16 17 29 11 27 15 13 VIII TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com (LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies (LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies(LUAN.van.THAC.si).an.investiagtion.into.the.state.of.plagiarism.in.writing.assignments.among.third.year.students.majored.in.english.in.one.of.vietnamese.university.and.some.preventive.teaching.strategies