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

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dc.contributor.authorMcGowan, S.
dc.contributor.authorLightbody, M.
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractThe 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.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilitySue McGowan and Margaret Lightbody
dc.description.urihttp://www.ojs.unisa.edu.au/index.php/IJEI/issue/view/48
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal for Educational Integrity, 2008; 4(1):16-30
dc.identifier.issn1833-2595
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/54203
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of South Australia, Mawson Lakes Campus
dc.rightsCopyright 2008 The Authors and University of South Australia
dc.titleAnother chance to practice' : repeating plagiarism education for EAL students within a discipline context
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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