After reading the article “What Is
Plagiarism?,” I think it is horrifying. I personally think that it is hard for
college students to avoid it, because there are many times where they have to analyze
and summarize articles. Students should be taught about this topic more in
depth. Sometimes it is confusing of what to cite and what one do not have to
cite. The examples that are given in the passage are clear enough for one to
distinguish, but I think more gray area will appear while writing on our own. Even
though it is not an easy task, college students still have to learn to do so.
Other than knowing what to cite, paraphrasing can also be difficult for an
English learner like me, who do not know a lot of vocabulary. However, I
believe that most college students are aware of giving credit to the original author,
and they do not intend to plagiarize. I think intention should be considered as
a factor too.
I have also read the other article named “How
to Avoid Plagiarism.” When it comes to “plagiarism,” I have always thought of
writing class. I was not aware of how plagiarism could happen in scientific
field until I read this article. I have learned different possible ways of plagiarizing
that most of us could be unaware of. Compared to the previous article I have
read, I think this article provides more types and actual examples of
plagiarism. The article makes it more clearly for readers to understand what
could be considered as plagiarism.
Yun Ju,Chen
Yun,
ReplyDeleteYour blog post on plagiarism is very insightful. I think you “hit the nail on the head” in noting its complexity. You said that “there are many times where they have to analyze and summarize articles,” and you’re absolutely right.” Don’t worry too much, though—you’ll be getting more explicit instruction in your Freshman year writing courses.
Keep up the good work, Yun.
Zack