<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Cheating and plagiarism spread like pandemics in many educational contexts and are difficulty to detect, fight and also to understand. The purpose of this exploratory study is to investigate what first-year students of English at a large Hungarian university believe to be the main reasons for plagiarism. Twenty-five students were asked to express their views in a free opinion essay. Perceived reasons were categorized into twelve main groups based on the literature and the reasons for plagiarism provided by faculty members at the same university. The most often mentioned reasons included saving time and effort and unintentional plagiarism.</p></abstract>

Cheating and plagiarism spread like pandemics in many educational contexts and are difficulty to detect, fight and also to understand. The purpose of this exploratory study is to investigate what first-year students of English at a large Hungarian university believe to be the main reasons for plagiarism. Twenty-five students were asked to express their views in a free opinion essay. Perceived reasons were categorized into twelve main groups based on the literature and the reasons for plagiarism provided by faculty members at the same university. The most often mentioned reasons included saving time and effort and unintentional plagiarism.

Why Do Students Plagiarize? Efl Undergraduates’ Views on the Reasons Behind Plagiarism

Romanian Journal of English Studies

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Cheating and plagiarism spread like pandemics in many educational contexts and are difficulty to detect, fight and also to understand. The purpose of this...

Why Do Students Plagiarize? Efl Undergraduates’ Views on the Reasons Behind Plagiarism

Published Online: May 01, 2014

Page range: 255 - 263

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjes-2014-0029

Keywords
plagiarism, academic dishonesty, cheating, undergraduates, EFL context, English studies

© Romanian Journal of English Studies

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Why Do Students Plagiarize? Efl Undergraduates’ Views on the Reasons Behind Plagiarism

Published Online: May 01, 2014

Page range: 255 - 263

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjes-2014-0029

Keywordsplagiarism, academic dishonesty, cheating, undergraduates, EFL context, English studies

© Romanian Journal of English Studies

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
plagiarism, academic dishonesty, cheating, undergraduates, EFL context, English studies