Intentional Plagiarism? Strategies for Teaching Language Learners Academic Integrity

Abstract

To stem the text-borrowing practices of language learners—considered plagiarism in the U.S. academic community—educators can use the strategies presented in this article to teach writing processes and scaffold academic integrity instruction.s

Key words:

• English language learner
• plagiarism
• sociocultural
• source-based writing

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Ellen Yeh

Ellen Yeh is an Assistant Professor and Director of English as an Additional Language Program in the English and Creative Writing Department of Columbia College Chicago. Email: [email protected]