Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature
Vol. 9 No. 2 (2022)

A Survey on Plagiarism among Vocational Students in ESP Setting

Ira Mutiaraningrum (Politeknik Negeri Sambas)
Sri Lestari (Universitas PGRI Madiun, Indoneisa)
Tiara Nove Ria (Universitas Pandanaran Semarang, Indonesia)
Nurfisi Arriyani (Universitas Tamansiswa Palembang, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Dec 2022

Abstract

There has been a growing concern about plagiarism among students. This survey sets forth first-year vocational college students' knowledge of plagiarism. A 10-item survey was distributed to vocational students enrolled in the course of English for Specific Purposes. This study reveals that most students are unclear if they should give credit to the author, especially if they have previously paraphrased the line. They believe that unintentional plagiarism occurs mostly due to short deadlines for assignments, pressure to earn a decent score, and the notion that assignments are mere formalities that will not be examined by lecturers. According to the findings of this study, students lack adequate quoting and paraphrasing skills. Despite having insufficient knowledge of plagiarism, students were eager to learn how to avoid plagiarism. This study suggest the difficulty of students in reading paper in English. This study urges senior high school teachers to introduce plagiarism ethics to students. Lecturers and college staff are encouraged to train students to avoid plagiarism as early as possible, especially for vocational college students who have less time dealing with theories in the classroom.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

25409190

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Ethical Lingua is an online academic journal published by Universitas Cokroaminoto Palopo. The journal publish scholarly articles on the scope of Language Teaching, Learning, and Assessment; Language Curriculum and Material Development; Linguistics and Applied Linguistics; Cultural Issues in ...