Textual Appropriation and Citing Behaviors of University Undergraduates

Volume: 31, Issue: 1, Pages: 1 - 24
Published: Feb 1, 2010
Abstract
This article explores the citing behaviors of 16 undergraduates in a North American university. After completing a research paper for their disciplinary courses, each participating student was interviewed to identify in his/her writing words and ideas borrowed from source texts and to explain why and how the relevant texts were appropriated with or without citations. Analysis of students’ writing and comments illustrates how they relied on...
Paper Details
Title
Textual Appropriation and Citing Behaviors of University Undergraduates
Published Date
Feb 1, 2010
Volume
31
Issue
1
Pages
1 - 24
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