Writing centres as dialogic spaces : negotiating conflicting discourses around citation and plagiarism
Date
2019
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University of Stellenbosch, Department of General Linguistics
Abstract
Citation is fundamental in successfully constructing academic discourse. There has been much discussion concerning the considerable difficulties tertiary students experience when writing using sources, especially for those who speak English as an Additional Language. This paper interrogates the predominantly negative discourses that surround plagiarism, involving notions of honesty, integrity, punishment, trust, and deceit. These negative discourses tend to perpetuate hierarchical and impenetrable spaces in higher education. Drawing on our experiences in South African writing centres, and using key concepts from academic literacies, this paper explores ways of addressing plagiarism that can serve to empower students, including developing academic voice through citation, acknowledging “mimicry” as part of writing development, and developing critical thinking.
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CITATION: Moxley, K. & Archer, A. 2019. Writing centres as dialogic spaces : negotiating conflicting discourses around citation and plagiarism. Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus, 57:25-37, doi:10.5842/57-0-808.
The original publication is available at http://spilplus.journals.ac.za/
The original publication is available at http://spilplus.journals.ac.za/
Keywords
Plagiarism, Academic writing -- Study and teaching, Critical thinking -- Study and teaching (Higher), Bibliographical citations
Citation
Moxley, K. & Archer, A. 2019. Writing centres as dialogic spaces : negotiating conflicting discourses around citation and plagiarism. Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus, 57:25-37, doi:10.5842/57-0-808