"I only cited some of his words": The dilemma of EFL students and their perceptions of plagiarism in academic writing

Journal of Asia TEFL

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 103-130

  Mu, Congjun ^a  

^a SHANGHAI MARITIME UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese university students; Dilemma; Perception; Plagiarism

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650827772     PISSN: 17383102     EISSN: 24661511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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