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DOI 10.1007/s10734-014-9855-5
Jun Lei Guangwei Hu
Published online: 30 December 2014 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014
Abstract Although Chinese university students perceptions of plagiarism have been extensively investigated, those of their teachers have been surprisingly under-researched. This study sought to address this gap by investigating 112 Chinese university English teachers knowledge of and attitudes towards plagiarism. While 57 participating teachers had overseas academic experience, the remaining ones received all their education in mainland China. They completed a perceptions of plagiarism survey that elicited their knowledge of several common forms of plagiarism in Anglo-American academia, perceptions of various possible causes of plagiarism, and attitudes towards plagiarism induced by different causes and plagiarism in general. The study found that the teachers reported varying knowledge of different types of transgressive textual practices, variegated perceptions of the different causes of plagiarism, but clearly punitive attitudes towards plagiarism. It also revealed signicant differences between teachers with and without overseas academic experience in knowledge of and stances on plagiarism. These ndings highlight the complexity of plagiarism as an intertextual phenomenon and point to the important role of cultural practices and academic socialisation in shaping perceptions of it.
Keywords Academic socialisation Academic writing Chinese university EFL
teachers Plagiarism Transgressive intertextuality
Introduction
The accelerating internationalisation of higher education and Chinas fast growing economy over the past few decades have fuelled a surging inux of Chinese students into
J. Lei (&) G. Hu
English Language and Literature, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Nanyang Walk, Singapore 637616, Singaporee-mail: rayjun.lei@gmail.com
G. Hue-mail: guangwei.hu@nie.edu.sg
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Anglo-American universities.1 The number of Chinese students studying in the USA alone, for example, reached 235,597 in 2013 (Institute of International Education 2013). Away from the familiar social, cultural, and educational context in their home country, Chinese students studying overseas often experience great challenges or learning shocks in transitioning and adjusting to the academic expectations of the host universities (Gu and Schweisfurth 2006; Hayes and Introna 2005)....