Plagiarism and Chinese students (pt 1)
<p>“…<span word="the">the</span> <span word="ethics">ethics</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="writers">writers</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="credited">credited</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="writing">writing</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="plagiarize">plagiarize</span>…”*</p><p><span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="comprise">comprise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="universities">universities</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="flow">flow</span>-<span word="on">on</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> - <span word="though">though</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="nagging">nagging</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="plagiarism">plagiarism</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="simmered">simmered</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="campuses">campuses</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="domestically">domestically</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="regards">regards</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="educators">educators</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="marking">marking</span> <span word="papers">papers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="grades">grades</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="broader">broader</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pirating">pirating</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="goods">goods</span>, <span word="infringement">infringement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="intellectual">intellectual</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> (<span word="IPR">IPR</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="plagiarism">plagiarism</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 3<span word="P">P</span>’<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="linked">linked</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sake">sake</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="simplicity">simplicity</span> <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span>.</p><p><span word="Collectively">Collectively</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="factors">factors</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> ‘<span word="rote">rote</span>-<span word="learning">learning</span>’ <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="regurgitation">regurgitation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="facts">facts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="impedes">impedes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="plagiarism">plagiarism</span>.</p><p><span word="Teachers">Teachers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span>, <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="over">over</span>-<span word="worked">worked</span>, <span word="under">under</span>-<span word="paid">paid</span>, <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="sizes">sizes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="students">students</span>’ <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="exams">exams</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="coveted">coveted</span>, <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="universities">universities</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Gold">Gold</span> <span word="medal">medal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="tough">tough</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="university">university</span>. <span word="Particularly">Particularly</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="grueling">grueling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regrettably">regrettably</span> <span word="life">life</span>-<span word="determining">determining</span>.</p>
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