cultuur en plagiaat

Cultural Perspectives on Plagiarism

Different cultures have various customs about how to use texts, how borrowing should happen, and where names should be placed. The "I" writing this text is unnamed because the group producing this web site
agreed to work and share collaboratively. In some traditional cultures in Asia and the Middle East, for example, college students are expected to quote or paraphrase the best known political or religious authorities without attribution because readers, especially professors, are expected to know what texts are being circulated. Indeed, it might be a serious insult to the teacher if the student writer formally cites the text being borrowed. The student writer in one of these traditional cultural settings must understand what she or he can reasonably expect readers ­ professors ­ to know as a source text being quoted or paraphrased without being cited. If the student misjudges what is common knowledge, either by citing what is common knowledge or by not citing what is not common knowledge, the student writer gets into real trouble. Gaining enough intellectual maturity and experience to know what is common knowledge in a traditional culture is a complex and demanding task.

wat is algemeen bekend? common knowledge
'we leven in een informatiemaatschappij' / clichés, dooddoeners