Hi all,
Take a look at the article I found in NY times:
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/09/skimming-and-scanning-using-the-times-to-develop-reading-skills/
Revisiting World Englishes
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Engl 825 October 28
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Engl 825 Session 8 Oct 21
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Engl 825 Session 5
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Engl 825 Session 4
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Fikri's Entry on Plagiarism
(Fikri had some problems posting this on his blog, so I'm posting his entry here)
To me, understanding the concept of intellectual property and plagiarism as cultural products (western or capitalist perhaps) requires the same kind of intercultural communication strategies we would use to understand other cultural differences. Most scholars frame their opinions or research assumption/questions mostly on two perspectives: violation or sympathy (e.g., Pennycook 1996 vs. Deckert, 1993). Either of these tends to lead to either severely punish or loosely tolerate; both are not too helpful in forming a solid theoretical position.
As we have read in our readings, many scholars label their quest as 'cultural' (which to me sounds like 'in some cultures it’s ok to steal') when they say "some cultures promote social harmony". If they insist that plagiarism is cultural, which suggests that there is a cultural clash, then at least, they should also conduct their studies in light of intercultural contexts, such as examining the writing of international students enrolled in US classes, and not only of those using the foreign language in their own environment. Doing so surely would add more patterns of these cultural differences and thus, scholars would be able to clearly see which practices derive from cultural values and which do not.
This whole issue might not be cultural at all such as things that might apply to all people having been recently introduced to a new gadget and that the use of this new gadget is not a matter of cultural inquiry. Academic maturity is another factor that significantly determines plagiarism, not necessarily social harmony, instruction, or resource medium.
To me, understanding the concept of intellectual property and plagiarism as cultural products (western or capitalist perhaps) requires the same kind of intercultural communication strategies we would use to understand other cultural differences. Most scholars frame their opinions or research assumption/questions mostly on two perspectives: violation or sympathy (e.g., Pennycook 1996 vs. Deckert, 1993). Either of these tends to lead to either severely punish or loosely tolerate; both are not too helpful in forming a solid theoretical position.
As we have read in our readings, many scholars label their quest as 'cultural' (which to me sounds like 'in some cultures it’s ok to steal') when they say "some cultures promote social harmony". If they insist that plagiarism is cultural, which suggests that there is a cultural clash, then at least, they should also conduct their studies in light of intercultural contexts, such as examining the writing of international students enrolled in US classes, and not only of those using the foreign language in their own environment. Doing so surely would add more patterns of these cultural differences and thus, scholars would be able to clearly see which practices derive from cultural values and which do not.
This whole issue might not be cultural at all such as things that might apply to all people having been recently introduced to a new gadget and that the use of this new gadget is not a matter of cultural inquiry. Academic maturity is another factor that significantly determines plagiarism, not necessarily social harmony, instruction, or resource medium.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Second Language Literacy Session 3
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