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Hold Class Discussions

In their study “ESL Writers Discuss Plagiarism: The Social Construct of Ideologies,” Evans and Youmans (2000) conclude that student to student and student to instructor discussions must take place because “such discourse is likely to serve as a site for individuals to construct their ideologies concerning such crucial academic constructs as plagiarism.” Although their study focused on plagiarism, it is reasonable to assume that class discussions on ethical behavior would have a similar positive result.

Best Practices

Topics for class discussion include:

References and Resources

blue bullet used to denote item in a list Evans, Faun Bernbach and Madeleine Youmans. “ESL Writers Discuss Plagiarism: The Social Construct of Ideologies.” Journal of Education 182.3 (2000): 49+.


Steven L. Berg, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English and History
Schoolcraft College, 18600 Haggerty
Livonia, MI 48152
734-462-4400
sberg@schoolcraft.edu
This page was last updated on 4 November 2007.