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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Try it on: Voice, concordancing and text-matching in doctoral writing |
Author: | Guerin, C. Picard, M. |
Citation: | International Journal for Educational Integrity, 2012; 8(2):34-45 |
Publisher: | University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes Campus |
Issue Date: | 2012 |
ISSN: | 1833-2595 |
Department: | Faculty of the Professions |
Statement of Responsibility: | Cally Guerin and Michelle Picard |
Abstract: | Appropriate use and acknowledgement of sources continues to be a central concern of academic integrity. A major challenge for research students in using sources is the development of a confident authorial voice that matches disciplinary expectations in language use, yet manages to do so without plagiarising through inappropriate text- matching or recycling of language. This is a daunting challenge for all research writers, particularly for English as an Additional Language (EAL) researchers who are still grappling with English grammar and syntax. In order to develop novice research writers' understanding of acceptable use of sources and mastery of disciplinary language, we have developed a process called "Try it on" that uses concordancing software alongside text-matching software (Turnitin). Here we present textual analyses of two cases using this process: in one, the student's percentage of matches decreased as he developed his authorial voice; in the second, the percentage of matches increased as the student's language choices came to reflect more closely the expected usage in the discipline, thus replicating the expected authorial voice for that particular audience. These cases demonstrate how "Try it on" can be used to help students write in an appropriate authorial voice while also avoiding plagiarism. |
Keywords: | Authorial voice research writing plagiarism English language skills |
Rights: | © International Journal for Educational Integrity |
Published version: | http://www.ojs.unisa.edu.au/index.php/IJEI/article/view/808 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Education publications |
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