-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Plagiarism discussed in the NCTE Newsletter Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 13:38:39 -0600 From: Jo-Anne Andre <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] References: <[log in to unmask]> <[log in to unmask]> Just to be a devil's advocate, what if you had asked, "Why are we so obsessed with academic integrity?" Jo-Anne Andre Natasha Artemeva wrote: > I was reading a modern Russian novel the other day, and in the > foreword the editor was saying that in this novel a reader would find > hidden > quotes from various famous Russian authors whose names were then > listed. I am sure any of us can provide multiple examples > of "borrowing" from other authors in literature, music, film, even in > academic papers. Why are we so obsessed with student plagiarism? > > Natasha > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > To leave the list, send a SIGNOFF CASLL command to > [log in to unmask] or, if you experience difficulties, > write to Russ Hunt at [log in to unmask] > > For the list archives and information about the organization, > its newsletter, and the annual conference, go to > http://www.stu.ca/inkshed/ > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > > -- Natasha Artemeva, Ph. D. Assistant Professor School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies Carleton University 1125 Colonel By Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6 Tel.+1 (613) 520-2600 ext.7452 Fax +1 (613) 520-6641 E-mail: [log in to unmask] http://www.carleton.ca/slals/faculty/artemeva.htm -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- To leave the list, send a SIGNOFF CASLL command to [log in to unmask] or, if you experience difficulties, write to Russ Hunt at [log in to unmask] For the list archives and information about the organization, its newsletter, and the annual conference, go to http://www.stu.ca/inkshed/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-