yousrati
Junior Member
- Joined
- Jan 2, 2011
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Arabic
- Home Country
- Algeria
- Current Location
- Algeria
Good evening,
Recently, I read some published books and articles about « plagiarism » and « paraphrasing » in Internet. I have tried to understand them and I actually did. But, once my teacher said this sentence I was then confused :-?
“You haven’t to change only one word when paraphrasing, I mean you don’t have to give only a synonyms or render the passive form to active (and vice versa). You should rather create your own sentences by re-writing the previous one in your own style without forgetting to keep the meaning”
Well, in my research study , I attempted to apply what my teacher said, but I found myself sometimes obliged to keep at least one or two words because I can’t find others that are at roughly the same meaning as the used ones. But I have to confess, I mentioned the authors or writers at the end of my research paper.
So, I will be really thankful if you answer to my questions:
Can we consider what I did right? Or it is still called plagiarism?
How can you simplify for me the meaning of plagiarism and paraphrasing and the way to use it?
Thank you again in advance.
Recently, I read some published books and articles about « plagiarism » and « paraphrasing » in Internet. I have tried to understand them and I actually did. But, once my teacher said this sentence I was then confused :-?
“You haven’t to change only one word when paraphrasing, I mean you don’t have to give only a synonyms or render the passive form to active (and vice versa). You should rather create your own sentences by re-writing the previous one in your own style without forgetting to keep the meaning”
Well, in my research study , I attempted to apply what my teacher said, but I found myself sometimes obliged to keep at least one or two words because I can’t find others that are at roughly the same meaning as the used ones. But I have to confess, I mentioned the authors or writers at the end of my research paper.
So, I will be really thankful if you answer to my questions:
Can we consider what I did right? Or it is still called plagiarism?
How can you simplify for me the meaning of plagiarism and paraphrasing and the way to use it?
Thank you again in advance.