The effects of plagiarism the case of third –year lmd efl learners tlemcen university

Abstract

t Plagiarism is the major concerns in the educational and academic field. It is considered as an act of scientific offense and cheating that has got different forms and styles. Plagiarism, in all its forms is a problem that disrupts academics domains. The technological advancement makes the access to internet easy to everyone. This research paper tries to investigate this phenomenon at Abou Bekr Belkaid University- Tlemcen. It consults students‘attitudes towards plagiarism so as to see the causes and the factors which contribute in its spread in the university. Finally, the main objective behind the investigation was to provide solutions to this phenomenon. The data collection was achieved through the use of one research tool that is the questionnaire which was addressed to students. The questionnaire opted for the gathering both qualitative and quantitative data. The obtained results revealed that although students are aware about the problem of plagiarism, they use texts without any attributions to the original author. In addition to that, they showed that the causes of committing such behaviour range from unintentional to deliberate.