Items tagged with "Language"
Articles
Why learn a new language?
There are many and varied benefits to learning a language and it is often thought of as a valuable skill. It does, however, require a lot of hard work and dedication. Part of motivating yourself to put in the time and effort is knowing and understanding the reasons and benefits for learning a new language. This article outlines some of those benefits and is written to help those thinking about learning a language to take the plunge, and for those already learning, as a reminder of why it can be so valuable. First on the list is employability, as a second language is increasingly important for success in the work place. Many professions and sectors require or at lease prefer employees to have a foreign language, for example government agencies; the travel industry; engineering; communications; the field of education; international law; economics; public policy; publishing; advertis... read more
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Postgraduate Plagiarism
I was digging around in the Independent website and I came across this article looking at postgraduates and plagiarism. According to a JISC report, twice as many postgraduates were guilty of plagiarism in 2008 with an average of 1.19 per cent of postgraduate students involved in cases of plagiarism, compared to 0.67 per cent of undergraduates. This data was supported by statistics from the University of Glasgow. What was even more surprising to me was that it is students from overseas that tend to plagiarise, with 1.76 per cent of all overseas postgraduate students from outside the EU committing plagiarism, compared to 0.11 per cent of all postgraduate students from the UK. According to the Independent article, reasons for this discrepancy are primarily cultural since different educational systems handle referencing in different ways, with some systems having very little est... read more