Original paper
Textual borrowing in science summaries: upper-elementary and middle school students learning to write the language of science
Abstract
In writing science summaries, student writers frequently borrow language fragments from source texts. While taking a text’s ideas verbatim is commonly considered a failure in writers’ expected use of their own words or even plagiarism, imitating “linguistic chunks” from skilled speakers is also an effective practice in language development. This study argues for the need to investigate textual borrowing (TB) from a developmental perspective. A...
Paper Details
Title
Textual borrowing in science summaries: upper-elementary and middle school students learning to write the language of science
Published Date
Apr 10, 2021
Journal
Volume
34
Issue
10
Pages
2505 - 2528
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