EFL STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION ON PLAGIARISM IN HIGHER EDUCATION: TRIGGERING FACTORS AND AVOIDING STRATEGIES

This study was aimed to examining EFL students’ perception towards plagiarism, factors triggering students plagiarize in completing their undergraduate theses and strategies avoiding plagiarism. The study, conducted at English Language Education Department, one of the universities Indonesia, employed a qualitative method approach aiming getting more information detailed description social or human issues. Ten alumni who were randomly selected agreed participate this study. Selected participants interviewed collect required needed address research questions Besides interviewing students, researchers also analyzed order examine level plagiarism by using Turnitin software, result which showed that range similarities index varied from 16 36 %. findings revealed there three implemented avoid plagiarism; paraphrasing quoting others' ideas, understanding meaning lectures' particular online detection software. Furthermore, found influencing related time limitation on an assignment poor management, ease sources, lack acts.