MISCOMMUNICATING PLAGIARISM IN SWEDISH SCHOOLS

Although plagiarism has a much longer history, many teachers of English have noticed that the amount copying increased alongside use Internet. The paper begins with review literature demonstrates although attention been paid to undergraduates in academic environments, little schools. Other studies indicate is more common when people are writing their L2, and working online sources. Combined, suggests L2 schools needed, particularly where pupils language sources.The reports on study which aged 14-17 Swedish secondary were interviewed about source texts an lesson. Their High School also interviewed. A phenomenological analysis interviews revealed mismatch between teachers’ instructions, pupils’ understanding instructions interpretation behaviour. opinions mostly based pedagogical reasons given by explain why they should not copy other people’s work, rather than ideas related ownership ideas. primarily understood activities terms cheating laziness.