Plagiarism, Intellectual Property and the Teaching of L2 Writing

Joel Bloch has taught L2 writing for over 20 years in the United States, China, and Ukraine. He has an MA in literature from York University (Toronto), an MA in ESL education from the University of Michigan, and a PhD in rhetoric from Carnegie Mellon University. He currently teaches writing and theory courses at the Ohio State University. He has published ‘Technologies in the Second Language Composition Classroom’ as well as numerous articles on technology, plagiarism, intercultural rhetoric, and academic writing.

• Chapter I: The Problem of Plagiarism Chapter II: Intellectual Property Issues and Plagiarism: What the Debate over Both means for First and Second Language Writing Teachers Chapter III: Connecting Intellectual Property Law and Plagiarism in the Writing Classroom Chapter IV: A Pedagogical Approach towards Plagiarism Chapter VI: Rethinking Pedagogical Strategies for Teaching about Plagiarism Chapter VI: Creating a Course for Discussing Plagiarism and Intellectual Property Chapter VII: Conclusion

Bloch sheds much light on two intertwined topics that have long vexed students, teachers, and school administrators alike: plagiarism and intellectual property. By putting these concepts into historical and cross-cultural perspective, Bloch helps us appreciate both the complexity of the issues involved and a pedagogical approach that may take much of the angst out of source text use in a second language.