EXPLORING PARAPHRASING AMONG L2 ACADEMIC WRITERS

Paraphrasing is an essential component of academic writing to transform knowledge and avoid plagiarism. This study aimed to determine the misconception phenomena regarding paraphrase, L2 writers' background knowledge, and paraphrasing strategies through a writing task. A paraphrase task in English was conducted to 105 L2 writers and the paraphrased texts were analyzed to see the strengths and weaknesses of these products. Reflection notes were the other data collection tools. Results showed that L2 writers perceive paraphrasing as replacing some of the words by their synonyms with little syntactical modifications. Some of the participants suggested adding some personal views when paraphrasing.

İkincil Dilde Akademik Yazarların Açımlama Süreçlerinin İncelenmesi

Açımlama akademik yazım sürecinde bilgiyi dönüştürme ve intihalden kaçınmanın önemli bir parçasıdır. Bu çalışma açımlama ile ilgili olarak İngilizceyi ikinci dil olarak kullanan yazarların kavramsal yanılgılarını, altyapı bilgilerini ve açımlama stratejilerini yazma etkinliği yoluyla incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Açımlama etkinliği konusunda katılımcıların güçlü ve zayıf yönlerini görmek üzere 105 yazar üzerinde açımlama etkinliği uygulandı. Yansıma notları da bir diğer veri toplama aracı olarak toplandı. Sonuçlar, yazarların açımlamayı eşanlamlılar üzerinden birkaç kelime değişikliği ile nadir yapısal değişiklik olarak algıladıklarını göstermiştir. Katılımcılardan bazıları ise açılım yaparken kişisel yorumlara da yer verilebileceğini önermiştir.

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