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STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION ON PLAGIARISM IN ACADEMIC
WRITING AT ENGLISH LEARNING EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT (ELED) UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH
MALANG
THESIS
By:
HALIDAH DIO DELLA DELILLA
201410100311072
ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITIY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG
2019
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STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION ON PLAGIARISM IN ACADEMIC
WRITING AT ENGLISH LEARNING EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT (ELED) UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH
MALANG
THESIS
This thesis is submitted to meet one of the requirements to achieve
Sarjana Degree in English Education
By:
HALIDAH DIO DELLA DELILLA
201410100311072
ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITIY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG
2019
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MOTTOS
“Do not think too much, just do what you want
But never forget your reason for life „Allah SWT and Parents‟ “
DEDICATION
This thesis is dedicated to Allah SWT, My parents Didik Purwanto and Yohana,
my sister Dio Tivanny and my brothers Awan and Dio, also my friends that have
supported
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Alhamdulillahi rabil „alamin, the researcher expresses the highest gratitude
to Allah subhanahu wa ta‟ala for blessing, love, opportunity, health, and mercy
to complete this undergraduate thesis. This undergraduate thesis entitled “The
Students‟ Perception of Plagiarism in Academic Writing at English Learning
Education Department (ELED) University of Muhammadiyah Malang” is
submitted as the final requirement in accomplishing undergraduate degree at
English Language Education Department of Muhammadiyah University.
In arranging this thesis, a lot of people have provided motivation, advice,
and support for the researcher. In this valuable chance, the writer intended to
express her gratitude and appreciation to all of them. First, the
writer‟s deepest appreciation goes to my beloved parents, my mother Yohana for
the endless love, pray, support, and the everyday reminder to always be patient
and struggle to finish this thesis. For my father Didik Purwanto for the supports
that make me be such a tough person to finally finish this thesis.
The researcher presents her sincere appreciation goes to the first advisor,
Mrs. Dra. Erly Wahyuni, M.Si for the patience, guidance, and for the endless time
until this research is done. Then to the second advisor Triastama Wiraatmaja S.S.,
M.Si who has helped me patiently finishes this undergraduate thesis by giving
suggestion, guidance, and correction until the completion of this thesis. Then, to
my beloved friends Nimas Ayu, Zizhi Meyretha, and Hasanah thank you for
always reminding me to fixed the revision as soon as possible so the researcher
can finish this research.
Finally, I would like to thank everybody who was important to
the successful realization of this undergraduate thesis. This undergraduate thesis
writer, but also for the readers. For this reason, constructive thoughtful suggestion
and critics are welcomed.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
APPROVAL PAGE. ..................................................................................... ii
DEDICATION PAGE .................................................................................... .iv
STATEMENT OF WORK’S ORIGINALITY... ......................................... v
ABSTRACT .................................................................................................... vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................................................................... vii
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................... viii
TABLE OF APPENDICES ........................................................................... xi
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ................................................................... 1
1.1 Research Background ................................................................... 1
1.2 Research Problems ....................................................................... 4
1.3 Research Objectives ..................................................................... 5
1.4 Scope and Limitation .................................................................. 5
1.5 Research Significance .................................................................. 5
1.6 Definitions of Key Term .............................................................. 5
CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURES ....................... 7
2.1 Plagiarism .................................................................................... 7
2.1.1 Characteristics of Plagiarism ............................................ 8
2.1.2 Types of Plagiarism ............................................................ 9
2.2 Internet Plagiarism ...................................................................... 11
2.3 Cases of Plagiarism in Indonesia ................................................. 11
2.4 Writing .......................................................................................... 13
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD ..................................................... 14
3.1 Research Design ............................................................................ 14
3.2 Population and Sample ................................................................. 15
3.3 Data Collection .............................................................................. 16
3.3.1 Research Instrument ............................................................ 16
3.3.2 Procedure of Collecting Data .............................................. 17
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3.4 Data Analysis ................................................................................ 18
CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION ................ 19
4.1 Research Findings ........................................................................ 19
4.1.1 The Students‟ Factors in Conducting Plagiarism .............. 19
4.1.2 Sudents‟ Own Factor of Plagiarism ................................... 20
4.1.3 The Students Perception towards Plagiarism ..................... 22
4.2 Discussion .................................................................................... 25
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ................................. 27
5.1 Conclusion .................................................................................... 27
5.2 Suggestions .................................................................................. 28
REFERENCES .............................................................................................. 29
APPENDICES ............................................................................................... 31
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Appendix I Questionnaire ................................................................................ 32
Appendix II Results of the Questionnaire ....................................................... 41
Appendix III Attendance List .......................................................................... 44
Appendix IV Permission Letters ..................................................................... 45
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