English as an Additional Language: Using the Work of Others Appropriately

Learn how to use and cite other people's work appropriately by reading the sections below.

When you write a paper for a university class, at any level, you will be expected to express the results of your research in your own words. Copying an entire paper, or even words or ideas from a source and presenting this as your work is called plagiarism and is a major form of academic dishonesty.​

The University of Saskatchewan defines plagiarism as a breach of academic integrity, which includes use of someone else's work without providing proper attribution and passing it off as your own. Honesty and integrity are expected of every student, and academic and/or non-academic misconduct penalties may apply in a case of plagiarism or copyright infringement.​

To avoid plagiarism, consider using paraphrases, summaries or direct quotes of the original text then giving credit to the original author. give credit to the creators of the original ideas. ​ 

Plagiarism comes in many different forms. Students plagiarize by:

• Resubmitting work that submitted in another class
•  Submitting shared or group work without the permission of group members
•  Purchasing assignments or having someone complete your work
• Using generative artificial intelligence without permission or without citing
• Falsifying statistics, data, or other test results

 Read the information below to learn more about plagiarism and how to avoid it.