The other side of technology: plagiarism perception and the cultural differences

Abstract

This research studies the issue of political activity in Fezzan,

By this study, the researcher meant to find out the differences in the perception of plagiarism between nonnative postgraduate learners; Libyans as foreign learners and Malaysians as second language learners. The sample of the study included UTM and some overseas postgraduate learners. A questionnaire and semi-structured interview were implemented to collect data about the specified sample. Each group consisted of fourteen students (7 males and 7 females) for the questionnaire and four students (two males and two females) for the interview. The findings of the research revealed that both Libyans and Malaysians have nearly the same understanding of plagiarism. In terms of the research findings, it is suggested for future investigation to increase the participants number, extend the study duration, and incorporate additional qualitative instruments for data collection