| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| 1.1 Research background | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2 Purpose and significance of the present study | 第13-15页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the thesis | 第15-16页 |
| 2. Literature Review | 第16-35页 |
| 2.1 The concept of plagiarism | 第16-17页 |
| 2.2 Classificaion of plagiarism | 第17-18页 |
| 2.3 Previous studies on plagiarism in academic writing | 第18-19页 |
| 2.4 Classification of plagiarism studies | 第19-35页 |
| 2.4.1 Classification of previous studies by methodology | 第19-28页 |
| 2.4.2 Classification of previous studies by perspectives | 第28-35页 |
| 3. Methodology | 第35-53页 |
| 3.1 Research questions | 第35页 |
| 3.2 Description of subjects | 第35-36页 |
| 3.3 Instruments | 第36-40页 |
| 3.3.1 Questionnaire design | 第37-38页 |
| 3.3.2 Wheeler's instrument | 第38-39页 |
| 3.3.3 Semi-structured interviews | 第39-40页 |
| 3.4 Research process | 第40-41页 |
| 3.5 Data collection and analysis | 第41-53页 |
| 3.5.1 The reliability of the questionnaire as a whole | 第42-44页 |
| 3.5.2 Data analysis of plagiarism perception scale | 第44-46页 |
| 3.5.3 Data analysis of plagiarism attitude scale | 第46-48页 |
| 3.5.4 Data analysis of plagiarism reason scale | 第48-53页 |
| 4. Quantitative results | 第53-64页 |
| 4.1 Descriptive statistics of the plagiarism questionnaire | 第53-54页 |
| 4.1.1 Students' perception of plagiarism | 第53页 |
| 4.1.2 Students' attitudes towards plagiarism | 第53-54页 |
| 4.1.3 Students' reasons for plagiarism | 第54页 |
| 4.2 Difference of students' plagiarism knowledge | 第54-57页 |
| 4.2.1 Language difference of students' plagiarism knowledge | 第55-56页 |
| 4.2.2 Gender difference of students' plagiarism knowledge | 第56-57页 |
| 4.3 The relationship between plagiarism knowledge and language level | 第57-61页 |
| 4.3.1 The relationship between plagiarism perception and language level | 第57-58页 |
| 4.3.2 The relationship between plagiarism attitude and language level | 第58-59页 |
| 4.3.3 The relationship between plagiarism reason and language level | 第59-61页 |
| 4.4 Students' plagiarism detection ability:analysis of textual materials | 第61-64页 |
| 5. Qualitative results | 第64-69页 |
| 5.1 Grading reasons in Wheeler's textual materials | 第64-66页 |
| 5.1.1 The reason for the difference between undergraduates' and postgraduates' marks | 第64页 |
| 5.1.2 Students' attitudes towards plagiarism | 第64-66页 |
| 5.2 Interviews | 第66-69页 |
| 5.2.1 Plagiarism reasons | 第66-67页 |
| 5.2.2 Students' attitude towards plagiarism | 第67-68页 |
| 5.2.3 Students' academic background | 第68-69页 |
| 6. Discussion | 第69-73页 |
| 6.1 Plagiarism perception | 第69页 |
| 6.2 Plagiarism attitude | 第69-70页 |
| 6.3 Plagiarism reasons | 第70页 |
| 6.4 The relationship between plagiarism perception and language level | 第70-71页 |
| 6.5 The relationship between plagiarism attitude and language level | 第71页 |
| 6.6 The relationship between plagiarism reason and language level | 第71-72页 |
| 6.7 The relationship between plagiarism reason and gender | 第72-73页 |
| 7. Conclusion | 第73-76页 |
| 7.1 Findings of the study | 第73-74页 |
| 7.2 Implications for academic writing instruction | 第74页 |
| 7.3 Limitations of present study | 第74-76页 |
| Bibliography | 第76-80页 |
| Appendix | 第80-101页 |
