DavidHSH
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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:05, 2 October 2018 (UTC)
Plagiarism, essay content
editHi, I saw that your work at English Immersion in China was deleted because of copyright issues. I need to tag the nominator, PRehse, to be certain about what exactly happened but it looks like you closely paraphrased several sources like this and this. This is seen as a copyright issue and plagiarism, even if you were to include the original source as a citation. Always be careful when writing article content - a good way to avoid doing this is to take notes while reading and write your article from those notes.
Unless the material is explicitly marked as falling into the public domain or was released under a compatible Creative Commons license, it should be assumed that the content is copyrighted in a way that would prohibit it from being used verbatim elsewhere. It's always best to write things in your own words, as this can help prevent issues like this from arising. I would like for you to review the module on plagiarism and copyright, thanks.
Also, keep in mind that we can only summarize what has been specifically stated in the source material - the content was also tagged as having issues with an essay tone, as it came across as having original research. (IE, claims and opinions that you created based on source material that doesn't explicitly state these things.) The article was also written in a fairly casual tone, which can exacerbate this. When writing, keep in mind the difference between Wikipedia voice and attribution.
When something is written in Wikipedia's voice, it's written as coming straight from the "mouth" of Wikipedia. An example of Wikipedia voice is the statement "The sky is blue", as it's stating something outright without attributing it to a specific person or organization such as "According to So-and-So, the moon is made of cheese" or "Historical records have stated that...". Per WP:WikiVoice, Wikipedia voice should:
- Avoid stating opinions as facts.
- Avoid stating seriously contested assertions as facts.
- Avoid stating facts as opinions.
- Prefer nonjudgmental language.
- Indicate the relative prominence of opposing views.
In your writing you included sentences like "This suggests that further research ought to be conducted to investigate other similar Asian EI contexts.". The issue with this sentence is that it comes across as you, the writer, stating that the study suggests this. If the source stated that further research is needed, then it should be attributed to the source material.
Something else to keep in mind is that the article came across as more of a literature review of specific sources, as opposed to an article that summarized the history, current status, and other basic information about EI in China. This may be because this topic is a little specific. Rather than focusing solely on China, it would be better to write an article about English immersion akin to how there's an article on French immersion. Any information about how China specifically approaches EI could be covered in a section that goes over EI classes throughout the world. However be aware that the article will need to establish how the EI programs are notable outside of the main article on language immersion.
I know that this is a long post, but I hope it helps! Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 14:16, 30 October 2018 (UTC)