How to handle: Quotation
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The exercise is based on a quotation from the following article:

Tran, L.T. (2008). Unpacking academic requirements: International students in management and education disciplines. Higher Education Research & Development, 27(3), 245-56.
(This reference to the journal article is performed according to the APA citation style)

"The evidence presented in this paper shows five main forms of unpacking academic expectations ...: the writing guidelines, interaction with lecturers, support services ..., the writing model and the lecturer's personal preferences. Among these forms, the dialogue the students established with their lecturers seems of prominent importance to their success."
1. Use
The ability of students to actively communicate with their lecturers and ask questions about the academic requirements seems to be an important skill. The dialogue the students established with their lecturers seems to be of prominent importance to their success. (Tran).
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This is plagiarism. The author has copied some of the original source word-for-word without putting the quotation in quotation marks. Although the author of the original passage is mentioned, the information is not precise enough to identify the original source of the quotation.
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2. Use
There are five main forms of unpacking academic expectations. The most important one is the dialogue the students established with their lecturers.
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This is plagiarism. The author has copied some of the original text word-for-word without putting the quotation in quotation marks and there is no information about the original source.
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3. Use
According to Tran the most important skill is to actually talk to your teacher and ask questions: "The dialogue the students established with their lecturers seems to be of prominent importance to their success." (Tran, L.T., 2008, p. 254).
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Plagiarism

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The quotation is clearly marked by quotation marks and the in-text citation provides precise information about the original source.
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