"El plagio en la producción de textos escritos en el idioma Inglés en los estudiantes de Primero de Bachillerato de la Unidad Educativa "Mayor Ambato"

Abstract

The main aim of this study is to investigate the influence of plagiarism in English texts produced by students from the first level of bachillerato of the Unidad Educativa “Mayor Ambato”. In order to collect the data a methodology based on applying polls to students and the teacher has been used which have allowed us to better analyze the reality that students and teacher have to deal with. The obtained results from the polls also allow for us to determine the situation in which students have to deal with, which also catalyze a proposal for an activities guide to improve English texts production, so students may avoid plagiarism in their learning. Besides, with the present research it is considered necessary to improve the students´ performance in class, and to do so the following proposal is mentioned: “Guía de actividades para la producción de textos escritos en el idioma Inglés en los estudiantes de primero de bachillerato de la Unidad Educativa “Mayor Ambato”. This guide is a learning tool which allows students to improve their writing, so they may create works from their own authorship which impulse the communicative process and also allow students to put in practice certain moral values which contributes their integral development during their learning.