When it comes to Korean writing, most difficult parts are the word spacing and grammar. Unlike English or other western language, Korean uses a word and postpositional word together as one word in writing. This makes many exceptions and confusion when we write in Korean. Also, Korean has very complex grammar and a lot of exceptions in grammar like English. The grammar of English is one of reasons which make me hard to write correctly. English grammar is totally different with Korean grammar. While, in Korean grammar, we use verb in the end of sentence, English use verb after subject and object in the end. This makes Korean need to use their mind reversely when they try to write in English. I think the best way to improve English writing is to try as much as we can. Also, we need to get proofreading by native people. When we find our grammar or vocabulary mistakes, we need to memorize it and try not to revise it again.
In the Korean university, there are just few cases which are punished by university as plagiarism. Korean professors and students are likely to revise other words exactly as an expression of their respect. Therefore, if university finds same words or sentences with other book or article in their students’ writing, they don’t punish them usually. Students would be punished when they copy the whole part of other’s writing. However, in USA, it looks like that own words and voice in someone’s writing are considered as an important part of writing. For example, universities severely punish their students who revise other’s word even one sentence. I think someone who is living and studying in other country should follow their rule and culture, so, they should try to write in their own words and any other’s words with quotation marks or proper citation.
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