The students of the local school №28 know how to combine “business and pleasure”
– during the autumn break from school they usually visit the "Window to
America" Information and Resource Center.
Today they started with a book display of WOA’s English-language
dictionaries. Paper-based dictionaries sometimes provide more information than
on-line dictionaries.
After that
the students got acquainted with the biography of the famous American
lexicographer Noah Webster. His achievements were so outstanding that a
national holiday was introduced in the USA - the Dictionary Day. The kids were
impressed by the fact that 100,000 copies of the English textbook by Noah
Webster were published; 5 generations of Americans studied the language with
its help.
At the end of the meeting, the group was offered
information on the principles of academic integrity – they learned the
etymology and meaning of the word "plagiarism". We analyzed several
examples of plagiarism which Ukrainian students practice. The students promised
to be careful and virtuous while making their school projects.
Participants number – 15 persons.
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