Academic Integrity
Modern Language Department

Trust being the cornerstone of the Brunswick community, the Modern Language Department would like to reiterate certain aspects and definitions of the school's policy on Academic Integrity.

Dishonesty

"Dishonesty is the willful perversion of the truth with the intent to deceive."

It is assumed that all dealings between teachers and students will be direct and truthful.

Cheating

"Cheating is the willful giving or receiving of any unfair advantage on any academic exercise."

All work, whether done in or out of the language classroom, must be completely original. This includes all homework (graded or ungraded), projects, tests and quizzes. Seeking the aid of translation software and on-line translation services will be considered cheating. Make-up tests must be taken within two days of students' return to school and without prior knowledge of specific examination material derived from communication with other students.

Plagiarism

"Plagiarism is the submission of work as one's own, any part of which is: written or created by another; copied or paraphrased from ANY source without proper citation; based upon an idea unique to another source without proper acknowledgment."

This includes any assistance from native speakers, peers, tutors, parents, encyclopedias, on-line resources, etc., without previous permission from the teacher and proper citation.