Research apprenticeship: is this the answer to inadvertent plagiarism in undergraduate students’ writings?

To deal with inadvertent plagiarism, a conceptual framework based on an apprenticeship model for undergraduate education is proposed here. It aims to provide students with guidance, feedback and time to develop (1) an understanding of the rationale for the requirement of referencing conventions in university education and (2) tools for lifelong language learning and skills in emulating the writings of the experts in their disciplines.