IN-TEXT CITATIONS WITH APALevel 4 – Week 2

YUELI-ICU

WHAT IS APA?

APA is the American Psychological Association

they make guidelines for researchers

they give a specific style for writing research papers

SO???

We will use this style when we write our research papers in Levels 4 and 5

Most importantly, we will use APA to tell our readers WHERE WE READ OUR INFORMATION

In Level 4, we will use APA in-text citation

There are 2 main things we must look atwhen we need to citehow we make the citation

WHEN DO WE NEED TO CITE?

Remember the story from last week about William Kamkwamba?

Look for an APA style citationMaking a DifferenceGrowing up in rural Malawi, Africa, William Kamkwamba learned to accept that life was hard. He lived with his parents in a small clay house without electricity or running water. According to Smith and Weston (2005), running water is still very rare in 70% of Malawi. Like most boys in his village, William was expected to assist his parents on the family farm, as well as keep up with his school work. Each night, like most Malawians, his family went to bed early because the Kerosene oil they needed to light the lamps was costly.

Authors: Jennifer Bixby & Jaimie Scanlon Date: 2013

WHEN DO WE NEED TO CITE? (CONT’D)

Why is this referenced? What purpose does it serve?

According to Smith and Weston (2005), running water is still very rare in 70% of Malawi.

The authors of the article wanted to give their readers information about Malawi. It helps put William’s situation into context.

WHEN DO WE NEED TO CITE? (CONT’D)

we need to cite anytime we take an idea from someone else that is NOT general knowledge

which of these needs a citation?

a) The Turkish republic was founded in 1923.b) The survey found 80% of Turkish students

love English grammar.

Yes, it’s B. A specific study found this response whereas anyone could already know a fact like when Turkey became a republic. It is general knowledge.

WHEN DO WE NEED TO CITE? (CONT’D)

if we take words from this text and copy it into our paragraph or essay, we must put “ ” (quotation marks) around it and make an in-text citation like this:

ExampleBixby and Scanlon (2013) stated that William’s “family went to bed early because the Kerosene oil they needed to light the lamps was costly” (para. 1).

WHEN DO WE CITE? (CONT’D)

When will YOU cite in Level 4?your research presentation and paper

you will support your ideas with information you have read

you will use in-text citations to show where you found this information

in-class paragraph today and homework to help you with your citations, we will do 2

practices your homework will be submitted to turnitin.com

and will count for 10% of your writing score

HOW DO WE CITE?

, comma

. period

: colon

; semi-colon

( open bracket

) close bracket

& ampersand

APA loves punctuation rules!

What are these in English?

HOW DO WE CITE? (CONT’D) These 2 choices are very similar, but only ONE is correct according to

APA guidelines1. find the difference 2. say which is correct3. tell why

The student is quoting from page 26 of an article by Peter Greasley published in 2000.

a. Greasley (2000) pointed out that clients who seek out mediums are so inclined to find the sessions impressive that "few can blame them for leaving the consultation expressing unequivocal satisfaction." (p. 26)

b. Greasley (2000) pointed out that clients who seek out mediums are so inclined to find the sessions impressive that "few can blame them for leaving the consultation expressing unequivocal satisfaction" (p. 26).

HOW DO WE CITE? (CONT’D)

The student is quoting from page 26 of an article by Peter Greasley published in 2000.

a. Greasley (2000) pointed out that clients who seek out mediums are so inclined to find the sessions impressive that "few can blame them for leaving the consultation expressing unequivocal satisfaction." (p. 26)

b. Greasley (2000) pointed out that clients who seek out mediums are so inclined to find the sessions impressive that "few can blame them for leaving the consultation expressing unequivocal satisfaction" (p. 26).ANSWER1. The difference is the location of the period.2. The correct choice is B (after the page number).3. Why? Because APA says so! Don’t look for logic here.

HOW DO WE CITE? (CONT’D)

Task 1

Now use your Owl In-Text Overview to look up the rules and complete Exercise 1: APA Documentation - In-Text Citation

HOW DO WE CITE? (CONT’D)

So what information is generally necessary for APA in-text citation? author’s last name or authors’ last names the year of publication the page or paragraph number (if it is a direct

quotation)

Task 2Now use your Owl In-Text Overview to look up the rules and complete APA citations in Exercise 2 – In-Text Citation Worksheet (and the next slide will show you examples)

HOW DO WE CITE? (CONT’D)

Here is an example of a direct quote: Yilmaz, Erarpat, and Toros (1999) found that

“vocabulary knowledge is the best indicator for language proficiency” (p. 21).

Here are some examples of paraphrases:• Uysal and Karaer (2012) reported from their

survey that 100% of students responded that they love English grammar.

• Students actually love English grammar (Uysal & Karaer, 2012).

• According to Uysal and Karaer (2012), 100% of students responded that they love English grammar.

PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

Task 3

Now let’s put it all together. Read the entire story ‘Making a Difference’. In a group, answer one of the questions by writing a paragraph and then check it according to the model.

HOMEWORK

Take the reading ‘Most likely to succeed’ Answer the question in a paragraph form Submit it to your YUELI teacher’s turnitin.com

account – maximum 3 days after your class This assignment will be worth 10% of your

writing mark It will be marked for

content structure grammar vocabulary APA style