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By the end of the lesson you will be able to: Explain why it is necessary to include references in academic assignments Explain why it is necessary to include references in academic assignments Understand source references Understand source references Distinguish direct quotations from indirect quotations Distinguish direct quotations from indirect quotations Recognise instances of plagiarism within an academic essay Recognise instances of plagiarism within an academic essay Incorporate long and short direct quotations into an academic essay Incorporate long and short direct quotations into an academic essay

Discuss. Which claim seems more reliable? Why? Which claim seems more reliable? Why? Why do you need to incorporate sources into your writing? Why do you need to incorporate sources into your writing? How to incorporate information obtained from external sources into your writing? How to incorporate information obtained from external sources into your writing? When does plagiarism occur? How to avoid plagiarism? When does plagiarism occur? How to avoid plagiarism?

1. Which ideas in the text are the writer’s own?

2. Which ideas come from other sources?

3. Why does the writer refer to other sources? To support each main point 4. What kind of sources does the writer use? Academic journals LecturesLectures BooksBooks Unpublished dissertation

5. How many references does the writer use? Six 6. Are all the references cited in the text? Yes 7. What information is given in the citations? Surname and year 8. What information is given in the references? Bibliographical information 9. What order are the references in? Alphabetical by surname

Watch the video and take notes. Ensure you write down all the details necessary to answer the following questions. Why do I have to reference? Why do I have to reference? What is plagiarism? What is plagiarism? What are the two elements to referencing? What are the two elements to referencing? How to write an in-text citation? How to write an in-text citation? How to reference a book, journal article and a website? How to reference a book, journal article and a website? Where will you find the details necessary to successfully reference a book, journal article and a website? Where will you find the details necessary to successfully reference a book, journal article and a website? In terms of punctuation and font style, what will the end-of-text references be written like? In terms of punctuation and font style, what will the end-of-text references be written like? What are the tips given by the speaker? What are the tips given by the speaker? om/watch?v=prETpsgB U4w

Remember! Reference list MUST be arranged alphabetically !!! Remember!

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In-text referencing Recognizing direct and indirect references Recognizing plagiarism Incorporating quotations – technicalities

In academic writing you can incorporate evidence in the following ways: You must always acknowledge the writer! (i.e. provide in-text and end-of-text references) You must always acknowledge the writer! (i.e. provide in-text and end-of-text references) DIRECT REFERENCE – i.e. integrate quotations INDIRECT REFERENCE – i.e. express writers’ ideas in your own words (paraphrase, summary) REMEMBER!REMEMBER!

McCormack J., Slaght J., Extended Writing and Research Skills, University of Reading, Garnet Publishing 2005

Decide if the references in the text are direct quotations or paraphrases/summaries. In the box below is a list of the ideas expressed in the text. Match them with the appropriate references. McCormack J., Slaght J., Extended Writing and Research Skills, University of Reading, Garnet Publishing 2005

Quotations, paraphrases and plagiarism Read the source text and the passages submitted by a student. Read the source text and the passages submitted by a student. Decide whether the incorporation is a quotation, a paraphrase and/or an example of plagiarism. Decide whether the incorporation is a quotation, a paraphrase and/or an example of plagiarism.

ParaphraseParaphraseYesYes McCormack J., Slaght J., Extended Writing and Research Skills, University of Reading, Garnet Publishing 2005

ParaphraseParaphrase NoNo

QuotationQuotation NoNo

ParaphraseParaphraseYesYes

ParaphraseParaphrase NoNo

Incorporating quotations Technicalities

Bailey S., Academic Writing, A Handbook for International Students, 3rd ed., London: Routledge 2011 McCormack J., Slaght J., Extended Writing and Research Skills, University of Reading, Garnet Publishing 2005 To reiterate, when you are using a direct quotation of a single phrase or sentence, quotation marks should be used around the words, which must be quoted exactly as they are in the original. Remember to include the author, year of publication and page number of the quote.

There will be times when you may wish to omit some of the author’s original words that are not relevant to your writing, or You may wish to insert material (additions or explanations) into a quotation. OMITTING WORDS INSERTING WORDS QUOTED TEXT WITHIN A QUOTE QUOTED TEXT WITHIN A QUOTE LONG QUOTE

What have you learnt today? Why do you have to reference? Why do you have to reference? What is plagiarism? What is plagiarism? What are the two elements to referencing? What are the two elements to referencing? How to write an in-text citation? How to write an in-text citation? How to reference a book, journal article and a website? How to reference a book, journal article and a website? Where will you find the details necessary to successfully reference a book, journal article and a website? Where will you find the details necessary to successfully reference a book, journal article and a website? In terms of punctuation and font style, what will the end-of-text references be written like? In terms of punctuation and font style, what will the end-of-text references be written like?

References Matthews B., Fletcher C. (2012). Skills for Study Level 1, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press Matthews B., Fletcher C. (2012). Skills for Study Level 1, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press McCormack J., Slaght J., Extended Writing and Research Skills, University of Reading, Garnet Publishing 2005 McCormack J., Slaght J., Extended Writing and Research Skills, University of Reading, Garnet Publishing 2005 Gilett, A., Hammond A., Martala M., Successful Academic Writing, Pearson Longman, 2009 Gilett, A., Hammond A., Martala M., Successful Academic Writing, Pearson Longman, 2009 Butt S., BME Referencing Guide, University of Birmingham 2012 Butt S., BME Referencing Guide, University of Birmingham 2012 Bailey S., Academic Writing, A Handbook for International Students, 3rd ed., London: Routledge 2011 Bailey S., Academic Writing, A Handbook for International Students, 3rd ed., London: Routledge 2011