By: NIK ALOESNITA BT NIK MOHD ALWI (PhD.) Modern Language Dept. Center for Modern Languages & Human Sciences Universiti Malaysia Pahang

LEARNING OUTCOMES At the end of the lesson, you will be able to:  understand the basic rules using the APA styles of referencing and citations.  apply the APA styles when citing and referring to others’ work.  create a reference list using the APA style.

REFERENCING AND CITATIONS What is a citation? - Ideas referred to in writing. What is a reference? - Sources referred to in writing. Different types of format are available. - Examples: APA, MLA, Chicago, Bulls, IEEE Why are they essential in writing? - To acknowledge sources you use to support your argument - To avoid plagiarism that includes self-plagiarism

PLAGIARISM What is plagiarism? - Plagiarism is when you use someone else's words or ideas and pass them off as your own. Tools to detect plagiarism - Turnitin (licensed software) - Dustball (free website) Different types of plagiarism - Sources not cited - Sources cited (but still plagiarized)

LANGUAGE USE FOR CITATIONS Understand the functions of the following: 1. Connectors 2. Verbs 3. Phrases 4. Expressions referring to previous research

SubordinatorsSentence ConnectorsPhrase Linkers Addition Furthermore,... In addition,... Moreover,... In addition to...,... Adversative..., although Although...,... Even though ____,... Despite the fact that.. However,... Nevertheless,... Despite...,... In spite of...,... Cause and Effect...because... Since...,......, since... Therefore,... As a result,... Consequently,......, hence... Thus,... Because of... Due to... As a result of... Clarification In other words,... That is,... i.e.,... ContrastWhile...,......, whereas... In contrast,... However,... On the other hand,... Conversely,... Unlike...,... Illustration For example,... For instance,... Intensification On the contrary,... As a matter of fact,... In fact,... CONNECTORS Academic English Connectors and Their Meaning (cf Criollo, 2003)

Assert Advocate Argue Accept Acknowledge Believe Claim Comment Concede Conclude Confirm Contend Define Demonstrate Draws attention to Emphasize Explain Express Feel Illustrate Indicate Insist Maintain Make clear Mention Note Observe Offer Point out Postulate Propose Protest (contradictory) Recognize Recommend Record Refer to Reflect Reiterate Remark Report Reveal Say Show Specify State Stipulate Stress Suggest Summarize Think Write VERBS

PHRASES 1.Adams (2007) commented/ demonstrated/ indicated/ suggested that …. 2.According to Newton and McCarthy (2006:20) “……………………….” 3.Holmes (2009) observed that ………… 4.In the words of Nation (2006) “………………….” 5.To quote Robinson (2005) “…………………….” 6.With regard to ……………….., Skehan and Foster (2004) stipulated that……………….

EXPRESSIONS REFERRING TO PREVIOUS RESEARCH 1.Coxhead (2007) contended that …………………….. while Kingsley (2006) emphasized that…………………. 2.Wyles (2005) recommended that ……………………... Mackey (2006) agreed to this notion and adds that ………………….. Gass (2007) later summarized this by stating ……………………………………….. 3.Abrams (2003) suggested that …………………………………… but Iwasaki and Oliver (2004) challenged this notion by claiming that …………………………. The study by Sanz (2004) supported the claim by Iwasaki and Oliver (2004) that …………………..

APA STYLES OF REFERENCING AND CITATIONS How to write references for the following sources? Books Journals Proceedings / Conference papers Newspapers Other forms of information resources

WHAT IS APA STYLE?  “APA” stands for “American Psychological Association”.  Also known as an “Author-Date” System, in contrast to a “Note System.”  Example: Citation in Text The connection between brain damage and autism is no longer disputed (Bailey,1993). Entry in Reference List Bailey, A. (1993). The biology of autism. Psychological Medicine, 23, 7-11.

1.Authors' names are inverted (last name first); give the last name and initials for all authors of a particular work. 2.The first line of the reference is flushed left. Any additional lines are indented as a group, three spaces, to create a hanging indention. 3.Use one space after all punctuations. 4.Double-spaced between references. Single-spaced within a reference. 5.Arrange entries in alphabetical order. 6.List of references should NOT be numbered 7.Use italics for titles of books, newspapers, magazines, and journals. 8.References cited in text must appear in the reference list; conversely, each entry in the reference list must be cited in text. GENERAL RULES

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WRAP UP Plagiarism Referencing Citations

Hope you have achieved or will soon achieve these…. LEARNING OUTCOMES At the end of the lesson, you will be able to:  understand the basic rules using the APA styles of referencing and citations.  apply the APA styles when citing and referring to others’ work.  create a reference list using the APA style. PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT!

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