binus international apa referencing

BiNus International APA Referencing

English Language Services 2011

Aim of WorkshopTo teach students referencing styles and bibliography construction while providing students with useful reference guides for

their future academic writing

English Language ServicesJohn Honeyben – johnhoneyben@binus.edu Ext 3203Frank Talaue – ftalaue@binus.edu Ext 3514Chris Hill – chill@binus.edu Ext 3514http://www.binus.ac.id/els English Clinic – 3.15pm – 4.15pm, Mon-Fri, by appointment

Scope of WorkshopWhat is Referencing?Why do we Reference?When do we Reference?Methods of Referencing

In Text CitationFull Reference List

E-SourcesBibliographyFootnotes / EndnotesCommon Abbreviations – Latin & EnglishParaphrasing

What is Referencing?Standardised method of acknowledging sources of information and ideas that are used in an assignment in a way that uniquely identifies its source

What is Referencing?Standardised method of acknowledging sources of information and ideas that are used in an assignment in a way that uniquely identifies its source

Why do we Reference?

Acknowledge the source of others workAvoid plagiarism accusationsDisplay a knowledge of current literatureDemonstrate support for your ideas, opinions and point of viewProvide examples or evidence to support own researchAllow readers to follow-up and read cited author’s argument

When do we Reference?

Within & at the end of the assignment when using:Direct QuotationsFacts, Figures, Ideas & Theories – Not common knowledge Information rewritten in your own words (paraphrase)

From books, journals, Internet, videos, radio, TV, lecture notes

Methods of Referencing Harvard – aka Author-Date systemOxfordAPAMLAChicago VancouverTurabianDiffers between Universities/Faculties/Lecturer’s

APA CITATION FORMAT1. In Text Citation

Short & Long Quotations

2. Reference ListComplete list of all references at the end of the document

In-Text Citation (Short < 3 lines)

Short QuotationsAPA Inverted commas around authors actual wordsAuthor’s words incorporated in text

Academic writers need to be cautious in their claims. In this respect, vague language is important as it ‘allows claims to be made with due caution, modesty and humility’ (Hyland, 1994 : 241).

Example – Short Quotation Academic writers need to be cautious in their claims.

In this respect, vague language is important as it ‘allows claims to be made with due caution, modesty and humility’ (Hyland, 1994, p. 241).

Author’s Surname

Brackets surrounding

reference

Year of Publication

Page No. Full stop after bracket

Inverted commas

In-Text Citation (Long > 3 lines)Long QuotationsAPAIndented from the marginDifferent type size or styleQuotation marks omitted

Jordan (1977, p. 240) also draws attention to the necessity for being careful:A feature of academic writing is the need to be cautious in one’s claims and statements. In other words, you may indicated your certainty and commitment in varying degrees.

Example – Long Quotation

Jordan (1977, p. 240) also draws attention to the necessity for being careful:

A feature of academic writing is the need to be cautious in one’s claims and statements. In

other words, you may indicated your certainty and commitment in varying degrees.

Intro Sentence

Indented Font Size Smaller

No inverted commas

Handout Flag A Pg 102 – Activity A (Good Example)Pg 102 – Activity B (Read / Identify)

Bibliography / Reference ListList of sources at the end of the essayReference List – Only those resources referenced in your assignmentBibliography – All materials used to write the assignmentAlphabetical OrderSurnames, First Names or initialsMc = Mac I.e before Madison

Handout Flag BSample Reference List

Reference List1. Books 2. Journals3. Electronic Sources

Referencing - BooksSecond line of reference indented to highlight alphabetical orderAuthor’s surnameAuthor’s initialsDate (in brackets)Title (underlined or in italics)Edition (if any)Place of publicationPublisher

Wallace, M.J. (1980). Study Skills in English. (3rd ed. ). Cambridge : Cambridge University Press.

Referencing - JournalsAuthor’s surnameAuthor’s initialsDate (in brackets)Title of ArticleName of Journal (underlined or in italics)Volume Number / Issue NumberIf known: season, month or page number

West, R. (1994). Needs Analysis in Language Teaching. Language Teaching, 27(1), 1-19.

Handout Flag CReferences and BibliographiesIdentify Referencing – Book / JournalPractical Activity – p. 99

Referencing – E- Sourceswww

Dawson, J.(2002), Referencing : Not Plagiarism. Retrieved October 31, 2002 fromhttp://studytrekk.is.curtin.edu.au/

www (no author)Referencing : Not Plagiarism, (2002).

Retrieved November 13, 2002 from http://www.seadragons.com

www (no author/date)Referencing : Not Plagiarism

Retrieved November 13, 2002 from http://www.seadragons.com

FootnotesOxford Referencing StyleAt the foot of each page (Vs in-text citation)Numbered sequentiallyExplains a word or an itemAdds special information / referenceSmall number above the word

EndnotesAppear at the end of the essay / chapterContinuous numbering throughout the essay

1. Beard, R.M. and J, Hartley (1984 : 4th ed.). Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. London : Harper and Row.

2. Hartley, J. and C.K. Knapper (1984). Academics and their Writing. Studies in Higher Education, 9 (2).

3. Jordan, R.R. (1983). Study Skills : Experience and Expectations. In G.M. Blue (Ed.) Language, Learning and Success : Studying through English. Developments in ELT. London : McMillan, Modern English Teacher and the British Council.

4. Northedge, A. (1990). The God Study Guide. Milton Keynes : The Open University.

Common Abbreviations Latin

e.g. exempli gratia

For example…

et al et alii And others… etc. et cetera And so on… i.e. id est Which is to say… or That is… ibid ibidem Same as last entry, when two

references in a row are from the same source.

loc. cit. loco citato In the place already cited op. cit. opere citato In the work already mentioned

N.B. nota bene Note well…q.v. quod vide Refer to…

Common Abbreviations English

para. / paras. paragraph(s)

ref. / refs. reference(s)

vol. / vols. volume(s)

p. / pp. page(s)

no. / nos. number(s)

ms. / mss. manuscript(s)

l. / ll. line(s)

Ed. / Eds. Editor(s); edited by; edition

is the same as =causes, leads tois greater than >

becauseis not the same as

is caused byin addition

changes according to

grows, increases

is smaller than <decreases, fallsdoubtful point ?

therefore

ParaphrasingUsing your own words, to report someone else’s writing, while maintaining an academic styleReplication of topic sentences and keywords in the original textMust be referenced4 skills

Changing VocabularyChanging Verb FormChanging Word ClassSynthesis

Handout Flag DReading – Paraphrase p. 93Activity 1,2 & 3

Suggested SolutionActy 1 – Smith and Jones (1991) discovered that the situation had …

Suggested SolutionActy 2 – The problems caused by seminars were observed by Brown and White (1994)

Suggested SolutionActy 3 – The conclusion of James and Harris (1984), that there was a need for note-taking practice, led to the development of appropriate exercise

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Synonym BookAntonym BookThesaurus

Final ActivityIn Text CitationParaphrasingReference List Review

ConclusionWhat is referencing?Why do we reference?When do we reference?Methods of referencing?

In text citationFull reference list

E-sourcesBibliographyFootnotes / endnotesCommon abbreviation’s – Latin & EnglishParaphrasing