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A super-simplified version of how to do academic referencing, designed for Korean University EFL students.
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Where did your information come from?
A guide to basic references for academic writing
Becka Barker, InstructorSCH School of Global Education and ExchangeHonors Summer Program
Are you writing about…
…a historical event?
…something in the news?
…something that is a reported fact?
…something that did not completely come from your own imagination?
…then you MUST tell readers where your information came from.
The American Psychological Association (APA) is a popular guide for listing information sources.
Here is the latest APA method for listing the most popular
information sources, such as
websites,
news articles, andBooks.
for websites:
Internet Movie Database. Retrieved July 14, 2009, from http://www.imdb.com/ title/tt0330373/
Name of website
URL
Date (when you
saw it)
For news articles:
Genn, A. (2003, August 24) Director takes leading role in women’s entertainment group. Long Island Business News, p. 2
Volume/Number
Date
Name of Newspaper
Name of article
Date
Page number
Author
For books:
Fox, J. (2009). The Myth of the rational market. New York: Harper Collins Publishers.
Name of Book
Publisher name and
cityAuthor
When published
Publisher name and
city
Where do you list these books, websites, and news articles?
On a separate page after your essay, list your
sources in alphabetical
order (by author).
If you use any exact phrases or sentences in your essay from these
sources, be sure to do the following:
Use quotation
marks!
“ ”
List the author’s name, year, and page number where you found the
original words.
It is important to do this to show respect to authors and scholars who came before you.
Aristotle
AlbertEinstein
Confucius
youyour essay
If you DON’T do this, you are being dishonest. In Western universities, students are EXPELLED for
stealing other peoples’ ideas.
youyour essay
If you DON’T do this, you are being dishonest. In Western universities, students are EXPELLED for
stealing other peoples’ ideas.
GOOD references = a STRONG essayNO references = possible FAIL
Good luck and happy writing!