Week 2 Lessons 2-3

English for Academic

APA in-text citation:
Purposes
quotation practice
 Lesson objectives
By the end of this lesson, you will…

1 2 3 4
Improve your in-text Practice various tasks Quote statements Complete the APA
citation skills on the use of from the chosen citation style quiz -
quotation articles assessed
 Group discussion
Why do we use quotations in
written work?
They can be valuable:
 when the original words express an idea in a
distinctive way
 when the original is more concise than your summary
could be
 when the original version is well known
 Signal Phrases in APA Style

When you choose to use quotations, make sure that they are integrated smoothly into the text of your paper.

The signal phrase is an essential part of the set-up for both direct quotations and paraphrased citations.

The signal phrase should: •Argued

(1) let the reader know that you are about to cite from an •Asserted
outside source and (2) briefly indicate the name or nature of •Believed
the source. •Claimed
•Commented
•Disputed
•Illustrated
•Implied
•Pointed out
•Reported
•Suggested
•Thought
•Wrote

(Signal Phrases in APA Style, n.d.)

 Practice A

Create an appropriate signal phrase to fill in the blank for each item.
Use the source information provided here.
Practice B(1)

Mark each of the following items as a C (correct) or I (incorrect) according to APA guidelines.
Practice B(1) Answers
Practice B(2)
Practice B(2) Answers
 Practice C

Using the text and source information provided, create two APA in-text citations.
Your citations can be direct quotations .
Note: This section of the text comes from Page 5 of the excerpted document.
 Individual work

Read the articles Find (definitions, or Quote them by You have 15-20
theories, or using narrative and minutes to complete
statistics ) parenthetical in-text this task
citations

Peer-feedback (Optional)
 APA citation style – quiz instructions
Test your knowledge of the APA citation style:

1. This quiz will test your knowledge on:

o In-text citations

2. There are 12 questions in the quiz.

3. Choose only one response from the multiple-choice answers provided.

4. You have 12 minutes to complete the quiz.

 References
 Signal Phrases in APA Style. (n.d.). Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
https://www.iup.edu/writingcenter/writing-resources/research-and-documentation/apa-style/signal-phrases.
html
 LibGuides: APA Style (7th ed.): 4c. Citations practice exercise. (n.d.).
https://libguides.royalroads.ca/apa7/citationspracticeexercise