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APA in-text citation: quotation

Week 2 Lesson 1
English for Academic Purposes
Lesson objectives

By the end of this lesson, you will…

 Understand the importance of acknowledging sources
 Recognize the difference between narrative and parenthetical in-text
citations in APA style
 Write sentences using in-text citations with the correct formatting according to
APA.
Review of APA
citation style
Split up in 3-4 teams

Play a quiz game at 

https://jeopardylabs.com/play/apa-7th-
edition-jeopardy-5
 What is in-text citation?

1. In a group, discuss how you understand

the in-text citation.
2. Write the definition on the sheet.
3. One member reads the definition from
the group
(the use of the Internet or other resources is
prohibited)
 When should quotations be used in APA?

Use direct quotations rather than paraphrasing:

 when reproducing an exact definition
 when an author has said something memorably or succinctly
 when you want to respond to exact wording (e.g., something someone
said).
 What is difference between Narrative and
Parenthetical in-text citations?

In-text citations have two formats: parenthetical and narrative.

•In parenthetical citations, the author's name and publication date appear in
parentheses.
•In narrative citations, the author's name is incorporated into the text as part of the
sentence and the year follows in parentheses.
Task 1:

Quote provided statement in two ways of in-text citations

Statement: Being a student is easy. Learning requires actual work.

Author:   William Crawford

Year of publication: 2017

Page: 81
Correct answers

Parenthetical:  “Being a student is easy. Learning

requires actual work” (Crawford, 2017, p. 81).
Narrative:  According to Crawford (2017), “Being a
student is easy. Learning requires actual work” (p.81).
Task 2:

Quote provided a statement in two ways of in-text citations

Statement: Learning is a process that leads to change, which occurs as a result of experience and increases the potential
for improved performance and future learning.

Authors: John Smith, Angeline Stark, Ivan Boule

Year of publication: 2022

Page: 8
 Correct answers

Parenthetical:  “Learning is a process that leads to change, which

occurs as a result of experience and increases the potential for
improved performance and future learning” (Smith et al., 2022, p. 8).
Narrative:  According to Smith et al. (2017), “Learning is a process
that leads to change, which occurs as a result of experience and
increases the potential for improved performance and future
learning” (p. 8).
How do you quote more than 40 words in APA?

 The following is a list of the unique formatting that is needed for block quotations:
1. Block quotations start on their own line.
2. The entire block quotation is indented 0.5 inches, the same as the indentation for a new
paragraph, and is double spaced.
3. Block quotations are not surrounded by any quotation marks.
4. The punctuation at the end of the block quotation goes before the citation.
5. The ending citation is included on the last line of the block quotation.
6. The text after the block quotation begins on its own line, with no indentation. You should not end
a paragraph with a block quotation because any quotation you use as evidence in your writing
should be followed by analysis in your own words as part of the same paragraph.
Block Quotation Examples
Which example of a block quotation is correct? (Imagine that
all of them are double-spaced).

Answer: B
Home task

1. Skim two articles that you have chosen for your essay and bring them to the next lesson
2. Prepare for the APA citation style quiz (Assessed), which will be in lesson 3 of Week 2. It is recommended to
review APA citation style rules because this quiz will test your knowledge on in-text citations
 Sources to prepare for APA Quiz

 Purdue Online Writing Lab -

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/index.html
 Taylor & Francis Journals Standard Reference Style Guide: American Psychological Association, Seventh
Edition (APA-7) - (In Moodle - Week2 study materials)
 APA citation style Overview (in Moodle – Week2 study materials)
 APA common reference examples guide (in Moodle – Week2 study materials)
References

 “Being a student is easy. Learning requires actual work.” — William Crawford. (2017, October 13). OT On
the Way. . . https://otontheway.wordpress.com/2017/10/13/being-a-student-is-easy-learning-requires-actual-
work-william-crawford/
 Self-reflection

  I know _____
1) how to quote in parenthetical in-text citation only
2) how to quote in narrative in-text citation only
3) how to quote and use narrative and parenthetical
in text citation correctly
•Did you choose 3?​
• If yes, good job! Keep it up!​
• If not, look through the presentation one more time
and additional sources to make sure you understand
the topic better! 
 Thank you!

Have a nice
day!