APA Research Paper: APA Format and APA Citations Made Easy

[lovelplants]

that' s great..

[peakdavid]

@lovelplants -->> thanks, lovel.

[Bright695]

You are right! I focus on the most problematic of American accent for non-speakers. Should I mention definitions of accent, American English, American accent and a bit about British English and others?

You know, What is in my mind now is that i will carry out my research by using 2 methodology. Would you mind taking a little valuable time of yours to tell me what to do. I've watched your video over and over again and that's why I follow the format without any doubt. Sorry if this is a bother

[peakdavid]

@Bright695 -->> Are you talking about the actual overall paper now or the literature review? The lit review is only one part of the overall paper. For a video on how to structure the overall paper, see my "APA Research Paper: APA Format and APA Citations Made Easy" here on YouTube.

[Bright695]

I am conducting a research about "the difficulties of American accent students may have when listening to"

Please tell me what i should do on my literature review.

Please help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[peakdavid]

@Bright695 -->> Is your focus those aspects of the American accent that are most problematic for non-American speakers? If that is the case, then your focus should be in the area of English as a Second Language > American English > American speech patterns and idioms. This area of linguistics is often called TOEFL, for Teaching English as a Foreign Language. Good luck!

[am2good247]

this is lame ass hell ,,, yu dint tell us how get to do it from the scratch,,lame,,,,

[peakdavid]

@am2good247 <<<---- I think I understand what you're saying. If you looking for the manuscript format video, it is: youtube.com/watch?v=9pbUoNa5ty­Y Good luck!

[astrozier1]

amen

[keithhalstead]

Thanks, well done, moves fast, very useful.

Are (Susan's) the author's own thoughts as mentioned here just anything that's not cited, or does the author need to say "…in my opinion…" etc.?

[peakdavid]

Keith--Good question. It is the author's responsibility make clear when source material is being used by employing one of many source integration signals or techniques. So the answer to the question is: everything is Susan's (or common knowledge) except that which is clearly signaled to be from a specific source. Common knowledge = information found in numerous sources, e.g., Washington was the first president, Lady Gaga's real name is Stefani Germanotta.

[peakdavid]

Keith--Good question. It is the author's responsibility make clear when source material is being used by employing one of many source integration signals or techniques. So the answer to the question is: everything is Susan's (or common knowledge) except that which is clearly signaled to be from a specific source. Common knowledge = information found in numerous sources, e.g., Washington was the first president, Lady G.a.g.a.'s real name is S.tefani.

[jfoysilver]

Don't you need to add the page number to a direct quote?

[peakdavid]

@jfoysilver: "Don't you need to add the page number to a direct quote?"

Reply: The only time you add a page number for a direct quote is when the source has numbered pages. Many digital sources do not have page numbers.

[jfoysilver]

@peakdavid

What about the paragraph number?

[peakdavid]

@jfoysilver: "What about the paragraph number? "

In 6th edition, handled like the page number: if there are paragraph numbers, use them. But remember, the paragraph numbers (like page numbers) must be visible on the source. If there are no page or paragraph numbers, but there are headings, use a shortened version of the heading and then count the paragraph numbers.

This info is on p. 172 of the 6th edition.

[slowenergy]

Thank you!

[slowenergy]

Let me see if I understand. When quoting a person with th (data), I must paraphrase what the person said in my words.

When I paraphrase, that does not need a parenthesis, because I can put in the (persons names, with the date). Right?

[peakdavid]

you can quote or paraphrase your source. Up to you. No matter if it is a quote or paraphrase, putting author's name in parentheses depends on whether or not you used the name in your sentence. All of these are correct:

According to Friedman (2009), violent children may have suicidal tendencies.

Violent children may have suicidal tendencies (Friedman, 2009).

J. Friedman (2009) wrote: "Suicide plagues violent children."

One author wrote: "Suicide plagues violent children" (Friedman, 2009).

[slowenergy]

I have a question, does a citation ( Oregon, 2010) need to have a sentence quote in " " parenthesis?

[peakdavid]

@slowenergy: Will have to guess at this one. I can't decipher "sentence quote " " in parenthesis."

You must use a citation for a direct quote or for info taken from a source and put in your own words:

Quote: According to Friedman (2007), "If you combine the long term symptoms with the behavior changes, the necessity for immediate intervention becomes imperative."

Paraphrase: Combing symptoms with behavior changes makes it clear when preventive action is needed (Friedman, 2007).

[slowenergy]

Hi Peakdavid,

Once again than you for your help!