ACKNOWLEDGING AND CITING SOURCES
English Workshop Group 6
Magarzo: After the research topic has been ● turning someone else’s work as your
finalized, the next step is to gather sources own
to expand our knowledge about our ● copying words or ideas from
research. someone else without giving credit
● failing to put a quotation in quotation
Before we dive deeper into this topic, let us marks
first refresh our knowledge about ● giving false information about the
acknowledging and citing sources. source of a quotation changing
words but copying the sentence
___________________________________ structure of a source without giving
credit
DEFINITION AND IMPORTANCE OF
● copying so many words or ideas
CITING SOURCES
from a source that it makes up the
___________________________ majority of your work, whether you
give credit or not
What does it mean to acknowledge and cite
sources? ___________________________________
Magarzo: Citing sources is to give credit to UNDERSTANDING WHEN TO CITE
the original author, or the original source of SOURCES
idea, information, or image. It is convenient
___________________________
for the readers because it verifies your
sources and allows them to explore more Enriquez: Now that our minds have been
information about the topic. refreshed, it’s time to learn about how
exactly we’re going to acknowledge and cite
Furthermore, consulting a wide range of
these sources in our research paper.
academic sources will not only help build
the credibility of your paper, but also Firstly, we need to understand when are
prevent plagiarism —the act of using source citations needed?
someone else's work or ideas without
proper attribution or permission. Citations are needed when:
Plagiarism is a serious offense. As student - you quote someone else's word directly
researchers, we should not be reckless in
taking information and always remember to - you paraphrase or summarize someone
properly credit the author’s intellectual else's ideas
property.
The following are considered plagiarism:
- you use data, statistics, or any specific Example.
information from a source
Guffey (2007) specified that "the world of
However, it is also important to know that work is changing dramatically.
not all sources have to be cited. These
are the ideas that are considered common 3. Paraphrasing and citing. Paraphrasing
knowledge—information that are not a involves interpreting the author's ideas and
product of original research but are existing putting them in your own words without
knowledge that are not copyrighted. losing the meaning of the original passage.
Example: Example.
● Manila is the capital of the Excellent communication skills are crucial
Philippines. today especially because of the highly
● The Philippines was colonized by collaborative nature of the workplace in the
the Spaniards for over 300 years. 21st century (Guffey, 2007).
● Filipinos are known for their
hospitality. ___________________________________
___________________________________ TYPES OF IN-TEXT CITATIONS
UNDERSTANDING HOW TO CITE ___________________________________
SOURCES
Sosa: The citation shown previously is
___________________________________ called in-text citation since it appears in
the body of the paper. The sources cited in
Villarosa: If you find an idea/concept from a in-text should be written in the reference list
useful source and you want to include it in at the end of the paper.
your paper, you have to give credit to the
author by acknowledging the source. There are different citation formats that we
could employ in in-text citations. Let us
This can be done in three ways: introduce to you APA and MLA formats.
1. Summarizing and citing. Summarizing American Psychological Association
involves getting the main idea and writing it (APA) – APA style is the most used or most
concisely. popular citation style. APA citation tells you
the author’s last name, when it was
Example: published, and when quoting, the page
number. This format is used for social
Guffey (2007) describes today's workplace science papers.
to be adapting to the modern times.
Example:
2. Quoting and citing. Quoting involves
citing the author's exact words by using Parenthetical Citation: (Rizal, 2007, p. 45)
quotation marks. "The youth are the hope of our future."
Narrative Citation: Rizal (2007, p. 45) Alarte: Let us now proceed to our
stated, "The youth are the hope of our workshop. Please take out ¼ sheet of paper
future." and answer the activity shown on the
screen. Answers only.
In a parenthesis citation, start with the
author's last name (Rizal), include the year On the line, place a check mark if the
of publication (2007), add the page number statement requires a citation or a cross
(p. 45), and enclose the quote in quotation mark if it does not.
marks ("The youth are the hope of our
future."). Meanwhile, In a narrative citation, 1. The Internet is a widely used source of
you integrate the author's name into your information today. (✗)
sentence, followed by the publication year
and page number in parentheses. 2. An average Filipino uses the Internet
80% of the day. (✓)
Modern Language Association (MLA) –
MLA style is the second most popular type 3. Before the invention of cell phones and
of citations. It includes the author's last the Internet, the main means of
name and the page number where the long-distance communication was letter
information or quote is found, without a writing. (✗)
comma between them. It is used in
humanities papers. 4. People today use the Internet for
communication, education, and business.
Example: (✗)
Parenthetical citation: (Rizal 45) "The youth 5. Internet addiction has increased in the
are the hope of our future" past years. (✓)
Narrative citation: Rizal stated, "The youth Review the following in-text citations and
are the hope of our future" (45). place an "M" if it is in MLA format or an
"A" if it is in APA format.
The parenthetical citation includes the
author's last name and page number at the 6. (Santos, 2021, p. 78) (A)
end, while the narrative citation integrates
the author's name into the sentence and 7. (Lopez 34) (M)
adds the page number in parentheses.
8. Reyes (2019, p. 21) discusses the impact
With that, we have reached the end of our of Filipino culture on modern art. (A)
discussion. Now, does anyone have any
9. "Ang Pilipinas ay mayaman sa kultura at
questions?
kasaysayan" (Cruz 56). (M)
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10. (Garcia, 2020, p. 20) (A)
WORKSHOP ACTIVITY
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