(5)+Textual+Quotations

When writing an essay, it is sometimes necessary to make a reference within your text to a specific author and work. This is called a textual reference or citation: it is a specific way of showing at each point where your information or quotation has come from.
 * __ TEXTUAL CITATIONS (OR REFERENCES) __**

// FOR A BOOK: // 1. Author's surname (no initials!) 2. Year of publication (if a book) 3. Page number/s e.g. (Brooks, 1974, p.34) 1. Year of publication (if a book) 2. Page number/s e.g. According to Brooks (1974, p.34), ...
 * __ According to the APA style: __**
 * When the author's name is not mentioned in the sentence, 3 items should be enclosed in brackets:
 * When the author's name has already been included in the sentence, there is no need to do that again! Therefore, you would just need to give the year of publication as well as the page number/s.


 * __ Source: __** Coursepack number 3