The purpose of this paper is to analyze the use of American
Psychological Association (APA) style in
the text “Review of Deconstructing
Digital Natives” written by Nelson (2012). It describes how in-text
citations and the reference list have been used by the author.
As regards in-text citations, quotations have been included several
times throughout the article. They are properly introduced by a signal phrase
and followed by the page number in parentheses (UMN Center for Writing, n.d.).
Some other citations were presented in the form of paraphrasing. Also, one
block quotation and an example of personal communication have been properly
integrated in the text according to APA conventions.
The reference list includes the in-text citations in alphabetical order
and the author makes a correct use of title-case for names of sources. However,
it shows some inconsistencies. It is not presented on a separate sheet and it
comes right below the article. Then, the word “References” has been completely
capitalized and aligned to the left, instead of being centered. The use of
ampersand is the expected one.
In conclusion, the text complies APA requirements. Moreover, the author
presents a thorough developed article. A well-balanced use of citations and
credits have been achieved.
References
Nelson, M.E. (2012). Review of
deconstructing digital natives. Language
Learning & Technology, volume 16, number 3 pp. 35-39,fromhttp://llt.msu.edu/issues/october2012/review1.pdf
University of Minnesota Center for Writing. (n.d.). Quicktips: APA
documentation style: In-text citations. University
of Minnesota: Student Writing Support, from http://writing.umn.edu
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