Normas APA S24 MII 11mo

Summary

Andrea introduces APA style as a way to present academic research clearly and consistently, credit sources, and make research more credible. The lesson covers citations and references, basic document formatting, and applying these conventions to a monograph.

Main Concepts

• APA stands for the American Psychological Association. The lesson describes APA guidelines as commonly used in the social sciences and as covering both document formatting and source citation.
• In-text citations identify the source of an idea within the body of a paper.
• References provide full source details at the end of a paper so readers can locate and verify them.

Citation Methods

• Direct quotation: Use the source’s exact words in quotation marks and provide the author’s last name, publication year, and page number.
• Paraphrase (indirect quotation): Restate the source’s idea in your own words and include the author’s last name and year. The lesson says quotation marks and a page number are not needed.
• Both direct quotations and paraphrases require credit to the original author.

Formatting Instructions

The instructor recommends these word-processing settings:

• Margins: One inch (2.54 cm) on every side.
• Font: Times New Roman, 12-point. Arial and Calibri are also mentioned as alternatives.
• Spacing: Double-space the text, quotations, and reference list.
• Paragraph indentation: Indent the first line of each paragraph by half an inch (1.27 cm).
• Reference-list indentation: Use a hanging indent: the first line begins at the left margin, and subsequent lines are indented by half an inch (1.27 cm).

Reference Examples

• Source with no publication date: Use “n.d.” to indicate that no date is available. The lesson also demonstrates including a link for an online source.
• Magazine article: Include the authors, year, article title, magazine title, and volume and issue information. For a digital article, the instructor says to add its link.

The lesson closes with a review of the citation and formatting points and encourages students to apply them to their monograph. It also includes a short guided stretching break.

English Vocabulary Segment

The instructor introduces five English terms related to the topic: citation, reference, bibliography, author, and publication.

Speakers and Sources Featured

• Speaker: Andrea, the instructor and presenter. No guest speakers are featured.
• Organization and style source: The American Psychological Association, named as the source of APA style.
• Illustrative names in examples: María Pérez; an author whose name is captioned as “Narves” (unclear in the subtitles); John Dewey (rendered as “Dewi” in the subtitles); and García and López. These are examples, not confirmed sources used in the lesson.