It is good to vary the styles used and the words used to introduce ideas. Lyman (2011) states that… however Seaborn (2014) challenges this… Use the author’s surname(s) within the sentence and the year of publication in brackets: When paraphrasing (expressing another’s work in your own words) you can use an in text citation to introduce a discussion of an author’s ideas into your work naturally and help with the flow of the writing. ‘In learner-driven knowledge and skills creation, learners are provided with symbolic tools for the development of active learning methods’ (Niemi, 2011, p.38). If a quote is more than two sentences you should indent it: Referring to sources (citing) within the text Citation stylesįor a direct quote - state the author’s surname(s) without initials, year of publication and the page number within brackets.
