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COMM 200 EXAM 2 Questions and Answers
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MLA/APA - ANS Both writing styles are used to develop formal academic writing and reduce
plagiarism and grammatical errors
What does APA stand for? - ANS APA: American Psychological Association (first edition of
apa style guide published in 1952)
-Psychology = Comm. Science =APA
-Title page (counts as page 1)
-Reference page
-Research format: Intro is purpose, review of literature, hypothesis(es),methods, results,
discussion
What does MLA stand for - ANS MLA: Modern Language Association of America (first
published in 1951)
-English = Rhetoric =MLA
-No separate title page (optional)
-Works Cited
-Research format: Intro is research question/thesis, review of literature,method/theory,
analysis, implications
Why do we use APA and MLA? - ANS -Allows us to give credit to our scores
-It gives us a template to follow so we don't forget anything in our references
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-Helps us avoid footnotes or endnotes
-Keeps us from weighing our paper down with titles or unnecessary info
-NOTE: COMM STUDIES DOES NOT HAVE ITS OWN STYLE SO WE USE APA OR MLA
APA//Citing Sources (paraphrased, in text; parenthetical reference) - ANS -Cite source after
the sentence (author's last name,comma, year of publication)
EX: Elocution professors established the Departments of Speech during the 1920s and 1930s
(Dues & Brown, 1998)
-Mention authors name in the text and cite the year parenthetically:
According to Dues and Brown (1998), elocution professors established the Departments of
Speech during the 1920s and 1930s
APA// Citing Sources (multiple authors and direct quotes, in text, parenthetical reference) -
ANS "Immediacy may override or distort students' perceptions of how frequently teachers
misbehave" (Kelsey et al., 1991, p.44).
-Note year of publication and page number for direct quote
-If 3 or more authors use only the last name of the first author followed by "et al."
APA//Citing Sources (Bibliography; journals) - ANS Kramer, M., Callister, R., & Turban, D.
(1995).Information-receiving and information-giving during job transitions. Western Journal of
Communication,59 (2), 151-170.
MLA//Citing Sources (paraphrased, in text; parenthetical reference) - ANS -Cite source after
the sentence (author's last name and the page(s) where information can be found)
EX: Elocution professors established the Departments of Speech during the 1920s and 1930s
(Dues and Brown 28-9)
MLA//Citing Sources (multiple authors and direct quotes, in text, parenthetical reference) -
ANS -Mention author's name in the text and cite the page number parenthetically:
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COMM 200 EXAM 2 Questions and Answers
100% Pass
MLA/APA - ANS Both writing styles are used to develop formal academic writing and reduce
plagiarism and grammatical errors
What does APA stand for? - ANS APA: American Psychological Association (first edition of
apa style guide published in 1952)
-Psychology = Comm. Science =APA
-Title page (counts as page 1)
-Reference page
-Research format: Intro is purpose, review of literature, hypothesis(es),methods, results,
discussion
What does MLA stand for - ANS MLA: Modern Language Association of America (first
published in 1951)
-English = Rhetoric =MLA
-No separate title page (optional)
-Works Cited
-Research format: Intro is research question/thesis, review of literature,method/theory,
analysis, implications
Why do we use APA and MLA? - ANS -Allows us to give credit to our scores
-It gives us a template to follow so we don't forget anything in our references
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-Helps us avoid footnotes or endnotes
-Keeps us from weighing our paper down with titles or unnecessary info
-NOTE: COMM STUDIES DOES NOT HAVE ITS OWN STYLE SO WE USE APA OR MLA
APA//Citing Sources (paraphrased, in text; parenthetical reference) - ANS -Cite source after
the sentence (author's last name,comma, year of publication)
EX: Elocution professors established the Departments of Speech during the 1920s and 1930s
(Dues & Brown, 1998)
-Mention authors name in the text and cite the year parenthetically:
According to Dues and Brown (1998), elocution professors established the Departments of
Speech during the 1920s and 1930s
APA// Citing Sources (multiple authors and direct quotes, in text, parenthetical reference) -
ANS "Immediacy may override or distort students' perceptions of how frequently teachers
misbehave" (Kelsey et al., 1991, p.44).
-Note year of publication and page number for direct quote
-If 3 or more authors use only the last name of the first author followed by "et al."
APA//Citing Sources (Bibliography; journals) - ANS Kramer, M., Callister, R., & Turban, D.
(1995).Information-receiving and information-giving during job transitions. Western Journal of
Communication,59 (2), 151-170.
MLA//Citing Sources (paraphrased, in text; parenthetical reference) - ANS -Cite source after
the sentence (author's last name and the page(s) where information can be found)
EX: Elocution professors established the Departments of Speech during the 1920s and 1930s
(Dues and Brown 28-9)
MLA//Citing Sources (multiple authors and direct quotes, in text, parenthetical reference) -
ANS -Mention author's name in the text and cite the page number parenthetically:
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