APA referencing style

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STEP 1: STARTING out

STEP 2: FINDING

STEP 3: EVALUATE

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STEP 5: COMMUNICATE

- Writing an essay/assignment

Consulting sources

Reading and making notes

Preparing the bibliography

In-text referencing

Compiling the bibliography

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Writing the first draft

Revising the assignment

Writing final draft

Collating the assignment

Checking the final draft

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- Quiz

Conference proceedings
Author. (Date). Title of paper. Title of published document, Place and date of conference, page reference(s), Place (of publication): Publisher.

APA
example

Truter, Mavis. (1994). The role of the court interpreter in the new South Africa. Proceedings of the 1994 Conference of the South African Institute of Translators, Bloemfontein, 18-23 June 1994, pp. 46-59. Johannesburg: The Institute.
Notes
  • Published conference proceedings. Cite only the paper read by Truter.
  • Title of the paper: The role of the court...
  • Title of the published volume: Proceedings...

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