A framework for developing self-directed technology use for language learning. Reference analysis.

A framework for developing self-directed technology use for language learning. Reference analysis.

The article written by Chun (2013) describes a study carried out in order to see how self-directed technology encourages the process of language learning and the factors that may have an effect throughout its course. While developing the main points, the author makes use of several APA style conventions. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the reference list used in the article.

To begin with, the reference list can be said to follow some of the rules provided by the APA manual. To begin with, all the sources are alphabetically ordered by the author’s last names and all major words are capitalized. The author seems to respect the capitalization and punctuation of the articles cited in his paper and presents the journal title in full. Furthermore, the author respects the fact that web pages, books, and articles are cited in different ways.

On the contrary, there were several APA style regulations regarding the reference list which the author seems not to follow. One of them could be the fact that it is not included on a separate page from the main text. Instead, the reference list can be seen attached to the body of the paper. In addition, the author also omitted centering the title of the references and did not double-spaced the lines.

To conclude, it can be inferred from the paper that the author uses a wide range of conventions provided by the APA style manual such as the alphabetical order, capitalization and punctuation but did not pay special attention to other rules like having the reference list on a separate page or the spacing requirements.

References

Paiz et. al (2014). Reference List: Electronic Sources (Web Publications). 2Owl Online Writing Lab. Retrieved from https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/10/