Tutorial 6: Getting started with Referencing
Completion requirements
Go through the activity to the end
In this Tutorial you will consider:
- What referencing is and why it is important
- The difference between quotations, paraphrases and summaries
- An introduction to different referencing systems used at Morling
Quoting, Paraphrasing & Summarising
Quoting, Paraphrasing & Summarising
The work you produce at College will usually involve the important ideas, writings and discoveries of different theologians, historians or people in ministry. These contributions must be acknowledged by referencing/citations. Quoting, paraphrasing and summarising allow you to demonstrate your understanding and interpretation of a text, and are powerful tools for reshaping information to suit the many writing tasks that will be required of you.
Quotations
- match the source word for word
- are usually a brief segment of the text
- appear between quotation marks
- must be attributed to the original source
Paraphrasing
- does not match the source word for word
- involves putting a passage from a source into your own words
- changes the words or phrasing of a passage, but retains and fully communicates the original meaning
- must be attributed to the original source
Summarising
- does not match the source word for word
- involves putting the main idea(s) into your own words, but including only the main point(s)
- presents a broad overview, so is usually much shorter than the original text
- must be attributed to the original source
(This and the following pages are from https://student.unsw.edu.au/paraphrasing-summarising-and-quoting)
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