May 10, 2023 Recorded APA Style Webinars for Students and Instructors
SUMMARY: This webinar will explore how to choose your words when writing in APA Style. The APA Style team will address how to choose words that are appropriately specific and free of bias, including how to deal with overly vague prose, eliminate academic jargon, and describe people with inclusive language. We will share new guidance from APA’s Inclusive Language Guide, Second Edition, regarding word choice best practices for topics including pronouns, disability, body size diversity, pregnancy, and neurodiversity. We will conclude with what words we hope you use to talk about APA Style with others, to help us all further the goal of excellence in communication.
00:00 Introduction
02:05 Agenda
02:28 How to Explain APA Style: Clarity, Precision, and Inclusion
03:30 Clarity
05:25 Precision
07:55 Inclusion
10:02 Tip 1: Teach use of reference books
13:28 Tip 2: Make tip sheets
16:14 Tip 3: Use APA Style in incremental writing
18:49 Tip 4: Teach APA Style incrementally
21:42 Tip 5: Cite what's there
25:16 Tip 6: References rely on document type, not retrieval method
26:36 Tip 7: Use APA Style in course materials
27:25 Tip 8: Default settings apply to APA Style
28:02 Tip 9: Adapting APA Style
30:23 Recommended resources
36:49 Q&A
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