Writing at EAP and ESP

            The purpose of this text is analyzing the in-text citations used in the paper written by Dolk and den Hertog (2008). According to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association Sixth Edition (APA Manual 6 th Edition), sources must be documented. When referring to somebody else’s words or ideas, using information from interviews, copying exact words or phrases, or reproducing charts, diagrams, etc., we should give credit.             Most of the cases in the above-mentioned paper are parenthetical citations of paraphrased material. They are either included in a signal phrase, e.g. “Doyle and Carter (2003) saw narrative knowing as an important part of teacher education.” (Dolk and den Hertog, 2008, p. 216), or other authors’ ideas are paraphrased, e.g. “While constructing the narrative the narrator has to be able to defend the meaning of the story within the story itse...

            There seems to be feelings of disconnection between teaching theory and classroom practice, especially among future teachers. Therefore, Dolk and den Hertog (2008) reported that a linkage between theory and practice was being pursued in The Netherlands through the use of reflection. Not only reflection, but also narration and construction were crucial parts in making practice meaningful (Goffree & Dolk, 1995 as cited in Dolk & den Hertog, 2008). In order to achieve this, several multimedia learning environments were created. The multimedia interactive learning environment (MILE) was an example of a computer-based environment containing videos of real primary mathematics practices that could be used to analyze the teaching-learning process.             They also defined narratives as “a meaning making process in which the narrator tries to make sense of an event using practical ...