Scribd
Upload
118 views

Writing Guidelines For Dummies

This document provides guidelines for academic and research writing for graduate students. It discusses proper citation of sources using examples and notes that all cited sources must be included in the reference list. The document also includes the author's ten commandments for academic writing which emphasize proper spelling, grammar, punctuation, and avoiding common mistakes. Sources should be cited and referenced properly and works should be thoroughly proofread before submission.

Uploaded by

Kurt Morota
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
118 views

Writing Guidelines For Dummies

This document provides guidelines for academic and research writing for graduate students. It discusses proper citation of sources using examples and notes that all cited sources must be included in the reference list. The document also includes the author's ten commandments for academic writing which emphasize proper spelling, grammar, punctuation, and avoiding common mistakes. Sources should be cited and referenced properly and works should be thoroughly proofread before submission.

Uploaded by

Kurt Morota
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 2

ACADEMIC/RESEARCH WRITING GUIDELINES FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL DUMMIES

Atty. Rolando A. Bernales, Ed.D.

Citation of Sources, Examples:

Ang pananaliksik ay pangangalap ng mga datos sa masinop at kontroladong


sitwasyon para sa layunin ng prediksyon at eksplanasyon (Trece, 1977).

Ayon kay Trece (1977), ang pananaliksik ay pangangalap ng mga datos… (Do NOT
overly use Ayon kay. Use other phrases , too.)

Sa pananaliksik ay may sinusunod na etika. Kaya nga, sa pagsulat ng papel


pananaliksik, tandaan ang mga tagubilin nina Atienza, et al. (1996):

Walang nagtitiwala sa isang magnanakaw. Kung matuklasan na


ang isang mananaliksik ay nangopya, sapat na ito para mabura ang
lahat ng iba pa niyang pinagpaguran…

Tinukoy ni Halliday (1978; sa Bernales, et al., 2000) ang pitong tungkulin ng wika…
(Bernales’ work must be listed in the Bibliography. Without sa Bernales, et al., Halliday’s
work must be in the Bibliography.)

Ang isang plagyarista ay maaaring patawan ng kaparusahang naaayon sa polisiya ng


paaralan at/o sang-ayon sa Intellectual Property Law (Atienza, et al., 1996; sa Bernales,
et al., 2006). (Bernales’ work must be listed in the Bibliography. Without sa Bernales, et
al., Atienza’s will have to be in the Bibliography.)

Notes: Never plagiarize. Never misrepresent to have read/accessed a source that


you did not actually read/access. All cited sources must be listed in the Bibliography.
Italicize directly quoted/copied passages. Translated/paraphrased passages need not be
italicized, but source must be cited still.

List of References, Examples:

Aquino, Bernardo A. 1990. The taming of the millionaire. New York: Random
House, Inc. (Book, single-author)

Davis, Kelly A. & Newstorm, John D. 1989. Human behavior in organization. New
York: McGraw-Hill. (Book, multiple-author, Take note: Use the ampersand.)

Bernales, Rolando A. 2006. Locally-funded higher education institutions’


research culture: A proposed model. Di-nalathalang disertasyon, University
of Makati. (Term paper, thesis, dissertation)

The personal promise pocketbook.1987. Makati: Alliance Publishers, Inc. (No


author)
Maddaux, K. 1997, March. True stories of the interest patrol. Net Guide
Magazine, 88-98. (Article in a magazine, journal, newspaper. 88-89 are page
numbers.)

Burgess, Patricia.1995. A guide for research paper: APA style.


http://webster.com. February 16, 2019. (Internet, with author,
year & title. Remember: 1995 is the year of posting in the net. February 16,
2019 is the date of access/retrieval. )

http://latin-americanliterature.edu.ph. February 16, 2019. (Internet, no author,


year, title)

Notes: Never use et al. in the Bibliography. Enumerate all the authors when there are
more than one. Uncited sources must NOT be listed in the Bibliography.

My Ten Commandments to Academic/Research Writing:

1. Check spelling: Shorter version preferred. Eg. KWENTO (NOT kuwento),


LINGGWISTIKA (not LINGGUWISTIKA); but avoid colloquialisms (eg: s’ya, du’n).
2. Never commit these idiotic spelling mistakes: NIYO (should be NINYO or N’YO),
SAYO (SA IYO/SA ‘YO), SAKIN (SA AKIN), KONA (KO NA), NALANG (NA LANG)
and other common mistakes committed by hopeless idiots like PARIN, NARIN,
NANAMAN, NALANG, NABA, PABA, KANA, PALANG (2 ingklitik), KABA
(panghalip at ingklitik), etc.
3. Avoid contractions, Eg. gayon din, NOT gayundin; alin man, NOT alinman, gayon
pa man, NOT gayonpaman.
4. Careful with DIN/RIN, DAW/RAW, DITO/RITO, DOON/ROON, also with the use of
Pang-angkop: NA/ -NG/-G.
5. ITALICS vs QUOTATION MARKS: Former (italics) Preferred. Do not use both.
6. Use capital letters and small letters correctly. Use punctuation marks correctly
also.
7. Use complete sentences always. Never use fragments (incomplete sentences).
8. Write academically, NOT literarily. Avoid clichés, idioms, and figures of speech.
9. Use third person pronouns, never the 1st person, nor the 2nd person.
10. Proofread. Edit. Revise. Then proofread again. Edit again. Revise again. Repeat
the cycle. Never submit mediocre works.

You might also like