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What is the difference between APA 7th and Harvard referencing?

<!-- cite-check: teaching-examples. Bài này DẠY cách trích dẫn nên thân bài buộc phải chứa citation làm VÍ DỤ (Smith (2021), Nguyen & Tran (2022)…). Chúng KHÔNG có thật nên KHÔNG được có entry trong References.

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When exactly do you need to cite a source in a university assignment?

Referencing in a university assignment means showing where your information came from, in two places: in the text itself and in a reference list at the end.

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How do you reference correctly in APA 7th edition?

<!-- cite-check: teaching-examples. Bài này DẠY cách trích dẫn nên thân bài buộc phải chứa citation làm VÍ DỤ (Smith (2021), Nguyen & Tran (2022)…). Chúng KHÔNG có thật nên KHÔNG được có entry trong References.

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