Paraphrasing

​Definition

Delivering one's ideas/messages by using your own words/phrases/sentences and citing the source of information.

4 Steps of Paraphrasing (Don't forget to cite the source)

1. Read the original Text to understand the message (jot down the key concepts).

2. ​Restate the original messages in your own words.

3. ​Recheck your draft, compare it with the original version. Ensure it does not remain too similar.

4. Repair your draft so that it's written down in an academic manner and it flows with the rest of the others.

​4 tips:

1. Start your first sentence at a different point from the original source.

2. ​Use the synonyms

3. ​Change the form of words

4. Change the sentence structures​

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1. Start your first sentence at a different point from the original source.

​2. What synonyms do you find between these two texts?

• Foreign and domestic tourists= tourists travelled to or within the Netherlands

• Rose = experienced dramatic growth, etc

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​Original Source:

​“The number of foreign and domestic tourists in the Netherlands rose above 42 million in 2017, an increase of 9% and the sharpest growth rate since 2006, the national statistics office CBS reported on Wednesday” (DutchNews.nl, 2018).

​Paraphrased Version:

According to the national statistics office, the Netherlands experienced dramatic growth in tourist numbers in 2017. More than 42 million tourists travelled to or within the Netherlands that year, representing a 9% increase—the steepest in 12 years (DutchNews.nl, 2018).​

​in-text citation

​Source: https://www.scribbr.com/citing-sources/in-text-citation-styles/