Christine Mariz B.

Gamolo September 06, 2019

STEM 1209 Assignment #1

What is MLA?

The Modern Language Association (MLA) is an organization responsible for developing MLA

format, often called MLA style. MLA format was developed as a means for researchers,

students, and scholars in the literature and language fields to use a uniform way to format their

papers and assignments. This uniform, or consistent, method to developing an MLA paper or

assignment allows for easy reading. Today, MLA is not only used in literature and language

subject areas; many others have adopted it as well.

What is APA?

APA stands for American Psychological Association and is a common formatting style for

essays and papers in the social sciences. APA style has unique formats for in-text citations and

reference pages. Its style and guidelines increase the ease of reading comprehension for

viewers as well as ensure consistent presentation of content and written material.

What is the dirrefence between MLA and APA?

American Psychological Association and Modern Language Association are writing and

formatting styles used in papers, reports, and academic essays. APA is predominately used in

the social sciences while MLA is predominately used in the liberal arts and humanities. The

guidelines provide overall formatting for content, style and references. While they have many

similarities, there are also many differences.

Examples of MLA:

× Aprilson, Andy. The Emergency Budget Task Force Handbook. Mississippi:

Haberdasher, 2001. Print.

× Bringham, Darrin E., and Sally Knope. Resting Heartbeat Science. 12th ed. Alahandro:

Spaghetti, 2001. Print.

× Christopherson, Charles, Ronald Swanson, and Roger Koltz. Fog Pirates: On Board the

USS Hammerhead. Pickleton: Putters, 2001. Print.

× Niderbacher, Leslie A., et al. Penne and the Jets: A Love Story. Albuquerque:

Partridge, 2003. Print.

× Encyclopedia of Football. New York: Sporting Publishers Inc., 2002. Print.

Examples of APA:

× Borowitz, A. (2004, November 15). Pavlov's brother. New Yorker, 80(35), 63-66.

× Hughes, J. C., Brestan, E. V., & Valle, L. A. (2004). Problem-solving interactions

between mothers and children. Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 26(1), 1-16.

× Ives, F., & Lydon, J. (2005, January). Freud's Vienna revisited. Discover, 26(2),

16-17.

× U.S. Government Accountability Office. (2010). Information security: Concerted

effort needed to consolidate and secure Internet connections at federal

agencies (Publication No. GAO-10-237). Washington, DC: Author.

× Quina, K., & Kanarian, M. A. (1988). Continuing education. In P. Bronstein & K.

Quina (Eds.), Teaching a psychology of people: Resources for gender and

sociocultural awareness (pp. 200-208).