1. ENGLISH 102
FINAL PRESENTATION
Nathan Hunt
Yavapai College

2. LEARNING AND
UNDERSTANDING APA VS
MLA STYLE OF WRITING
• Definitions
• Differences
• When to use them
• How to use them

3. MLA STYLE OF WRITING
 MLA: Modern Language Association
 Typically used in English courses as well as Liberal Arts and
Humanities

4. MLA STYLE OF WRITING
 Includes page numbers on each page at the top, with the author’s
last name preceding the page number
 Includes a title at the beginning of the paper
 Includes a “Works Cited” page at the end of the paper
 Includes a heading on the first page that includes the author’s
name, class, professor’s name, and date of the paper
 Includes in text citations at the end of quotes or paraphrases

5. EXAMPLE OF MLA
 http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/13/

6. APA STYLE OF WRITING
 APA: American Psychological Association
 Typically used in Social sciences such as Psychology, Linguistics,
Sociology, Economics, and Criminology

7. APA STYLE OF WRITING
 Includes a title page and reference page
 Includes a “running head” that incorporates the title as well as the
page number
 Includes in text citations at the end of quotes or paraphrases

8. APA EXAMPLE
 http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/18/

9. MLA AND APA
DIFFERENCES
 APA style of writing has a title page and a reference page
 MLA style of writing has a heading on the first page with the title
preceding the beginning of the paper, and a separate work’s cited page
 APA style of writing has a running head that incorporates the title
preceding the page number on each page
 MLA style of writing has a page number on each page with the
author’s last name preceding the page number

10. IMPORTANCE
 Both styles of writing are important in their own ways
 Many students will need to learn both styles of writing to complete
basic college courses for any degree
 Knowing the differences of each style of writing is important to
be able to write a clear and effective paper with the correct citation
and format

11. FOR MORE INFORMATION
 Visit Purdue Owl’s website
• http://owl.english.purdue.edu/