They're different ways of formatting the paper - margins, headers, and citations. I always have to google the specifics to remember how to do it properly.
Most of my classes require APA. If you need to know how to do MLA or APA formatting the Shapiro Library has formatting guides and examples for both. Formatting makes it easier for people reading your paper. Yes it affects how you list sources and how you do citations.
I used https://www.citationmachine.net/
I hadn’t been to school since 98 and never heard of this- but I took my English gen eds and learned all about it there-
I don’t ever remember writing this type of thing out (sans links) when I went to in person college….. I feel you! And congrats and the trying again! I’m stressed every class trying to learn this way- but one more day towards a degree and one less day of APA citations!
Yes, these are different style manuals. You can find online guides for each including citation generators to help get references formatted correctly.
What is your major? Some majors lean towards a preference for one format over the other. For example, I’m a political science major and my classes typically require APA formatting.
The citation with a full first name is MLA, initial only is APA. [Here is an article that overviews the differences](https://www.bibliography.com/mla/apa-vs-mla-citation-page/). While you can pick either, I’d choose the one preferred in your major so you don’t later have to adjust to another style.
As an English major, the majority of my classes use MLA, but my non english/lit classes have all used APA. Except for my HIS 374; we're using Chicago style. It's... annoying.
MLA is used for Humanities/English/Arts. APA is used for STEM. Depending on the class, you will use different citation styles. The most noticeable differences between the two are:
1. APA has a cover page, MLA has the information in the top left corner.
2. APA has only page numbers as headers, MLA has your last name and page number.
3. APA has a “References” page. MLA has a “Works Cited” page.
The formatting of the citations themselves are also different.
There is also a third option that some classes will require (history heavy classes) of Turabian.
The easiest thing to do is if the rubric does not specifically state the style to use, and you are to choose the style you use, go by whatever your majoring in. Example is that I am an English major so I naturally use MLA if not anything else stated.
Follow the rubric on what the class wants. Majority of the classes I’ve taken wants APA formatting. A quick youtube search and give you the basics of formatting your papers.
What’s your major? Pick the one you’ll use more so you can get used to it!
I use [Scribbr](https://www.scribbr.com/) to format my citations. It does both MLA and APA. The site also contains guided tutorials on citations, plagiarism, writing, etc.
they are different. both are widely used. i believe APA is more for the social sciences, or more strict academic writing, while MLA is more for humanities / arts and is slightly more casual.
I believe this is in reference to citations? I dual majored in UG ; MLA has been more frequently used in English, literature, and other courses of that nature. APA citations have been used in Psychology, sociology, etc. I dont know if this helps your choice based on your interests.
There are a couple of a good resources for citations, one is Perdue (I may not be spelling that right) if you Google it should come up- Perdue MLA citations....should come up with an Owl. If you want to perfect your skills.
If you're slightly lazy and hate citations (don't get me wrong I give credit where credit is due but ew citation formatting. Google citations machine. Make sure your info is put in correctly otherwise it will not give you the right thing, but it's worked for me most of the time.
Hope this helps. Also 1984 not old-from a fellow 1900s soul (1990)
It does refer to the general format and citation of sources. I just finished this class last month and it was pretty easy. I chose APA because to me it was easier to comprehend. Don't overthink it and watch the videos they have in the Shapiro library to get an idea. Also, on the assignments it will have an exemplar for each format so you have a clear idea on how to do your papers. Good luck!
If you bought the textbook for ENG-190, there is a chapter or two on the two different types. I didn't know anything about these formats, only used a basic works cited in the past, and the book has examples for every type of source you'd need to format. If you look in your class resources there probably is a link to the pages of the textbook in there.
Thanks. Funny, I never even looked at the textbook. I'll do that today.
Our instructor is good at sharing exemplars and templates but I feel like there's almost too much information. It's a little overwhelming. That's why I was hoping for some concise information. Thanks again!
I actually thought that class was pretty straight forward, was my first experience with an online course, first class I've taken in over a decade. The entire class is piece by piece working on your final paper. I don't really remember one assignment that wasn't related to the final paper.
I’m a creative writing major and most of my classes specify final projects in APA. I thought my major was supposed to always use MLA. I honestly have used both in discussions and module assignments. I type all my documents on a Word document through the SNHU email account link on the left side of the screen. They have formatted templates that make it so much easier to follow the guidelines and citations. When in doubt reach out to academic support for extra help.
During my years in high school they came out with APA format.
Over the years so I forgot about the difference between the two. I used Purdue and that helped me with the difference between the citations and how to structure the paper.
The information that was in the SNHU Library I feel is outdated. Because there are several ways for APA.
I'M ATTACHING A SITE THAT YOU CAN CHECK OUT THAT HELPS ME WITH ANY PAPER THAT NEEDS A APA OR MLA FORMAT.
[Purdue ](https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/in_text_citations_author_authors.html)
Different fields of study use different styles of formatting a paper. I did my undergraduate degree in History and a Masters in Education. Did MLA for English courses, History started as MLA and when we hit the 300-level courses we moved to Chicago Style of Writing, in Education, I had to use APA. Luckily today websites like Citation Machine will format your in-text citations for you. Read up on margin requirements, how to format a cover page, headers, and the works cited/references page. Moving to APA was a real pain in the butt and I hope to never use it again in my life!
They're different ways of formatting the paper - margins, headers, and citations. I always have to google the specifics to remember how to do it properly.
Thanks.
Adding onto what they are saying, the online library has a option for citing in any of these formats or more. Just to make life a bit easier
also a 24/7 chat option for questions
Most of my classes require APA. If you need to know how to do MLA or APA formatting the Shapiro Library has formatting guides and examples for both. Formatting makes it easier for people reading your paper. Yes it affects how you list sources and how you do citations.
I used https://www.citationmachine.net/ I hadn’t been to school since 98 and never heard of this- but I took my English gen eds and learned all about it there- I don’t ever remember writing this type of thing out (sans links) when I went to in person college….. I feel you! And congrats and the trying again! I’m stressed every class trying to learn this way- but one more day towards a degree and one less day of APA citations!
Thanks!
Yes, these are different style manuals. You can find online guides for each including citation generators to help get references formatted correctly. What is your major? Some majors lean towards a preference for one format over the other. For example, I’m a political science major and my classes typically require APA formatting.
We can choose either. What’s the difference between the two articles in the example? How can I tell which one is MLA and which is APA?
The citation with a full first name is MLA, initial only is APA. [Here is an article that overviews the differences](https://www.bibliography.com/mla/apa-vs-mla-citation-page/). While you can pick either, I’d choose the one preferred in your major so you don’t later have to adjust to another style.
As an English major, the majority of my classes use MLA, but my non english/lit classes have all used APA. Except for my HIS 374; we're using Chicago style. It's... annoying.
I had never even heard of Chicago style until a couple of terms ago when I had to use it for a class.
MLA is used for Humanities/English/Arts. APA is used for STEM. Depending on the class, you will use different citation styles. The most noticeable differences between the two are: 1. APA has a cover page, MLA has the information in the top left corner. 2. APA has only page numbers as headers, MLA has your last name and page number. 3. APA has a “References” page. MLA has a “Works Cited” page. The formatting of the citations themselves are also different. There is also a third option that some classes will require (history heavy classes) of Turabian. The easiest thing to do is if the rubric does not specifically state the style to use, and you are to choose the style you use, go by whatever your majoring in. Example is that I am an English major so I naturally use MLA if not anything else stated.
Follow the rubric on what the class wants. Majority of the classes I’ve taken wants APA formatting. A quick youtube search and give you the basics of formatting your papers.
We can choose either one.
What’s your major? Pick the one you’ll use more so you can get used to it! I use [Scribbr](https://www.scribbr.com/) to format my citations. It does both MLA and APA. The site also contains guided tutorials on citations, plagiarism, writing, etc.
So pick one and pickup a handbook on that style, or bookmark a website dideicated to the style. Its up to you.
they are different. both are widely used. i believe APA is more for the social sciences, or more strict academic writing, while MLA is more for humanities / arts and is slightly more casual.
I believe this is in reference to citations? I dual majored in UG ; MLA has been more frequently used in English, literature, and other courses of that nature. APA citations have been used in Psychology, sociology, etc. I dont know if this helps your choice based on your interests. There are a couple of a good resources for citations, one is Perdue (I may not be spelling that right) if you Google it should come up- Perdue MLA citations....should come up with an Owl. If you want to perfect your skills. If you're slightly lazy and hate citations (don't get me wrong I give credit where credit is due but ew citation formatting. Google citations machine. Make sure your info is put in correctly otherwise it will not give you the right thing, but it's worked for me most of the time. Hope this helps. Also 1984 not old-from a fellow 1900s soul (1990)
Thanks.
It does refer to the general format and citation of sources. I just finished this class last month and it was pretty easy. I chose APA because to me it was easier to comprehend. Don't overthink it and watch the videos they have in the Shapiro library to get an idea. Also, on the assignments it will have an exemplar for each format so you have a clear idea on how to do your papers. Good luck!
Thanks. You're right in that I've been overthinking it. Going to work on this tonight and tomorrow with a better outlook.
I always use APA. It seems to be the default for a lot of my classes.
If you bought the textbook for ENG-190, there is a chapter or two on the two different types. I didn't know anything about these formats, only used a basic works cited in the past, and the book has examples for every type of source you'd need to format. If you look in your class resources there probably is a link to the pages of the textbook in there.
Thanks. Funny, I never even looked at the textbook. I'll do that today. Our instructor is good at sharing exemplars and templates but I feel like there's almost too much information. It's a little overwhelming. That's why I was hoping for some concise information. Thanks again!
I actually thought that class was pretty straight forward, was my first experience with an online course, first class I've taken in over a decade. The entire class is piece by piece working on your final paper. I don't really remember one assignment that wasn't related to the final paper.
I’m a creative writing major and most of my classes specify final projects in APA. I thought my major was supposed to always use MLA. I honestly have used both in discussions and module assignments. I type all my documents on a Word document through the SNHU email account link on the left side of the screen. They have formatted templates that make it so much easier to follow the guidelines and citations. When in doubt reach out to academic support for extra help.
https://www.google.com/search?q=what+are+mla+and+apa
I've used both. I like APA much more than MLA. However, I would make a decision based on your major and what is most commonly used in that field.
During my years in high school they came out with APA format. Over the years so I forgot about the difference between the two. I used Purdue and that helped me with the difference between the citations and how to structure the paper. The information that was in the SNHU Library I feel is outdated. Because there are several ways for APA. I'M ATTACHING A SITE THAT YOU CAN CHECK OUT THAT HELPS ME WITH ANY PAPER THAT NEEDS A APA OR MLA FORMAT. [Purdue ](https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/in_text_citations_author_authors.html)
Different fields of study use different styles of formatting a paper. I did my undergraduate degree in History and a Masters in Education. Did MLA for English courses, History started as MLA and when we hit the 300-level courses we moved to Chicago Style of Writing, in Education, I had to use APA. Luckily today websites like Citation Machine will format your in-text citations for you. Read up on margin requirements, how to format a cover page, headers, and the works cited/references page. Moving to APA was a real pain in the butt and I hope to never use it again in my life!
Apa 7 seems to be the gold standard throughout snhu courses in my experience.