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What’s New in the Ninth Edition of the MLA Handbook (Spring 2021)

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What is MLA Handbook Plus?

MLA Handbook Plus is a new, subscription-based digital product providing online access to the ninth edition of the MLA Handbook. To learn more about MLA Handbook… Read More

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MLA Guide to Digital Literacy, 2nd Edition: An Interview with the Author

by Ellen C. Carillo

Ellen C. Carillo talks to the MLA about the MLA Guide to Digital Literacy, second edition. Read More

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Integrating Quotations in Research Writing: A Lesson for College Students

by Andrew Shipe

A lesson for college students on incorporating quotations Read More

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When referring to a person’s age, do I use numerals or words?

To decide whether to use numerals or words to refer to a person’s age, follow the advice in sections 2.127 and 2.128 of the MLA… Read More

A Reflection on Disability Studies: Enabling the Humanities on Its Twentieth Anniversary

MLA Guide to Digital Literacy, 2nd Edition: An Interview with the Author

Teaching Claire de Duras’s Ourika

Teaching Nineteenth-Century Activist Rhetorics Today: An Interview

How and Why to Teach Late-Twentieth-Century Mexicana and Chicana Writers: An Interview

Teaching the Popular Literature of Nineteenth-Century France

Considering Audience through Search Engine Optimization

How to Apply Composition Techniques to a Cover Letter

Celebrating the Oscars—the MLA Way

Descriptions Used as Titles of Persons

Understanding Back-Formations: Established Expressions or Curious Coinages?

Parts of the Whole: Using Comprise and Compose

How Do I Know If I’ve Used Due to Correctly?

To Affect or Effect—to What Effect?

Sports Terms in MLA Style

Chess Terms in MLA Style

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When referring to a person’s age, do I use numerals or words?

To decide whether to use numerals or words to refer to a person’s age, follow the advice in sections 2.127 and 2.128 of the MLA… Read More

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How do I cite generative AI in MLA style?

The MLA’s method for citing sources uses a template of core elements—standardized criteria that writers can use to evaluate sources and create works-cited-list entries based… Read More

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How do I cite a time line?

How you cite a time line will depend on where it was published. Published in a Print Work If the time line is included as… Read More

What’s New in the Ninth Edition of the MLA Handbook (Spring 2021)

What is MLA Handbook Plus?

MLA Guide to Digital Literacy, 2nd Edition: An Interview with the Author

Integrating Quotations in Research Writing: A Lesson for College Students

When referring to a person’s age, do I use numerals or words?

Teaching Resources

Advice from the Editors

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When referring to a person’s age, do I use numerals or words?

How do I cite generative AI in MLA style?

How do I cite a time line?

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