Teaching the History of the English Language: An Interview
The study of the history of the English language (HEL) reaches back to the fifth century and around the globe. Instructors face the challenges of teaching . . .Published 23 April 2019
Teaching Research Skills: An Interview with Librarians
Researching a paper for a literature class is challenging for many students. In the forthcoming MLA Guide to Undergraduate Research in Literature, Elizabeth Brookbank . . .Published 22 April 2019
Adopting Writing Center Practices in Teaching
In an oft-cited essay, Stephen North argues that the “job” of writing centers “is to produce better writers, not better writing” (438). As a writing center . . .Published 16 April 2019
Tips for Teaching Community-Engagement Projects in the College Writing Classroom
Last spring, I asked students in a section of my Composition II course to work with campus faculty members who were studying how other students made decisions . . .Published 19 February 2019
Scaffolding Writing Assignments in the Community College Classroom
Forty percent of college students in the United States attend one of the country’s more than eleven hundred community colleges. About half of these students will . . .Published 15 February 2019
Digital Literacy in “Post-Truth America”: An Interview
Students face challenges navigating the amount of information available to them and assessing its quality and reliability. Teachers and librarians are at the front lines, equipping . . .Published 31 July 2018
Should my student provide both English and Chinese versions of a works-cited-list entry when citing a work in Chinese?
In its publications, the MLA prefers to provide works-cited-list entries in the original script, along with a translation and sometimes a transliteration, for works not . . .Published 28 February 2018
If I incorporate published materials in an online course, should I include the original publication details?
Yes. . . .Published 17 November 2017
Make MLA Style Work for You: Create Your Own House Style
Most writers think of citation styles as monolithic, inflexible sets of rules, but MLA 8 is a method that was built for customization. It is meant to . . .Published 24 February 2017
What guidance should I give my students for preparing an annotated bibliography?
Students should style a source in an annotated bibliography just as they would in a list of works cited and then append an annotation to the end . . .Published 4 November 2016