Reading Introduction to MLA Format

1
Reading Introduction to MLA Format

• Dr. Yun-Pi YuanNovember 27, 2009

2
MLA Format- Works Cited (1)
Basic Format Last name, First name. Title of
Book. Place of Publication Publisher, Year of
Publication. Medium of Publication.

• Book with One Author
• Gleick, James. Chaos Making a New Science. New
  York Penguin, 1987. Print.
• Book with More Than One Author
• Gillespie, Paula, and Neal Lerner. The Allyn and
  Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring. Boston Allyn,
  2000. Print.

ATTENTION Last name, First name (1st) and First
name Last name (2nd).
3
MLA Format- Works Cited (2)

• A Translated Book
• Cite as you would any other book. Add
  "Trans."the abbreviation for translated byand
  follow with the name(s) of the translator(s).
• Foucault, Michel. Madness and Civilization A
  History of Insanity in the Age of Reason.
  Trans. Richard Howard. New York Vintage-Random
  House, 1988. Print.

4
MLA Format- Works Cited (3)

• Arrange your references alphabetically. For
  example
• Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Oxford Oxford
  University Press, 2000. Print.
• Chiel, Deborah. Connie and Carla. New York ONYX,
  2004. Print.
• Weisberger, Lauren. The Devil Wears Prada. New
  York Anchor Books, 2006. Print.
• Other examples http//web.ntnu.edu.tw/69821035
  8/shares/Works_Cited_sample.doc

5

• Send your Vocabulary test to 698210358_at_ntnu.edu.t
  w
• Please use the following format for your Word
  file of the vocabulary test.your first name_last
  name_vocab_reading
• e.g., Peter_Lin_vocab_reading

6
Work Cited

• Purdue OWL. "MLA Formatting and Style Guide."
  The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 10 May
  2008. Web. 26 Nov. 2009.