SPAN 4365 (Dr. Santos-Sopena): Spanish Lit/Dreams and Visions

Using someone else's words or ideas without giving them credit is called plagiarism. Avoid plagiarism by learning to correctly cite your sources any time you borrow from someone else. Be sure to use the correct citation format for your course. The Student Handbook: Categories of Academic Dishonesty outlines how plagiarism is defined at WT.

Writing styles are sets of standards for:

• How to format a paper: font, margins, structure
• How to structure citations, both within the text and for the list of sources at the end of the paper
• The way a paper will be written: grammar, word usage, etc.
• What counts as evidence in a discipline

Ask your professor what style you should be using! Use the resources bellow for more information.

MLA Style is used primarily in the Modern Language, English, and similar disciplines.

Use the following links from the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) to format your:

1. MLA Paper
2. Works Cited
3. MLA In-text Citations

Additionally, the library has a print copy of the MLA manual. See below for further information on finding a copy:

If you need help, contact the writing center or

These are just a few free tools you can use to manage your research, articles, and citations to help you stay organized.