I am LOVING my co-op at RIT University News and it has just a week! Everyone here is really nice and helpful and I'm learning so much!
Here, we use AP style when writing press releases. I have never used the AP format before this week and I'm plunging into it. It reminds me of the time freshmen year when I wrote my first real paper in college when I had to use APA format for the first time. It makes me wonder how so many people come to use different formats other the MLA (the format I was formally taught in high school). I even remember my teacher stating "This is the format you will use in college and in your career. The other formats don't really matter." Now, I think I had a fairly good English education but this is ridiculous. If I feel so behind in formats, how did others feel? I can honestly say I have never used MLA format once in my higher education. I have heard similar complaints from my classmates at RIT. I think teachers need to reevaluate how much time they spend on formatting and the types of formats they cover. I understand it can't all be taught, but an introduction would be nice.
After adjusting to APA format (which I still have to reference on occasion) here pops another challenge! AP format!
Thanks to the stylebook and the editors at University News who are kind enough to explain the technique, I am slowly but surely catching on. My goal is to have read through the AP stylebook by the end of the month.
I will master you AP format... if it's the last thing I do!
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