The Modern Language Association (MLA) has found something new to include in manuals. But is it a clever way to make money or something that people really need to learn how to cite?
Yeah, they have made up a citation format for the popular micro-blogging website, Twitter.
It actually looks very simple to cite a Tweet. I don't know if I would personally use a Tweet in an academic paper, but I think it is a good idea for more hands on activities. It would just be very difficult to monitor what students are seeing on Twitter, especially in the public school setting.
Anyways, here is an example of how to cite Tweets:
I was kinda hoping this was a joke, but for some reason I think you're being serious! I actually wouldn't have minded seeing what MLA wants a Kindle edition book to be cited as. Location 4589 rather than page 87... Technology moves pretty fast, but I think the Kindle or other web versions of text should have been dealt with before Tweets.
ReplyDeleteI find this information about citing Tweets really interesting but I agree with you about how relevant it would be in an academic paper. I wonder what prompted MLA to create a citation format for Twitter in the first place.
ReplyDeleteWow, this really interesting. I am not surprised though because there is definitely a need to keep up with the changing forms of literacy. Many people have Twitters now, especially those in the spotlight. What if you wanted to quote an author who tweeted a useful statement?
ReplyDeleteI'm half laughing and half amazed as I read this! But consider communications, and other fields. While an ELA or Ed student might not use a tweet in a paper, it might be relevant to quote someone. I'm not sure how I would deal with that as an instructor, but I guess it depends on the type of assignment and the context in which it was used.
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