I'm a first-time EFL teacher, and I'm currently working with a Vietnamese university professor who is writing a research paper on the US-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement. Since I'm more familiar with the APA format, I had him write his paper using that format. However, I noticed that the APA format requires the writer to cite his methods--which includes the citation of participants, materials and procedure. The professor couldn't really write this section in that manner because his research is mostly based on literature review. I'm started to think that he should follow the MLA format instead, since it didn't require a methods section; however, I read in one website that most advanced business papers should be written in the APA format. Now, I'm really confused about which format to use when.
Should I just let him follow through with the APA format since he already started it that way, or should I shift gears and have him do the paper in MLA format?
Which format to use when
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