I think the first time I learned MLA citation was in middle school. I think I was in seventh grade or so so around 13. I defiantly learned it first in English so MLA. We may have been taught MLA but we probably didn’t;t do it right. I believe that learning a specific citation is important because each style is optimized for its respective field. My opinion is based more one what I have been taught. Ives always been told that citations change apon changing subjects, and that’s why each is import.