{"id":21,"date":"2022-05-20T21:08:58","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T21:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-ecc-guidetowriting\/chapter\/about-this-course\/"},"modified":"2022-05-20T21:08:58","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T21:08:58","slug":"about-this-course","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-ecc-guidetowriting\/chapter\/about-this-course\/","title":{"raw":"About This Course","rendered":"About This Course"},"content":{"raw":"\nThis writing style guide covers the fundamentals of English usage and writing. It includes sections on grammar and mechanics, editing, formatting, academic citation and research documentation, including the latest MLA and APA style guidelines. 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