Writing a Literature Review
Ⅰ. Definition of Literature Review
— It"s a(n)
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and discussion of the literature in a given area of study.
— It is organized in time order or in
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order.
— It is not an
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, nor a summary.
Ⅱ. Purpose and Audience of a Literature Review
— to
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specific arguments and ideas in a field of study
— to examine the
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or areas needing further study
— to demonstrate the
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and validity of the research
— different audience will require different types of literature review
Ⅲ. Questions a Literature Review Should Answer
— What have been done
— What
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have been used Are they improved
— What could be improved
— What are the future directions in this subject
— What could you
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to the field
Ⅴ. Length of a Literature Review
— A full chapter or at least
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pages for a thesis or dissertation
— A few pages for an assignment
Ⅵ.
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of a Literature Review
— Group sources in order of
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Papers focusing on
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, historiographical papers etc.
Example: reviews on mental illness
— Group sources in terms of topics they cover
A stronger method, because it helps avoid
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the sources
Example: ff a paper is about changes in popular music, possible sections are researches about production of music, dissemination of music,
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and historical studies of popular music.
— REMEMBER:
Literature review is the discussion of
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among previous researches and your work