Academic English for Tertiary Studies: EAP 5 WK 6 File 8

Writing a critical literature review – the structure Student A

Introduction Summary Critique Conclusion

- title of article - support for your

-
- opinion of the article
- author(s)
- comments on:
- topic and its relevance, length, -
-
importance validity and support
of ideas, and
- author’s area of objectivity -
-
expertise

- thesis
- your (general)
response

Summaries and critiques – What’s the difference?

Summaries - __give an accurate account of the content of the original article_____________________________

Critiques:
___________________________________________________________________________________________

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Writing a critical literature review – the structure Student B

Introduction Summary Critique Conclusion

- - no personal
- the purpose of the
interpretation
article(s)
- summary of each
- - evaluation of the
section
writer’s success in
o including: main
achieving that
points, conclusion(s)
- purpose
- the usefulness of the
article
-

Summaries and critiques – What’s the difference?

Summaries - _______________________________________________________________________________

Critiques - __give an evaluation of the content of the original article____________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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