LITERATURE REVIEW

An overview
 OBJECTIVES

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 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES

Which is better?
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES

Primary sources
→ Research credibility

Good
research
Secondary sources
→ Research significance
 Review the
literature

Collect the
data
(Ary et al, 2010, p. 33)
TASK 1: DISCUSSION

Read the literature review section in two papers and

answer questions in groups

Paper 1: Facebook for informal language learning: Perspectives from

tertiary language students
Paper 2: Student Attitudes and Perceptions of Using Facebook for
Language Learning
1. Where is the LR section placed in a research paper?
2. How many parts are there in each LR?
3. What should be included in a LR?
4. What are the key words each LR section aims to define?
5. What do the two LRs have in common?
6. Which LR do you find more approachable? Why?
 TASK 2: DISCUSSION

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1. WHAT IS A LITERATURE REVIEW?

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2. WHY IS A LITERATURE REVIEW NEEDED?

A LR shows A LR demonstrates

an in-depth grasp of your your literature searching abilities

topic
your critical appraisal of information
An understanding of to judge its trustworthiness, value
where your own research and relevance
fits into and adds to an
existing body of what you have learnt from others
knowledge
a starting point for new ideas
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(Ary et al, 2010, p.62-63)

 TA S K 4 : F I L L I N E A C H S PA C E W I T H O N E W O R D
framework expectation benchmark results extending

➢ results

➢
extending
➢ framework
benchmark

(Creswell, 2018, p. 73)

3. WHERE IN A RESEARCH PROPOSAL? WHY?
4. WHAT IS THE CONTENT OF A LITERATURE
REVIEW BASED ON?

Academic
books
Literature
review
Journal
articles
 EVALUATING SOURCES FOR RELIABILITY

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 5. STEPS IN CONDUCTING A LITERATURE REVIEW

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 WHAT MAKES A GOOD LITERATURE REVIEW

1. Identify areas of prior research to prevent

unintentional duplication.
2. Place each work in the context of its contribution
Thematically
to the understanding of the topic.
Chronologically
3. Describe the relationship of each work to the
Methodologically
others under consideration, noting contradictory
studies.
4. Point the way forward for further research Research question(s)
FURTHER EXAMPLES