REVIEW OF RELATED

LITERATURE
CHAPTER 2
FOREIGN LITERATURE

LOCAL LITERATURE

SYNTHESIS
 FOREIGN LITERATURE
Foreign literature studies concerns the comprehensive research of literature
in the language of the country it was written in that includes the study of the re-
gional and historical circumstances in which it was written. While examining the
author’s personal history and views and the historical context the work was writ-
ten in, researchers must also imagine how and why the characters in the literature
act the way they do to better grasp the essence of humanity. Study of any foreign
literature requires acquisition of the language that literature was written in. For
example, in order to study in the field of American and English literature criti-
cism, studies in modern English and business English is carried out concurrently
with other studies. Knowledge of the country’s culture, thinking, and daily cus-
toms are also essential for understanding the background in which a work was
written.
 LOCAL LITERATURE

These are local materials usually printed and found in books, professional
journals and magazines, newspapers and University publications published by
the different colleges and universities in the Philippines.
 SYNTHESIS

Research synthesis is the integration of existing knowledge and re-

search findings pertinent to an issue. The aim of synthesis is to increase the
generality and applicability of those findings and to develop new knowledge
through the process of integration.