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OBJECTIVES
:
AT THE END OF THE LESSON YOU WILL LEARN THE FOLLOWING:

1. DEFINE THE LITERATURE REVIEW

2. KNOW THE PURPOSE OF LITERATURE REVIEW IN ACADEMIC WRITING

3. DISCOVER HOW TO USE LITERATURE REVIEW IN ACADEMIC WRITING

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LITERATURE
REVIEW
A LITERATURE REVIEW – IS A PIECE OF ACADEMIC WRITING
DEMONSTRATING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF
THE ACADEMIC LITERATURE ON A SPECIFIC TOPIC PLACED IN
A CONTEXT.
 A LITERATURE REVIEW
- IS A SURVEYS SCHOLARLY ARTICLES, BOOKS AND OTHER
SOURCES (E.G DISSERTATIONS, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS)
RELEVANT TO A PARTICULAR ISSUE, AREA OF RESEARCH OR
THEORY.
-PROVIDES A SHORT DESCRIPTION AND CRITICAL EVALUATION OF
WORK CRITICAL TO THE TOPIC.
-OFFERS AN
OVERVIEW OF SIGNIFICANT LITERATURE PUBLISHED ON A TOPIC.
THE PURPOSE OF
LITERATURE
REVIEW
 THE PURPOSE OF A LITERATURE REVIEW. IS TO COLLECT
REVELANT, TIMELY RESEARCH ON YOUR CHOSEN TOPIC, AND
SYNTHESIZE IT INTO A COHESIVE SUMMARY OF EXISTING
KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELD.
HOW TO WRITE OR
USE A LITERATURE
REVIEW
STEP1: DEFINE
- WHAT IS THE SPECIFIC RESEARCH QUESTION THAT YOUR LITERATURE
REVIEW HELP TO DEFINE?
ARE THERE A MAXIMUM OR
MINIMUM NUMBER OF SOURCES THAT YOUR REVIEW SHOULD INCLUDE?

ASK US.IF YOU HAVE QUESTION ABOUT REFINING YOUR TOPIC, SEARCH
METHODS, WRITING TIPS, OR CITATION MANAGEMENT.
 STEP: 2 IDENTIFY THE
LITERATURE
-START BY SEARCHING BOADLY.LITERATURE FOR YOU
REVIEW WILL TYPICALLY BE ACQUIRED BE THROUGH
SCHOLARLYBOOKS, JOURNAL ARTICLES, AND/OR
DISSERTATIONS. DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IS
OUT THERE, WHAT TERMS ARE ACCURATE AND HELPFUL,
ETC. AND KEEP TRACK OF ALL OF IT WITH CITATION
MANAGEMENT TOOLS. IF YOU NEED HELP FIGURING OUT KEY
TERMS AND WHERE TO SEARCH.
 STEP: 2 IDENTIFY THE
LITERATURE
-MINE THE REFERENCES CITED SECTION OF EACH REVELANT
SOURCE FOR ADDITIONAL KEYS SOURCES.

-USE GOOGLE SHOLAR OR SCOPUS TO FIND OTHER SOURCES THAT

HAVE CITED A PARTICULAR WORK
 STEP: 3 CRITICALLY ANALYZE THE
LITERATURE
-KEY TO YOUR LITERATURE REVIEW IS CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE
LITERATURE COLLECTED AROUND YOUR TOPIC. THE ANALYSIS
WILL EXPLORE RELATIONSHIPS, MAJOR THEMES, AND ANY
CRITICAL GAPS IN THE RESEARCH EXPRESSED IN THE WORK. READ
AND SUMMARIZE EACH SOURCE WITH AN EYE TOWARD ANALYZING
AUTHORITY, CURRENCY, COVERAGE, METHODOLOGY, AND
RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER WORKS. THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO’S
WRITING CENTER PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF
QUESTIONS YOU CAN USE TO ANALYZE YOUR SOURCES.
 STEP: 4 CATEGORIZE YOUR
QUESTION
DIVIDE THE AVAILABLE RESOURCES THAT PERTAIN TO YOUR RESEARCH
INTO CATEGORIES REFLECTING THEIR ROLES IN ADDRESSING YOUR
RESEARCH QUESTION. POSSIBLE WAYS TO CATEGORIZE RESOURCES
INCLUDE ARGANIZATION

-CHRONOLOGY
-THEME
-METHODOLOGY
-THEORETICAL/PHILOSOPICAL APPROACH
THANK YOU!
MEMBERS:
1. CHERRY MAE F. BIDES
2. ERICA M. ARCAN
3. JAYLOUI ORAP-ORAP