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1. Writing a Literature Review

2. Literature Review A literature review is a type of academic writing that provides an overview of a specific topic.

3. Literature Review It surveys scholarly work such as academic books (but not textbooks), computerize databases, conference proceedings, dissertation's/theses, empirical studies government reports, historical records, journal article, monographs, and statistical handbooks.

4. Literature Review As an advance form of academic writing, a literature review critically analyzes the relationship among the scholarly works and the current work.

5. Literature Review It can be written as a stand-alone paper or as part of a research paper explaining a theoretical framework and related studies. Unlike an annotated bibliography which presents a summary and synthesis (i.e., linking different sources).

6. Annotated Bibliography Book Review Literature Review Summarizes the references and explain how important they are in addressing the research questions. Evaluates a book Review.   Revies a significant number of scholarly works to be identify what is known and not known about a topic. Below are the differences among the sources

7. Functions of a Literature Review This type of a review has the following roles. Justifies research questions, method or theoretical and conceptual framework Establish the relevance of the topic Provide necessary information to better understand a specific topic or study Shows reviewers familiarity and mastery of the topic Resolves conflict among contradictory studies

8. Structure of a Literature Review

9. Introduction Purpose for writing literature review and the importance of the topic being reviewed Scope the review Criteria used for selecting the literature Organizational pattern of the review

10. Body Historical background Relevant theories Relationship between and among the studies, and how each study advanced a theory Strengths and weaknesses of each paper Various viewpoints on the topic

11. Conclusion Restatement of the main argument or thesis Main agreements and disagreements in the literature If stand-alone paper conclusions; implications; and direction for future studies If part of a thesis or research paper linking of the literature review to the research questions Overall perspective on the topic

12. Guidelines in Writing a Literature Review -composed of three distinct parts -literature search , evaluation and analysis of articles and writing the literature review

13. Literature Search Review the documentation style (e.g., APA, MLA, Chicago) that you will adopt and be familiar with its format in relation to writing a literature review. 2. Choose and focus on a topic that you will explain.

14. Literature Search 3. Determine the kind and number of sources you will be using. Will your literature review be exclusive to articles or will it include other documents? Will you focus on experimental studies or will you also include theoretical papers that explain a theory?

15. Literature Search 4. Survey the available online databases relevant to your topic. These include ProQuest, Science Direct, JSTOR, or Google Scholar. As much as possible, include only the references published by top journals and publishers.

16. Literature Search 5. Use relevant keywords when searching for scholarly documents or article. Example: I f your topic is about the impact of Facebook-based e-portfolios on the writing skills of ESL learners, your possible keywords are Facebook, ESL writing, e-portfolio, portfolio assessment, Facebook-based e-portfolio, and social networking site.

17. Literature Search 6. Always include landmark studies or papers (i.e.., studies which had remarkably changed the field) related to your topic. 7. Always evaluate the sources for coverage and currency. Include only those articles directly related to your topic.

18. Evaluation and Analysis of Articles

19. 1. Skim the articles and read their abstracts 2. Group the articles and other documents according to their categories. 3. Take down notes. Focus on the research questions, methodology used, major findings and their explanation, and conclusion.

20. 4. Summarize the details using a concept map. In this way, you will see the relationship, similarities and differences among the articles. 5. Write a synthesis of the references you have rea before writing the actual literature review. 6. Create an outline. You may look for other literature reviews to serve as models for writing the outline.

21. Writing the Literature Review

22. Once all the materials are ready and you have clear outline of the ideas you want to express, you may now start the actual writing process. 1. State clearly your thesis or main argument and be guided by it accordingly.

23. 2. Below is an example of a thesis statement for a literature review. ‘’Because of Facebook's popularity, many educators have explored its educational use in the tertiary level.’’ 3. If you say that no studies have been conducted on one aspect of your topic, justify it.

24. 4 . Direct the readers to other related literature reviews that cover items which you do not intend to cover. 5 . You may use the citation format "(see Author, year)" or follow 6. the format prescribed by your chosen documentation style.

25. 8. Never treat a literature review as a series of annotated bibliography. 9. Use headings and subheadings to classify the parts of your topic. 10. For each topic, heading, analyze the differences among studies and look for gaps.

26. 11. Note that each paragraph should focus on one aspect of the topic. 12. Use effective transitions to make your review easier to read and understand.

27. 13. The body of the literature review can be organized thematically, methodologically, or chronologically. 15. Use direct quotations sparingly 16. Classify important definitions.

28. Activity 4: Write T if the statement is true and F if false.

29. __1. A literature review require skills in summarizing but not in synthesizing information. __2. A literature review is an example of academic writing. __3. A literature review is limited only to articles. __4. A literature review requires skills in selecting sources. __5. A literature review shows a research gap.

30. __6. Direct quotation should be used as frequently as possible. __7. Writing a literature review involves higher-order thinking skills. __8. The main purpose of making a literature review is to analyze literary texts such as short stories and novels.

31. __9. The quality of review is dependent on the quality of the reviewed articles. __10. The scope of the review should be indicated in the introduction.

32. A literature review is a synthesis of whatever professionals or researchers in the field are saying about a particular topic in the area. It can be written separately from a research paper. It must be updated, and it must supply new interpretations of the issue or subject matter based on the information presented.