Practical Research (Chapter 1)

1. Review of Related
Literature

2. Chapter II: Review of Related Literature
Literature – is the body of
knowledge that has been published
about your topic.

3. A. Finding the Sources:
Library
Journals
Internet:
googlebooks (http://books.google.com)
Google Scholar
(http://schoolar.google.com)
http://www.researchgate.net
http://www.academia.edu

4. B. Selecting the Best Sources:
Books and journals
Written by experts on the topic
Recently published articles

5. C. Citing Properly
APA Style (American Psychological
Association)
MLA Style (Modern Languages
Association)

6. Citing inside the Text
 1. Using a direct quote – used only if you
want to use the exact words of the source
(use quotation marks)
Not ideally longer than 20 words
Should use no more than 3 direct quotes per
page.
Provide: family name (or last name), year of
publication, page number where the direct
quote came from.

7. 2. paraphrasing – used to synthesize in your own words
what you read from a source
3. Comparison – in writing literature review, it is
important to indicate where different sources stated the
same thing.
4. Contrast – state how two or more sources are different
5. Critical Analysis – calls for your critical thinking. From
what you read, you should try to find something that
doesn’t have a convincing argument. It is your job to
state why the argument presented in a source is not well
supported.

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