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UNIT 3
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LITERATURE REVIEW

Students are able to:
1. select appropriate theories and
empirical review related to the
research topic.
2. write a literature review section of
a research-based paper.
istylppropriately

Discussion REVIEWING THE LITERATURE
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After selecting the appropriate approach for your Introduction, the next thing is

to include some references related to your research such as books, journals, articles,
and conference presentations. There are two points that you have to consider in

presenting the selected references. First, discuss only the most relevant parts of the

references for your research. Second, clearly present the references you have
selected in the order to show the

interrelation of one another and to show
Commonly used
what topic of research you are going to
expressions in reviewing
discuss. literature:
As reported by …
It is impossible to find a brand new
Based on …
research topic as there are some scholars According to …
A survey found that…
who have examined similar topics related
Other report said that…
to yours. You may use some selective Added by…

sources and theory showing that you

address sufficient knowledge on your topic.

As an addition, you may also highlight any controversies found related to your topic.

Instead of stating your opinion, this section is supposed to present ideas based on

data and theory. You should avoid listing the theories and ensure that the theories

you put in this section is interrelated to your topic.

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