What is literature?
(latin word litera which means : letters
Written works, especially those
considered of superior or lasting
artistic merit.
Literature Review
• Summary of the significant research
published on a topic.
• Shows the relationship between
research studies.
• Secondary source
ACTIVITY
• SEARCH A SAMPLE OF LITERATURE REVIEW ON
THE GOOGLE SCHOLAR.
• CHOOSE A TOPIC OF YOUR CHOICE
• WRITE ATLEAST 3 PARAGRAPHS.
REVIEW OF RELATED
LITERATURE
• It is reviewing the major works, the
literature regarding your narrow
topic.
• It is taking the snapshots, capturing
the major concepts of your topic
and showing their relationships.
-David Taylor,2010
According to Dr. Amadeo
Pangilinan Cristobal Jr.(2016)
•It is the process of
compiling, classifying and
evaluating what other
researchers have written on
a certain topic.
What are the purpose of Review
of Related Literature?
1. Improves the
understanding of your
topic.
2. Update your readers
on your topic.
3. It makes your research study
objective and empirical.
Ways in writing RRL
1. COLLECT SOURCES
( published academic or scholarly peer-reviewed sources only.
Books,textbooks, manuals, encyclopedia, bulletins , journals,
articles and other printed materials and online materials
sources.
Example of E- Sources: Google Scholar, Google books, Microsoft
Academic and ERIC (Educational Research Information Center)
Collect sources that are recent as much as possible
2. ANALYZE AND EVALUATE-do skimming and scanning
- analytical reading, note taking /highlighting
3. Arrange or outline
4. Summarize and write
Techniques of organizing your
sources
• Traditional
• Chronological
• Thematic
• Methodological
• Theoretical
3 Parts
•Introduction
•Main body
•Conclusion
Bonus tips
• Proofread
• Avoid overuse of passive voice of verbs in sentences
• Check repetitive phrases
• Don’t use informal language
• Use cohesive or transition words
Cohesive devices
• At one hand
• On the other hand
• In addition to
• In contrary
• Similarly
• For instance
• Specifically
• Consequently
• Moreover
• Hence
• Etc..