Literature Review: How to Do It Properly
Are you looking for some pieces of advice, which will be helpful for you in writing your literature review? May be this article is what you need? I think, that the suggestions, which are presented here will help you.
It is not very difficult to read this article (it will take about 5 minutes). So, turn on light music, make a cup of hot tea (or fresh juice) and start reading.
Very often students write a literature review, when they are writing their dissertation. In this case the length of your literature review should be about 20 pages. It is a full chapter and you should do it at high level.
It depends on you which structure for your literature review you will choose, you should remember only one thing – your main assignment is to prove that your work relates to other existed studies and that your work makes sense. It may be chronological or thematic. If you may present other way – you are welcome, just be sure that it is correct and correspond the rules.
The purpose of your literature review is not just enumerate the sources, you have used, but also you should demonstrate their impact on your project, express your opinion concerning the book and prove that his\her project is important and connected to the concrete field of study.
You should also take into consideration the fact for whom you write your literature review. You, students, very often write literature review like an additional part of your dissertation (thesis), so pay attention to the importance of your project and show, that you are aware about what you are writing. Be sure in your words and everything will be okay!