Writing Literature Reviews
A literature review has the next functions:
1) to prove your selection of research question, conceptual or theoretical framework, and method;
2) to set the importance of your topic;
3) to provide backdrop information necessary to understand your study;
4) to show your audience that you are familiar with important and current research pertinent to your topic;
5) to set your study as a link in a researching chain, which is developing your knowledge in a field.
The literature review traditionally presents a historical general idea of the research literature and the theory, with a special stress on the literature particular to the thesis subject. Also, it serves to maintain the proposition and argument behind your thesis, utilizing evidence come from experts or authorities in your research area.
Your literature review may be stand-alone, embedded in the discussion, or segmented in a sequence of chapters on some topics. The review of literature must be formed by a concentration on main areas of interest, comprising research that provides a backdrop to the topic. Also, it should be choosy. A typical mistake in review writing is to explain everything that you have read despite its relevance. In your literature review writing, it is helpful to think about your review as a funnel - begin wide with the synopsis and fast narrow into discussing your research, which relates to your definite topic.
Also, you can think about supplying your readers with long shots to give a firm sense of the backdrop; middle distance shots when the main elements and figures to be studied are brought obviously into view; and lose-up shots when the specific focus of your paper is pinpointed.