Dr. Dean Taciuch
George Mason University

Spring 2008


English 302: S02 & S05
Literature Review

As part of the research project for this course, you will write a literature review including 5-10 sources gathered from the GMU library databases. Most of these sources should be scholarly studies of the topic addressed in your research proposal.

The literature review should be 5-7 pages, doublespaced. The review should have three sections:

  1. Introduction: Brief overview of the issue and of the published research. The introduction needs to have a thesis – a statement about the current research situation. The introduction should also outline the main lines of research you will present in the body of the review.

  2. Body: Detailed discussion of the main lines of research. The body should be organized thematically, not by source. (A source-by-source discussion is a narrative bibliography)

  3. Conclusion: Summary of the current research situation, including gaps or weaknesses in the current research.

 

Resources:


http://psychology.gmu.edu/writing/types.htm#litreview

http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/literature_review.html

 

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