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Review of the Literature

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English for Writing Research Papers

Part of the book series: English for Academic Research ((EAR))

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This chapter shows you how to:

  • decide what literature to mention

  • structure your review

  • differentiate your work from the literature

  • highlight the level of innovation in your work along with its limitations

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Wallwork, A. (2016). Review of the Literature. In: English for Writing Research Papers . English for Academic Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26094-5_15

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