Pre-Assessment for Related Literature

Which does NOT define what a literature review is?

• The process of reading and analyzing published research for the purpose of completing manuscript for publication.

• The process of scrutinizing published research.

• The activity of doing an internet search on a topic and looking through the results.

• The written component of a research project that discusses concepts from other references and research.

Why does a researcher conduct a literature review?

• To familiarize themselves with the strand or the field they are in.

• They are paid to review it.

• The students are required to by their teachers.

• To reproduce existing research, and create a similar result from it.

To start your literature review, what should you do first?

• Formulate your hypothesis

• Ask your teacher

• Write about the articles on your topic

• Identify the research questions

Where should you LEAST go to find the literature on your topic?

• Wikipedia

• Library

• Government Database

• Periodicals

Which is NOT a way to organize a review?

• By theme or concept

• By research questions

• By methodology

• By type of source

The following entry written in APA format is taken from what kind of reference?

Dino, C. M. & Gustilo, L. E. (2015). Literature and Linguistics. Digitalk: An exploration of the linguistic features of CMC. International Journal of Languages, 1(1). doi: 10.7763/IJLLL.2015.V1.11

• Book

• Dictionary

• Journal

• Magazine

The following entry written in APA format is taken from what type of reference?

Coulmas, F. (2005). Sociolinguistics: The study of speakers’ choices. NY: Cambridge University Press.

• Book

• Dictionary

• Journal

• Magazine

What words or phrases establish the connection between the ideas that a writer present as part of the review?

• Verbs

• Sentences

• Transitional Devices

• Proofreading Marks

What does it mean when you say that a source is Operative?

• The writer should be recognized and skillful in writing the content.

• The content should be based on facts and statistics.

• Bias and other forms of personal comments are avoided. If the ideas are mere opinions, remove it.

• The source should be up-to-date, recent, useful and relevant

Which of the following is an ADVANTAGE of searching the world wide web?

• Some materials may be not be appropriate one’s age

• It has a variety of materials that can be accessed anytime

• Because it is for free, anyone can just make and post it

• Downloading and using them can be tricky due to copyright law