Modern Language Association. It is widely used for identifying research sources in the field of arts and literature.
CMS
hicago Manual of Style. Is a style guide for American English that covers topics from manuscript preparation to grammar,usage, and how to format citation.
APA
It is widely used for identifying research paper sources in the field of social sciences.
LITERATURE
derived from the Latin term litera which means letter.
-It is a body of written works.
LITERATURE REVIEW
an overview of the previously published works on a topic
DAVID TAYLOR
IS REVIEWING THE MAJOR WORKS/ LITERATURE REGARDING YOUR NARROW TOPIC.
DR. AMADEO PANGILINAN CRISTOBAL JR.
IS A PROCESS OF COMPILING, CLASSIFYING AND EVALUATING WHAT OTHER RESEARCHER HAVE WRITTEN ON A CERTAIN TOPIC.
CITATION
IWAS DESIGNED FOR USE IN PSYCHOLOGY, BUT TODAY IT’S WIDELY USED ACROSS VARIOUS DISCIPLINES
APA
WAS DESIGNED FOR USE IN PSYCHOLOGY, BUT TODAY IT’S WIDELY USED ACROSS VARIOUS DISCIPLINES, ESPECIALLY IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES.
AUTHOR-DATE
IS MORE COMMON IN THE SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES. SOURCES ARE BRIEFLY CITED IN THE TEXT, USUALLY IN PARENTHESES, BY AUTHOR’S LAST NAME AND YEAR OF PUBLICATION.
3 types of citation
MLA
APA
CMS
4 STEPS IN WRITING PROCESS
COLLECT SOURCES
ANALYSE AND EVALUATE
ARRANGE / OUTLINE
SUMMARIZE AND WRITE
COLLECT SOURCES
CAN BE FROM PUBLISHED ACADEMIC SOURCES(BOOKS, TEXTBOOKS, ENCYCLOPEDIAS, ETC) OR ONLIN
ANALYSE AND EVALUATE
APPLYING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS TO AVOID ERRORS, FALLACIES, AND ASSUMPTIONS
2 types of ANALYSE AND EVALUATE
skimming
Scanning
SKIMMING
READING RAPIDLY IN ORDER TO GET A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE MATERIAL
SCANNING
READING RAPIDLY IN ORDER TO FIND SPECIFIC FACTS.
TECHNIQUES OF ORGANIZING SOURCES
TRADITION
CHRONOLOGICAL
THEMATIC APPROACH
METHODOLOGICAL
THEORETICAL
TRADITION
ORGANIZING SOURCES BASED ON THEIR ORIGIN, EITHER INTO LOCAL AND FOREIGN CATEGORIES
CHRONOLOGICAL
SOURCES ARE ARRANGED BASED ON THEIR PUBLICATION DATES, FROM OLDER TO MORE RECENT.
THEMATIC APPROACH
ORGANIZED ACCORDING TO THE THEMES OR TOPICS
METHODOLOGICAL
ORGANIZED BASED ON THE RESEARCH METHODS EMPLOYED IN EACH STUDY
THEORETICAL
ORGANIZED AROUND DIFFERENT THEORIES OR MODELS RELEVANT TO THE RESEARCH TOPIC
INTRODUCTION
gives the reader context to convey the importance of your research; usually at the first sentence of the paragraph
Body
the central portion that presents the findings
Conclusion
is where you wrap up your ideas and leave the reader with a strong final impression.