Today I’m going to teach you a few simple tricks to make this seemingly boring literature review interesting. You know, life is like playing cards, sometimes you have to be a bit strategic to win, right? So what, we also have to be a little bit strategic and creative to make your paper more impressive when we do a literature review.
First of all, let’s make it clear that a literature review is not about reading a few articles and then simply copying them. Instead, you need to:
1. extract the main points, rather than copying the original text;
2. analyse and compare, and come up with your own unique insights;
3. summarise the core ideas of the literature in your own words.
This is how you can make your literature review both academic and eye-catching.
So, how can you write a literature review that both reflects your academic level and is eye-catching? Don’t worry, I’m here to give you tips.
The first step is to determine the direction of research. It’s just like you have to pick a destination if you want to go travelling. You have to decide which area you want to research first, and then go find the relevant literature.
The second step is to collect literature. This is like you have to prepare your luggage first if you want to go travelling. You have to find the literature related to your research area and then read it carefully.
The third step is to organise the literature. This is just like you have to plan your trip if you want to go travelling. You have to categorise the collected literature according to topics or authors, and then list out the key information of each literature, such as title, methods, conclusions and so on.
The fourth step is to write a literature review. This is just like you are going to travel and have to start enjoying the journey. You have to summarise the general situation of the research area in your own words based on the collated literature, and also add your own analysis and conclusions.
Step 5: Revise and improve. This is just like you have to keep adjusting your itinerary if you are going on a trip. You have to double-check your literature review to see if there are any omissions or mistakes, and then revise and improve it.
Of course, if you think these steps are too troublesome, that’s okay, I have another lazy way – the use of literature review writing tool.
This tool is called ‘PAPER DIGEST’, and its main functions include topic selection, literature review, preface writing, title embellishment, keyword recommendation, thesis innovation theory matching, method matching, thesis innovation, abstract writing, conclusion writing, theoretical framework…. …and so on. The scope of application includes writing undergraduate thesis, master’s thesis, doctoral dissertation, journal paper, research proposal, subject declaration …… and so on.
The method of use is also very simple, only need to enter the professional direction and the formulation of the title, you can automatically generate the content, if you are not satisfied with the results can also be regenerated!
In short, although the literature review looks boring, but as long as you master the right methods and techniques, it is actually quite an interesting thing. I hope that my sharing today can inspire you, I wish you good luck in your research, and become a bull in the research world as soon as possible!
