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Common Errors in Writing the Literature Review

Aiden Yeh

Wenzao Ursuline University

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Need for Background Section

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Need for Background Section

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Citation Phrases

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Citing Authors: Surnames Only

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Citing Authors: Surnames Only

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Direct Quotation: Add page #

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No Long URLS

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Instead add Author’s name and year of publication

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Repetition of Ideas, Sentences

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Lack of Research skills

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Put relevant sections together

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Fragments or incomplete sentences

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You’re writing a research paper not a 5-paragraph essay

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Unjustified claims

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Remove the TINY BUBBLES

   

 

 

   

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Poor flow of ideas in sentences

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No Reference=plagiarized

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Name the theoretical framework and describe it

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Writing Style can be enhanced

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Too many definitions: Simplify