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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