CHAPTER 2

REVIEW OF
RELATED
LITERATURE
WHAT IS REVIEW OF RELATED
LITERATURE AND STUDIES?

 comprehensive analysis and presentation of

literature and studies that are related to the
current research/thesis
WHAT IS RRLS FOR?

 Gain better and in-depth understanding of your study focus.

 To examine gaps
 To gain insights from previous studies-presentation,
processes, technique (total exposure)
CHARACTERISTICS

Relevant (highly connected)

Recent (not long ago, current)
Sufficient (not too few, not too many)
HOW TO WRITE
 Decide on the themes (aspects, variables)
 Has to do with your research title
o Read and evaluate literature and studies to be included
o Write the topic sentence and organized and paraphrased literature and
studies
o Use transition words (likewise, furthermore, moreover, however, on
the other hand, etc.)
o Recheck the contents and make adjustments if necessary
 SAMPLE

Reading starts at a young age through gazing at images. Numerous research

findings highlight that browsing images among young learners promote love
for reading (author, year). However, author (year), who studied parents and
children conveyed that it is parents’ supervision while children browse that
makes a positive difference. Moreover, (author, year) found that exposures to
colorful letters and images further reinforce reading tendencies, hence
contradicting author (year) claim that plain images already suffice.
MISTAKES TO AVOID

Writing one paragraph per source

Not analyzing the contents
Copying and pasting of paragraphs
Lack of transition words
Inaccurate in-text citations
Some authors are not included in the reference part
 EXAMPLE OF RRL
TITLE: HINDRANCES
EXPERIENCED BY THE SENIOR
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN
ONLINE CLASSES AT SAN
AGUSTIN INSTITUTE AND
TECHNOLOGY