Writing a critical literature review is sometimes the greatest
difficulty encountered by graduate students in the process of
writing graduate theses or dissertations. Based on analysis of
writing samples and in-depth interview data, this study
investigated five Chinese graduate students' experiences with
writing a literature review at a medium-sized university in Canada.
These students, from five subject areas, held different perceptions
of a literature review, and saw the writing challenges they
encountered mainly as linguistic problems, especially regarding
vocabulary and accuracy at the sentence level. The strategies they
used in the composing process were diverse, with different
individuals relying on them to different degrees. Findings from
this study suggest that Chinese graduate students need assistance
to adjust to the new academic environment and writing genre
expectations. This book will help faculty members to better
understand ESL graduate students' struggle with writing a
literature review in English for academic purposes, and might also
assist universities in designing suitable language courses based on
ESL students' needs.
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