2.1. Summarizing
Summarizing theories Synthesis Matrix A synthesis matrix is used to contrast theoretical perspectives on different issues (2-3, max. 4, different authors, traditions or papers). Think for example “Chomsky vs. Saussure’s linguistics” or “Krashen vs.
2.2. Literature review
Examples of literature reviews, research syntheses and meta-analyses
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