Writing the literature review for an academic article

Part of any academic article or thesis is the literature review. In Thailand, the first thing to remember is that the word “literature,” when used to describe previously published books and articles on any subject, is singular. That means we refer to the “literature” on a topic even when many examples exist. In Thai English, people often say the “literatures” but like much of Thai English, this is incorrect and unidiomatic. So you will be writing a literature review and not a “literatures” review.

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