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ENGL355-01 Professional Topics

Suggested resources for CEL partner research

Brainstorm Keywords and Concepts

Tip: Use a Concept Map

Squares connected with arrows and labels: First box reads: Your research question or topic. Three arrows point to three sub-boxes with the label 2. Pull out key concepts from your topic. An arrow from each of these boxes points to another box labeled with: 3. brainstorm keywords and a final note reads 4. Pick a keyword from each box to begin searching the databases.

When you are searching for articles or sources for a research project, you can use a concept map to break down your research topic into keywords.

You can save this concept map for later, or draw your own when you want to select keywords for your research projects.

Brainstorm Possible Sources