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Writing a Research Proposal Content I Introduction: what is a proposal II Requirements to Master’s thesis III Suggested process for developing a proposal IV Refining a research question V Details to include in a research proposal VI Criteria for assessing research proposals I Introduction: what is a proposal the proposal students write is both a work plan for their further work and the basis of the text that will eventually become their thesis or dissertation (Paltridge Starfield, 2007:65). research proposal is often the key element to the successful thesis and ,as such ,the most important step in the whole process (Madsen ,1992:5) The proposal is the student‘s starting point in what may be end up being somewhat different project from where it started (Paltridge Starfield, 2007:65). II Requirements to Master’s thesis Research questions Research Methodology (research design) 1) an original investigation or the testing of ideas; 2) competence in independent work or experimentation; 3) an expert knowledge of the published literature on the topic under investigation; 4) evidence of the ability to make critical use of published work and source materials; 5) an appreciation of the relationship between the research topic and the wider field of knowledge; 6) the ability to present the work at an appropriate level of literary quality. Literature review /relevant background literature Literature reviews and research questions Literature reviews and research questions Rhetorical strategy Doctoral theses A doctor thesis has greater breath depth and intention than a master’s thesis. A distinct contribution to knowledge, as shown by the topic under investigation, the methodology employed, the discovery of new facts, or interpretation of the findings. III Suggested process for developing a proposal Nunan(1992) Bell (1999) Nunan(1992) Bell (1999) IV Refining a research question 1) The general principles of research question: Large ambitious ← →narrow deep Even the simp