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Thesis (ELT620)
Fall 2019
Assignment No. 2
Proposal Writing
Total Marks: 5
Instructions:
• Upload your assignments in a proper format, i.e. MS word file. Corrupt files will be awarded zero
marks.
• The assignments should be zoomed in at 100%.
• Please avoid plagiarism; plagiarized work will be marked zero.
• After the due date, the assignments submitted via email would not be entertained.
• Please avoid submitting copied assignments; otherwise, such a case would be referred to the
discipline committee.
• The font color should be preferably black and font size 12 Times New Roman.
In this assignment you are required to provide Research Proposal about the topic which has been
selected for your thesis. Preferably, you should have sufficient background knowledge about the
research topic you want to study. An effective written proposal is the one that can convince the
readers.
• The Title
(Yours title should give a clear indication of your proposed research approach or key
question).
• Introduction
You should include:
The background and issues of your proposed research
A short introduction of the topic
A summary of key debates and developments of the topic
• Will the results of this research contribute to the solution or development of anything
related to it?
• What will be improved or changed as a result of the proposed research?
• How will results of the study be implemented and what innovations will come out?
• Research Methodology
Begin by introducing your overall approach to the research, is it Qualitative, Quantitative or
Mixed Method Approach. And write about Population, Sample, Sample size, Sampling
Technique and Data Collection Tool.
Important Note:
• For further guidelines regarding Thesis or Research Proposal, read the following
reference book which is uploaded on LMS ‘Research Design by Cresswell’. It contains
proper guidelines and samples related to objectives, research questions and statement of
the problem. In case of any difficulty read the said book thoroughly and get better
understanding.
• You can also consult ‘Research Methods in Applied Linguistics’ by ‘Zoltan Dornyei’
which is uploaded on LMS.
Name
Saba Bashir
Student ID
BC17040199
at English Department
6th March, 2019
Department of English
Virtual University of Pakistan