1. THE RESEARCH PROPOSAL HELDA ALICIA HIDALGO DAVILA UNIVERSITY OF NARIÑO HUMAN SCIENCES SCHOOL LINGUISTICS AND LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT

2. Reasons for writing a proposal Steps to develop the proposal Think about topic Define what you want to research Guide the research process Help choosing the advisor Help the advisor in guiding your work Choose a topic Write the problem Write the objectives Write the questions Write the literature review Write the methodology

3. WRITING A RESEARCH PROPOSAL IS: CHALLENGING DIFFICULT HARD DEMANDING FRUSTRATING TIME CONSUMING BUT EXCITING

4. PROPOSAL FORMAT Title page Table of contents Abstract Chapter 1 PROBLEM STATEMENT Chapter 2 LITERATURE REVIEW Chapter 3 METHODOLOGY Bibliography Appendix

5. METHODOLOGY RESEARCH METHOD DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURES INSTRUMENTS DATA ANALYSIS PROCEDURES PILOT STUDY PILOT STUDY RESULTS

6. THE PROPOSAL IS A CHANGING PAPER. IT MEANS THAT THE STUDENT CAN FIX IT AS THE PROPOSAL PROGRESSES. THE STUDENT IS GOING TO NEED TO ADJUST AND SOMETIMES MAKE IMPORTANT CHANGES.