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What come below are the outline as well as a guide on how to write the 3 chapters of a standard proposal for all Iranian universities (State, Azad, Non-profit, etc.). Please note that the sections in each chapter are without any sub-sections in the outline but are with examples in the main guide. I hope you'll find it useful. If there's any comment, you can contact me at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

To the students: A proposal has only 3 chapters. Chapters 4 and 5 will be added to the thesis after you have collected required data. Be careful to use the future tense “will” (active or passive) in your proposal writing because you are only proposing something!

Ex1: The language proficiency test will be given to the participants.

Ex2: The researcher will ask the participants to …….

Proposal Writing (Last update: 12/8/2016)

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION                                                                 Page No.

1.1 Overview ………………………………………………….…………………..             

1.2 Statement of the Problem ………………………………….………………….

1.3 Purpose of the Study …………………………………………….………….....

1.4 Significance of the Study …..............................................................................

1.5 Research Questions …………………………………………………..…..……

1.6 Null Hypotheses……………………………………………………….…..…...

1.7 Definition of Key Terms………………………….……………….……….…..

1.8 Limitations and Delimitations of the Study………………………………..…...

CHAPTER 2: REVIEW OF THE RELATED LITERATURE

2.1 Overview ……………………………………………………………………...

2.2 Theoretical Background …………………………………………………….....

2.3 Related Studies …………………………………………………………………

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY

3.1 Overview ………………………………………………………………………

3.2 Participants …………………………………………………………………….

3.3 Instrumentations …………………………….………………………………….

3.4 Data Collection Procedure…………………..…………………………………..

3.5 The Design of the Study…………………………………………….……..……

3.6 Population and Sampling …………………………………….…….……..……

3.7 Data Analysis ……………………………………………………………..….…

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