Writing a Proposal

Noor Shahariah Bt Saleh

Department of English Language and Linguistics
 What is a proposal?
Proposal usually provides an overview
of your project/research that includes:

the research title

the research problems
the research method/procedure
and analyses
Preparing a survey proposal

Identifying a topic

Narrowing a topic

Forming a thesis statement

Identifying a topic

Generally, the main objective of

implementing a survey research is to
solve a problem which has been
observed or identified
In technical writing, the problem can be
initiated by a query of what and how
things occur
Choose topic that reflects your interest
and understanding
Narrowing a topic
The English Language Proficiency among Malaysian

A poor standard of English language proficiency

among student

A poor standard of English language proficiency

among UTHM diploma students

Factors that contribute to the poor standard of

English language proficiency among UTHM
diploma students
 Forming a thesis
statement

Thesis statement is a written

statement of the survey research
main purpose
 This survey research
Thus
investigates the causes of the
poor standard of English
language proficiency among
UTHM diploma students.
Writing up a proposal

Background of the study

Problem statements
Objectives
Significance of the study
Limitation of the study
Definition of terms
Procedure / methodology
Conclusion
References
Format for written proposal

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the study

What do you want to investigate?
Explain the problems in detail (How do you
see it as a problem?)
What is your part/ opinion in this problem?
 1.2 Problem statements
This research is undertaken to
find solution to the following
problems:
1.2.1
1.2.2...

1.3 Objectives
The main purpose of this study is:/This
study is done to achieve the following
objectives
1.3.1 to identify.
1.3.2 to determine
1.3.3 to find out
1.4 Significance of the
study
- What is the rationale for
conducting the study
- Who is going to benefit from
it? How?
- What is the implication?
1.5 Limitation of study
- What is the scope of the
study in terms of space,
location and samples?
- What are the main
constraints?
1.6 Definition of terms
Definition of main concepts of the
research
1.6.1
1.6.2
 1.7 Procedure
The survey would be carried out using the
following methods:
1.7.1 Documents
- What are the information/data?
- How are they collected?
- Who collected the data?
1.7.2 Observation
- What would be observed?
- Who would be observed?
- Where and when would it be observed?
- How would the observation be done?
1.7.3 Survey
- 1.7.3.1 Questionnaire
- 1.7.3.2 Interview
 Gantt chart
Duration

Tasks

1. Preparing materials for research

2. Writing up a proposal

3.Submission of the proposal

4.Designing a questionnaire

5.Distribution of questionnaires

6.Collecting the questionnaires

 Continue..
Duration

Tasks

7. Analysing data

8. Preparing a progress report

9. Oral presentation of progress report

10.Preparing data for final report

11. Writing findings for final report

12. Writing recommendation for final report