The primary intention of this course are to help students to apply their knowledge of research in Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching to write a research proposal and some parts of their literature review. This course will help them carry their research project efficiently next semester.
Students in consultation with the committee, select topics from the areas of their interest and choice. Having decided on the topics, they prepare a research proposal which will be later presented in front of the thesis research proposal defense committee. Finally, after the satisfaction of the committee, they will be allowed to write their thesis in the next semester.