Important tips for preparing thesis from the writer

A)        Identify an area of interest such as Language teaching and learning, Language Testing, Error Analysis, Translation, Teacher Development and so on

B)         Read the list of proposal and thesis of your department

C)         Conform it to your supervisor

D)        Reflect and explore possibilities for preparing your research- departmental researches, current professional issues, etc

E)         Collect anything that looks useful for your broad area

F)          Review the available literature (here literature refers to anything i.e. previous researches, journals, books, newspapers etc.)

G)        Frame the title

H)        Evaluate the research title from different perspectives i.e. availability of sufficient data, time, energy, patience etc.

I)           Prepare a framework that includes your vision for whole research activity (framework of whole research procedure including research questions. Objectives of study, delimitations, methods and data collection process, way of analyzing data)

J)           Talk to your supervisor, discuss and finalize title

K)        Starts proposal writing focusing on its components

L)         Construct the research tools

M)       Attend viva-voce of proposal

N)        Go the field

O)        Collect data using constructed research tools

P)          Involve in data processing

Q)        Present the data

R)         Involve in discussing data

S)          Prepare first draft of the thesis

T)         Involve in editing and proof reading activity

U)        Attend viva-voce of thesis

V)        Disseminate ideas or information regarding the research through different ways  

A)        Disseminate ideas or information regarding the research through different ways  

Familiar with the format ·         Use TIME NEW ROMAN FONT  ·         Print in A4 size paper ·         For the running text 13 point ·         For the immediate heading 14 point ·         Use up to 16 point ·         For sub-heading- 14, main- heading -15 and for outer page heading -16 ·         Margins: right(1 inch), top(1 inch), bottom(1 inch) and left (1.5 inch) ·         Give page numbers at the centre at the bottom of the paper ·         Preliminary pages should be given in small roman number ·         Use all capital letters for title, chapter numbers and chapter headings ·         The first letter of the content world and grammar words having 5 or more in heading or subheading should be capital ·         Follow the APA 6th edition system for reference/citation ·         Indent the quotation if the quotation is more than 40 ·         Use up to 4 digits in categorizing sub heading for example 1.1.1.1 ·         Materials should be typed on one side of the paper ·         Minimum pages for the chapter ·         Sample size (40 for survey, 30 for experimental, 20 lesson plans for action)