为什么你的研究问题很有趣？联系已有文献、社会热点、学术争议、前沿理论，好的Introduction统领全文，带领读者走入你的思维框架。

Make sure the proposal starts on a general level with some type of introductory remarks before going into the details of the specific research question you are proposing. Provide a statement of the question, issue or general problem that you are examining. Discuss what other studies have said about your research topic and how your research relates to that of other scholars who have written on the topic.

文献综述要求阅读大量的论文，站在理论的至高点，对已有文献进行梳理。顺着学术进展的脉络，回答什么是已经探索清楚了的，什么空缺是有待研究的，引出提出问题的重要性。

The literature review is written to place your study within the context of existing knowledge and other studies in your discipline. In short words, what do we already know about the subject? What does the research need to find out?

再吸引人的研究问题，没有可行的研究方法也是毫无价值的。对于提出的研究问题，Methodology 章节应该承上启下：阐述怎样的研究设计可以回答提出的研究问题，探讨可能出现的研究结果和对后续研究的启示。

Provide a full description of your general research design, as well as the specific methods and procedures used in your research project. Describe your theoretical approach or type of analysis, explain the details of your methods, and explain any limitations that your study has in terms of the reliability and applicability of the results.

研究是否具有可行性：所需的时间、人力、设备、预算都要列清楚。研究计划是否符合社会伦理：数据使用是否征得用户同意，访问调查是否对研究客体产生影响，研究风险是否充分告知？研究意义是否具有普世价值：或拓展理论边界，或增进理解，或有现实意义。

Research takes time and costs money, and this is something that readers of research proposals will recognize. Readers will want to feel assured that the proposed research will be conducted in a manner that meets socially accepted standards governing research activity. Most readers will expect a piece of research to be justified on the basis that it will produce some specific, identifiable benefits.

研究计划是严谨的学术写作，遵守严格的引用标注，double check参考文献。最后的 Proofreading 必不可少，去掉繁琐的表述，修正语法错误，一份高质量的 Research Proposal 大功告成。

The proposal should include a list of references to key articles and texts discussed within your research proposal, as well as a selection of sources that may be relevant to your project.