| dc.description.abstract | Writing a thesis as the final project frequently has become
undergraduate students’ barriers in finishing their study, although a
number of supporting courses have been taken before the process of
thesis writing. “One of the challenges of writing a thesis is that you
need to combine a lot of tasks: selecting a topic, reading the best
books and articles, conducting sustained research, arriving at your
own viewpoint, planning your paper, writing a first draft, and then
revising and polishing it, all while managing your own time. This is
not a 100-meter dash. It is a hike through the woods, requiring a
variety of skills and some persistence” (Lipson, 2005).
Based on the data of April 2015, the average study length
of the English education graduates is 5.1 years, meaning that most
of students finished their study in semester eleven. As an individual
project, the success of writing a thesis largely depends on students
themselves. Their motivation, commitment, time management,
discipline, persistence, and communication ability may become
internal factors that contribute significantly to the success of
completing their theses. Externally, an effective system for
monitoring and supervising students’ final project is also a
determining factor for the success of completing students’ final
project.
To facilitate student teachers of the English education
department to write their thesis, this short guide is expected to
clarify procedures that they have to follow in completing their
thesis as the final research project. The writer expresses his
personal thanks to the Head of the English Education Department
and the task force who have given me opportunities to write this
teaching materials. Hopefully that this very early draft can be a
great value for student teachers in completing their final project. | en_US |
