One obstacle that every academic researcher must go through is writing research proposals. Generally corresponding to Chinese "opening report", "topic report" and "research report", it is an outline, plan and statement before the start of a research; It's not only to help you sort out the literature, sort out your thoughts and make a clear direction, but also to write a note to others: What is the motivation and significance of the research? What are the possible outcomes? Why does it deserve your funding/recognition/support/recognition? I don't know if I can say that a good proposal is half the battle. But from a practical and utilitarian point of view, if your proposal is bad, you may not have a chance to start research at all.

How to write a research proposal?

Whether you can write a beautiful proposal depends essentially on your depth of thinking and professional level of research. But form is also important. English research proposals have their own set of stereotyped writing. The advantage of stylization and structure is that it allows readers to focus directly on the most essential content, rather than being distracted by form. For non-native English speakers, how to understand the norms or thinking patterns of English academic circles is also necessary background knowledge before writing a proposal. The following widely circulated guidelines for writing research proposals are concise and enlightening, which are helpful to my own writing and hope to bring convenience to more academic colleagues.