IAU, South Tehran Branch

IAU, South Tehran Branch

Thesis/Dissertation Writing Template

Resolved by English Department

Faculty of Persian Literature and Foreign Languages

M.A./ M.S. Program

Thesis Advisor

Thesis Reader

Internal Examiner

External Examiner

Ph.D. Program

Thesis Supervisor

Thesis Advisor

Internal Examiner

External Examiner

The rest of the cover or title page is ok

ABSTRACT

(One single long unequivocal, uninterrupted, un-indented, and unjustified paragraph of no more than 300 words entailing 5 moves: 1. short background; 2. purpose of the study; 3. methodology (design, instruments, and participants); 4. results and conclusion; and 5. implications) including alphabetically listed Key Words especially for better electronic access)

Table of Contents

(Top right-hand pagination starting with lowercase Roman Numerals (i, ii, iii, iv, …) and continuing with Abstract in Arabic numerals 1, 2, …)

Dedication (1 page)

Acknowledgements (1 page: expressions of emotional attachment are to be postponed, if any.)

List of Tables (Table 4.1. Posttest results)

List of Figures (even if including pictures, photos, maps, etc.) (Figure 4.1. Demography of participants)

List of Abbreviations

Table of contents

Abstract (1 page: page No: 1, but not recorded)

Chapter One: Introduction (initiating with an un-paginated blank sheet) (page 2)

1.1Background

1.2Statement of the problem

1.3Purpose of the study

1.4Significance of the study

1.5Research questions

1.6Research hypotheses

1.7Limitations and delimitations of the study

1.8Definition of key terms

Chapter Two: Review of the related literature

2.1 Introduction

2.1.1

2.1.1.1

2.1.1.1.1 (last subheading)

Chapter Three: Methodology

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Participants/Source materials

3.3 Instrumentation

3.4 Procedure (including Sampling, Data collection/elicitation, Test administration, Treatment, listed as subheadings where applicable)

3.5 Design

3.6 Data analysis

3.7 Ethical considerations (including informed consent, or any token of originality and confidentiality and documentation)

Chapter Four: Resultsand Discussion (within the text and paragraphs, qualitative studies may also use the word "findings")

4.1 Introduction (including restatement of problem and questions

4.2 Results

4.3 Discussion

Chapter Five: Conclusion, implications, and suggestions

5.1 Overview

5.2 Conclusion

5.3Implications (including Theoretical implications and Pedagogical

implications)

5.4 Suggestions for further research

References (with Farsi sources transliterated within the list)

Appendices (Each having an independent page, including further data, authentic documents, correspondence, crude tests and questionnaires and interview questions, etc.)

Appendix A:

Appendix B:

Appendix C:

Page size: 21* 29/7

MA double space / PhD 1.5 space

Fonts: All Time New Roman

Cover page: 16 all bold

Title page: 16 all bold

Main headings: 14 bold

Subheadings: 14 bold

Main text: 14 simple

Reference list: 11 simple

Abstract: 14 MA / 12 PhD

Margin: 2.5 cm

Even if paraphrased, page number is needed.