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Literary research writing does not merely related to students‘ ability and mastery in writing a scientific research. The elements of literature is also there for them to consider. This research is based on the obstacles that 7th semester students encountered in writing literary research proposals in Universitas Indraprasta PGRI, Jakarta. Therefore, this research focuses on analysing the obstacles in writing the literary research proposals. This research is a case study which is part of qualitative research and the method of this research used case study method. The subject of this research are the students who are writing their research proposals on literary research written in the seventh semester 2021/2022. The instruments used were questionnaire and interviews. In short, the result of the research as follows; First, the team found that there are three common obstacles in writing literary research proposal. The obstacles are categorized into three. They are the mentor-student obstacles, student-related obstacles and institution-related obstacles. There are four recognizable mentor-student obstacles, six student-related obstacles and two institution-related obstacles. At the end, based on the student related obstacles, lectures of literature class can explore and equip themselves with various literary learning techniques that will interest the students in the future.
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Alwasilah, A. C. (2001). Language, culture and education: A portrait of contemporary Indonesia. Andira.
Arsana, I. M. A. (2012). Panduan Mengenai Proposal Penelitian. Catakan.
Dunleavy, P. (2017). Authoring a PhD: How to plan, draft, write and finish a doctoral thesis or dissertation. Bloomsbury Publishing.
Dwihandini, L. A., Marhaeni, A. A. I. N., & Suarnajaya, I. W. (2013). The Analysis of the Factors Affecting Undergraduate Students’ Difficulties in Writing Thesis in the English Department of Mahasaraswati University. Jurnal Pendidikan Dan Pembelajaran Bahasa Indonesia, 2.
Fitrisia, D., Tan, K.-E., & Yusuf, Y. Q. (2015). Investigating metacognitive awareness of reading strategies to strengthen students’ performance in reading comprehension. Asia Pacific Journal of Educators and Education, 30(1), 15–30.
Geva, E. (2006). Learning to read in a second language: Research, implications, and recommendations for services. Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development, 1–12.
Ifeoma, O. D. (2019). Examining the challenges faced by undergraduate students in writing research projects. Unpublished Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education Project. National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe.
Javed, M. (2019). What are the Problems for Students in Writing The First Research Paper in a Second Language? International Journal Online of Humanities, 5(5).
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NURLITA, R. (2018). Inhibiting factors affecting students’ English speaking ability: A case study at PBI UIN AR-RANIRY. Research Thesis: Ar-raniry State Islamic University.
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Taskeen, S., Shehzadi, A., Khan, T., & Saleem, N. (2014). Difficulties faced by novice researchers: A study of universities in Pakistan. International Journal of Art and Literature, 1(1), 1–4.
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