The Final Master’s Project will be the final product of the student’s time at the URV, so they should be planning it from the beginning of their master’s program. The Final Master’s Project should be an original, unpublished piece of research on any aspect of teaching English as a foreign/second language. It may involve experimental or theoretical work, must be a piece of scholarly research that reflects your ability to: - Plan a research activity. - Present and develop a detailed methodology. - Apply the scientific method, which relies on critical thinking. - Formulate and assess hypotheses, and draw valid conclusions by providing reasonable and well-supported argumentation. - Frame the topic of the project within the broader literature on the field, showing knowledge of background and main works of the research area. - Critically analyze the literature. - Synthesize and communicate information as formal research that contributes knowledge to the field. - Use the English language to write and reflect about aspects of the teaching-learning process of the English language. The Final Master’s Project will be submitted in written form and electronically. It will also be presented in an oral defense in front of an evaluating committee.