https://e-jurnal.unisda.ac.id/index.php/BlissJournal <p>Bliss is published by Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris (English Language Education Department), Darul 'Ulum Islamic University (Universitas Islam Darul 'Ulum Lamongan). This journal publishes research-based articles in the fields of Linguistics, Literature, Education, and Study of Learning Media. This journal published twice a year in March and September; with nine articles in each edition. The scopes of the topics include (1) English language teaching, (2) literature, and (3) linguistics.&nbsp; We encourage authors and readers to sign up for the publishing notification service for this journal. Use the Register link at the top of the home page for the journal. This registration will result in the reader receiving the Table of Contents by email for each new issue of the journal. This list also allows the journal to claim a certain level of support or readership. See the journal's Privacy Statement, which assures readers that their name and email address will not be used for other purposes.bli</p> en-US Bliss Journal : Broadening Linguistics, Literature, Education, and Study of Learning Media https://e-jurnal.unisda.ac.id/index.php/BlissJournal/article/view/12433 <p>Research proposal writing constitutes a critical gateway to independent scholarly inquiry in English Language Teaching (ELT) undergraduate programs, yet a significant number of proposals fail to meet academic standards due to recurrent structural and rhetorical weaknesses. This study addresses the gap in fine-grained, holistic analyses of undergraduate ELT proposals by conducting an in-depth qualitative document analysis of six research proposals submitted for a proposal seminar at an Indonesian university. Employing genre analysis and academic literacies as theoretical lenses, the study systematically mapped common flaws across three intercon nected analytical categories: content and argumentation, methodology, and rhetorical and formal conventions. Data analysis followed an iterative thematic analysis procedure using NVivo software, with investigator triangulation enhancing credibility. Findings revealed pervasive and systemically interconnected weaknesses: all six proposals exhibited descriptive rather than analytical literature reviews, leading to vague problem statements and poorly formulated research questions. Methodologically, four proposals demonstrated critical misalignment between research questions and design, while all six suffered from insufficient operational detail in sampling, data collection, and analysis procedures. Rhetorically, the absence of coherent logical flow, inconsistent terminology, and pervasive citation errors compromised scholarly credibility across the sample. These findings demonstrate that flaws are not isolated but cascading, with weaknesses in problem framing precipitating methodological confusion. The study contributes empirical, text-based evidence to inform targeted pedagogical interventions in research methodology courses and supervisory practices, ultimately strengthening the foundational research competencies of future ELT professionals.</p> Anita Dwi Dwi Hapsari ##submission.copyrightStatement## 2026-02-08 2026-02-08 2 1 1 14