A research is not complete without the written report. The report is the gateway towards the understanding and appreciation of such intellectual endeavors. Basically the report follows a conventional structure (as presented above).  What is discussed on this section is the convention in writing a research report that a researcher should observe. These are the following:

Meet the audience’s expectations.

The research writer is expected to fit in his report to the intended audience or readers.  This means that the researcher should meet the expectations, in terms of format and style of the specific audience that who will read his work.

Follow the correct writing conventions.

There are writing conventions for research report.  The researcher should be aware of the conventions in writing a report for language and literature research. It will help if the research constantly reads the articles published in scholarly journals for language and literature.

Be mindful of technical details.

The technical details should be dealt with care. The researcher should be aware of the style of presentation, the details and length of the account, the terminology used, among others.

Use third person pojnt of view.

One should use the point of view preferred by the journal or the readers of the journal.  Eventhough, the first person point of view is gaining popularity in writing of research reports, some research books still advise the sue of the third person in writing the research report (Denscombe, 2003).

Use appropriate tense form.

The need to use the appropriate tense form.  Traditionally, the past tense is often used in writing the findings and discussion. However, this has become a problem in recent research report writing because the writer also makes a reflection on the information at hand. In writing these reflection, the use of the present tense is expected.