The Thematic Progression in Introduction Sections of English Study Program Students Research Proposals Mahasaraswati Denpasar University

Thematic progression refers to the way paragraphs evolve and develop across a text, creating coherence and cohesion. The study is concerned to analyze the type of theme rheme and type of thematic progression patterns found in the introduction section of English study program research proposals at Mahasaraswati Denpasar University. The study used a qualitative method with a descriptive design to analyze the data theory by miles, et al. (2014). The data source is taken from the introduction section. The data analyzed adopted the theory by Halliday (2004) to investigate the theme and rheme and the idea by Eggins (2004) to explore the thematic progression pattern. The study concludes 79 (62%) of parcticipant as topical theme is the most dominant in the theme and rheme. The thematic progression patterns found 7 (64%) of the reiterated/constant theme pattern is the most prevalent in the thematic progression pattern.