As an attempt to prepare for lecturers’ doctoral study, Department of Languages and Literature invited Prof. Michael Harrington from University of Queensland to give training in writing proposal workshop for doctoral study in 22 September, 2018. Lecturers who participated in the workshop were equipped with applied theory on how to construct design of the proposal which are readable for future supervisors. The workshop was attended by lecturers of FIB and some lecturers from Universitas Muhammadyah Malang.