1. Relevance of the Paper to the Programme 1  2. Importance of the Topic/issues addressed in the Thesis 1  3. Originality and interpretive significance of the Thesis 1  4. Conceptual Rigor (Treatment of relevant literature, logical reasoning, etc.) 1  5. Methodological Rigor (Research design, sample, measures, and analysis) 0.9  6. Clarity of the objectives 0.8  7. Presentation/Implementation of research Goals 0.8  8. Readability of the MA Thesis 0.8  Total 7.3  Conclusion  The MA Thesis of Maria E. Petrova fits the requirements imposed to MA thesis and deserves A (excellent).