Analysis of schematic structure of job application letters of a Malaysian company / Muhamad Izzat Rahim and Mazliyana Zainal Arifin

The study aims to investigate the schematic structure used by Malaysian job applicants in writing job application letters. Fifteen job application letters from a Malaysian company were analysed. The study adopted genre analysis method to analyse the letters. Bhatia (1993)’s move structure framework...

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Main Authors:	Rahim, Muhamad Izzat, Zainal Arifin, Mazliyana
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Teknologi MARA, Pulau Pinang 2014
Subjects:	Applications for positions. Résumés. Employment portfolios. Including cover letters for job applications
Online Access:	http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11978/ http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11978/1/AJ_MUHAMAD%20IZZAT%20RAHIM%20EAJ%2014.pdf

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spelling	uitm-119782016-07-26T08:51:24Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11978/ Analysis of schematic structure of job application letters of a Malaysian company / Muhamad Izzat Rahim and Mazliyana Zainal Arifin Rahim, Muhamad Izzat Zainal Arifin, Mazliyana Applications for positions. Résumés. Employment portfolios. Including cover letters for job applications The study aims to investigate the schematic structure used by Malaysian job applicants in writing job application letters. Fifteen job application letters from a Malaysian company were analysed. The study adopted genre analysis method to analyse the letters. Bhatia (1993)’s move structure framework was used as the base to analyse the samples. It was found that Malaysians tend to use a six-move- structure in writing job application letters. In doing so, these writers left one move namely Move 5 which is using pressure tactics. This is different from Bhatia’s move structure which consists of seven moves. Conclusively there is variation in schematic structure of the analysed letters as compared to Bhatia’s. This variation is the result of the different in sociocultural norm of the community. However, the variation does not hamper the communicative purpose of the letters. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Pulau Pinang 2014 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11978/1/AJ_MUHAMAD%20IZZAT%20RAHIM%20EAJ%2014.pdf Rahim, Muhamad Izzat and Zainal Arifin, Mazliyana (2014) Analysis of schematic structure of job application letters of a Malaysian company / Muhamad Izzat Rahim and Mazliyana Zainal Arifin. Esteem Academic Journal, 10 (2). pp. 114-123. ISSN 1675-7939
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description	The study aims to investigate the schematic structure used by Malaysian job applicants in writing job application letters. Fifteen job application letters from a Malaysian company were analysed. The study adopted genre analysis method to analyse the letters. Bhatia (1993)’s move structure framework was used as the base to analyse the samples. It was found that Malaysians tend to use a six-move- structure in writing job application letters. In doing so, these writers left one move namely Move 5 which is using pressure tactics. This is different from Bhatia’s move structure which consists of seven moves. Conclusively there is variation in schematic structure of the analysed letters as compared to Bhatia’s. This variation is the result of the different in sociocultural norm of the community. However, the variation does not hamper the communicative purpose of the letters.
format	Article
author	Rahim, Muhamad Izzat Zainal Arifin, Mazliyana
author_facet	Rahim, Muhamad Izzat Zainal Arifin, Mazliyana
author_sort	Rahim, Muhamad Izzat
title	Analysis of schematic structure of job application letters of a Malaysian company / Muhamad Izzat Rahim and Mazliyana Zainal Arifin
title_short	Analysis of schematic structure of job application letters of a Malaysian company / Muhamad Izzat Rahim and Mazliyana Zainal Arifin
title_full	Analysis of schematic structure of job application letters of a Malaysian company / Muhamad Izzat Rahim and Mazliyana Zainal Arifin
title_fullStr	Analysis of schematic structure of job application letters of a Malaysian company / Muhamad Izzat Rahim and Mazliyana Zainal Arifin
title_full_unstemmed	Analysis of schematic structure of job application letters of a Malaysian company / Muhamad Izzat Rahim and Mazliyana Zainal Arifin
title_sort	analysis of schematic structure of job application letters of a malaysian company / muhamad izzat rahim and mazliyana zainal arifin
publisher	Universiti Teknologi MARA, Pulau Pinang
publishDate	2014
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Analysis of schematic structure of job application letters of a Malaysian company / Muhamad Izzat Rahim and Mazliyana Zainal Arifin

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