This study applied a “moves analysis” approach to examine job application letters written by
25 Malaysian graduates obtained from an outsourcing organisation in Kuala Lumpur …

Genre studies in English for specific purposes (ESP) have long been widely investigated,
including in academic and professional texts. In professional texts, these studies have been …

This paper discusses the findings of a series of interviews with three local commercial bank
managers, describing workplace writing among Malaysian bank executives as writers of …

Writing for academic and professional purposes has been increasingly challenging for
applicants as it requires a certain degree of proficiency to promote themselves as potential …

A job application letter is the first business document that an applicant encounters in
workplace correspondence. Despite its importance, however, the genre is understudied. The …

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 …

A job application letter is a document containing an applicant's skills, abilities, and
experiences regarding a job opening to an employer. Writing this letter is a major …

This study looks at writing transition from the culture of writing in pre-university to the culture
of writing in university in the Malaysian context. A multiple case study was conducted among …

Abstract Words are particular about the company they keep, so educators have long
endeavored to crack the collocational code, accelerating SLA. This endeavor is supported …

The aim of this project is to understand the dynamics of negotiation discourse in naturalistic
written email data. Different approaches and theoretical frameworks at different levels …