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The Meanings Propensity: Perspectives from in-Depth Interviews
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In: DTIC AND NTIS (1999)
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The Voice-Activated Multilingual Interview System.
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In: DTIC AND NTIS (1997)
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Correctness and Clarity in Applying for Overseas Jobs: A Cross Cultural Analysis of U.S. and Flemish Applications
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This item submitted to IUPUI ScholarWorks as part of the OASIS Project. Article reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Permission granted through posted policies on copyright owner’s website or through direct contact with copyright owner. ; This study examined cross-cultural similarities and differences between US and Flemish letters of job application as a promotional business-writing genre. Altogether 74 letters were collected and analyzed for 'correctness' and 'clarity', two linguistic properties that strongly correlate with communicative success in getting invited for a job interview. The results show that a typical US applicant writes more than the Flemish applicant and makes fewer mistakes. Differences were also found in the degree of clarity, i.e., content and length of information. The typical US applicant provided more supporting arguments for the application, discussed benefits for the employer and the applicant, but was not as direct in asking for an interview. The results correspond with previous contrastive rhetoric research showing cultural differences in writing for specific purposes (Bhatia, 1993; Jenkins and Hinds, 1987; Maier, 1992).
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Business writing; Clarity; Correctness; Employment interviewing -- Cross-cultural studies; Job Application; Linguistic; Writing
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URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1805/2657
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Multimedia and Audience: Implications for Executive Summaries
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In: DTIC (1995)
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Aspects of communicative accommodation in oral proficiency interview discourse
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Intelligence Communications: Have We Put Into Practice the Lessons Learned in Grenada?
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In: DTIC AND NTIS (1991)
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Natural Language for Problem Solving Systems
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In: DTIC AND NTIS (1989)
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Evaluation of English Language Needs, Preparation, and Screening Among Non-Native English Speaking Officers and Soldiers
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The Impact of Family Structure on the Structure of Work
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Sales Training for Army Recruiter Success: Supplementary Information on Modeling the Sales Strategies and Skills of Excellent Recruiters
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In: DTIC AND NTIS (1987)
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Sales Training for Army Recruiter Success: Interviews with Excellent Recruiters
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In: DTIC AND NTIS (1987)
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Learning how to ask : a sociolinguistic appraisal of the role of the interwiew in social science research
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MPI-SHH Linguistik
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Revision of the Basic and Intermediate English Language Tests.
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In: DTIC AND NTIS (1986)
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A comparison of the simultaneous communication evaluation with the sign communication proficiency interview
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