A Cross-cultural Comparison of Letters of Recommendation  

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Precht, Kristen

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: English for Specific Purposes (Full Text) vol. 17 no. 3 (1998), page 241-266.
Fulltext: 17_03_Precht.pdf (1.41MB)

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Perpustakaan PKBB Nomor Panggil: 405/ESP/17 Non-tandon: tidak ada Tandon: 1

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Letters of recommendation (LRs) from different countries are as individual as the local academic cultures from which they arise. Distinct regional patterns emerged in this comparative study of letters of recommendation from the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and Eastern Europe. Two types of analysis were performed: first, a quantitative analysis examined features such as linearity, symmetry, data integration, advance organizers and sentence types; second, a qualitative analysis examined the content of the sections of the letters. Differences were found cross-culturally in the quantitative analysis. Significant differences were also found in the organizational patterns and methods of support. Organizational patterns varied from topical to chronological organization. LR writers from different regions supported their recommendation of the applicant with different types of evidence, from factual lists of achievements to storytelling. The format of the letters themselves showed similarities cross-culturally.

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