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• World Wide Web (WWW)


  A global hypertext system of information residing on servers linked across the internet
• Intertext


  A method of text development that allows writers to produce texts with borrowed ideas from other writers
• Intertext


  • James Joyce used the modern context of "The Odyssey" in his very famous novel "Ulysses"
• Hyperlink


  An example of intertext
• Intertextuality


  The new text that is formed using intertext has language borrowed or imitated from the original text
• Originality does not allow intertextuality to occur
• Julia Kristeva


  Coined the term 'intertextuality' in the 1960s
• Pastiche


  A text developed in a way that it copies the style or other properties of another text without making fun of it unlike in a parody
• Retelling


  One form of intertextuality that utilizes the process of restatement of a story or re-expression of a narrative
• Types of assertion used in Identifying assertion


  • Fact
  • Convention
  • Opinion
  • Preference
• Reasoning


  The act of giving statement for justification and explanation
• Counterclaims


  Hedges are used to be courteous in expressing
• Reason


  • "One of the ways in which people can overcome depression is by looking at the brighter side of things in life."
• Introduction (in a literature review)


  Defines the topic and the scope being considered
• Cohesion


  Relational words and phrases are used in writing the literature to achieve
• Literature Review


  A summary of what existing scholar knows about a particular topic
• References


  The part that accurately contains in-text citations
• A book review should be 500 words or more
• Introduction (in a book review)


  Provides the author's name, book article's name, source, and their statement
• Author and title


  Identified as the first in writing a book review
• Cover Letter


  A letter of introduction attached to a resume to introduce yourself and explain your qualifications to potential employers
• College Admission Letter


  Discusses the intention of the sender in attending a college program
• Proper arrangement of a letter


  • Heading and date
  • Inside Address
  • Salutation
  • Body
  • Complimentary Close
  • Signature
• Dear Sir/Madam


  Used when you do not know the name of the person you are writing to
• A cover letter should be sent every time you send a resume for application
• An application letter should normally be one page
• Memorandum heading

  • TO
  • FROM
  • DATE
  • SUBJECT
• Cc (in an email)

  Used when we want to send a copy of the email to people who are not meant to be the direct recipients of the message
• Office Correspondence

  The written form used to exchange internal and external communication to support
• Memorandum

  The communication or agreement between departments or branches of the same company
• Resume

  A concise document that highlights your education, work experiences, and other qualifications such as your skills and strengths