Reading

• Professional writing - is a style of written communication used in a workplace environment that allows professionals (e.g. businesspeople, professors, doctors, lawyers, etc.) to make informed decisions.
• Resume - is a tool that summarizes your skills, educational background, experiences, and other qualifications. It is also called curriculum vitae. It can be considered a sales tool in the sense that it helps you market your skills to a prospective employer, in the same manner that a product is advertised in a magazine.
• Heading - it contain your full name, complete address and your contact information which includes your phone number and email.
• Career Objective - this part of your resume is important as it clarifies your intention for applying as well as your career goals.
• Career Summary - state the skills and knowledge that make you fit for the job as well other soft skills (adaptability, problem solving, communication and leadership skills) which can show off your personality and the kind of person that you are.
• Professional Qualifications - are your proof of expertise. It should contain your core competencies as well as your most relevant technical skills. Don’t forget to mention the professional certifications you’ve received as they’re a proof of your ability and proficiency. Whatever you include in this section will determine whether or not you are going to be shortlisted for an interview.
• Skills - abilities/personal skills section, your other qualifications should mention your other competencies and include a list of your relevant soft skills.
• Educational Background - include your degree (or degrees if you have more than one), the school or institution where you graduated and the year you attended/graduated. Don’t forget to mention your major, minor and/or concentration if there are any
• Employment History - is one of the key parts of a resume (aside from professional qualifications) as it enumerates the contributions you made in your past jobs.
• Training and Seminars Attended - List down the trainings, workshops and seminars you’ve attended that is relevant to the position you are vying for. If you’re a fresh grad, don’t skip on mentioning the training and seminars you had as a student as long as you see them as helpful rather than unnecessary or detrimental (e.g. political or religious gatherings) to your application.
• Awards Received - Include a brief list of your achievements which may include work-related awards (e.g. Employee Excellence Award) or academic and extra-curricular achievements (e.g. Researcher of the Year) if you are a fresh graduate.
• Reference - While it is understandable that employers want to verify the information, you’ve provided in your resume, you do not want to jeopardize the privacy of your references by offering their identity and contact information. After all, the hiring manager knows that you can always provide a reference is he/she asks you to.
• Context - can be developed into paragraphs using hypertext and intertext.
• Critical Reading - means engaging in what you read by asking yourself questions such as " what is the author trying to say?
• Evaluative Statement - is a way of presenting your final judgement on an idea or issue, whether it be positive or negative, right or wrong, moral or immoral, supported by research or valid reasons.
• Evaluative Statement - is a writer's way of explaining why a strength an strength, why a weakness a weakness based on the evidences gathered.
• Assertion - a statement used to make a declaration or to express strong belief on a particular topic.
• Statement of Fact - a statement that can be proven objectively by direct experience, testimonies of witnesses, verified observations or the results of research.
• Statement of Opinion - a statement based on facts but is difficult to objectively verify because of the uncertainty of producing satisfactory proofs of soundness.
• Statement of Convention - a way in which something is done similar to traditions and norms. Its truthfulness can be verified only by reference to historical precedents, laws, rules, usage, and customs.
• Statement of Preference - states a personal choice in which the writer is under no obligation to support or prove the truthfulness of the statement. They are subjective and cannot be objectively proven or logically attacked.
• Counterclaim - are claims made to rebut a previous claim.
• Claim - is the position or side in an argument.
• Reason - is an explanation; a statement that proves the truth of a claim and generally leads to a conclusion of an argument
• Evidence - is the facts, data, and quoted experts used to provide support for the reasoning.
• Counterclaim - is a counterargument from a claim given
• Rebuttal - is a response to a counterclaim. This further intensifies the claim
• Hedges - is a word or phrase that minimizes negative impact of a criticism.
• Hedges could come from different forms such as:

  • Modals - may, could, would
  • Frequency adverbs - usually, generally
  • Probability adverbs - probably, possibly
• Book Review or Article Critique - An analytic or critical review of a book or article comments on and evaluates the work in the light of specific issues and theoretical concerns in a course.
• Literature Review - is a survey of scholarly sources on a specific topic. It provides an overview of current knowledge, allowing you to identify relevant theories, methods, and gaps in the existing research.
• Position paper - is to generate support on an issue. It describes a position on an issue and the rational for that position.
• Project Proposal - outlines the purpose and scope of a project. This is helpful before a project takes place since it ensures both parties agree about what the project itself will include. It states to the decision-maker or stakeholder that the service provider understands the scope of the project
• Research Report - are recorded data prepared by researchers or statisticians after analyzing information gathered by conducting organized research, typically in the form of surveys or qualitative methods.
• Grantt Chart - this is one way to present the schedule of activities
• Hypertext - digital text in which the reader may navigate related information through embedded links
• Intertext - putting text in relation to another text usually through direct quotes or references
• Position Paper - an academic writing that presents your stand/viewpoint on a particular issue.
• Claim - a debatable statement
• iterature Review - this is a body of text that aims to review the critical points of knowledge on a particular topic of research