Resumés in English from the perspective of multimodal discourse analysis

https://doi.org/10.31130/ud-jst.2023.300E

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  • Nguyen Thi Quynh Hoa
    The University of Danang - University of Foreign Language Studies, Danang, Vietnam
    Tran Thi Van An
    Senior English-Majored Student (course 2019-2023), Danang, Vietnam

Từ khóa:

English resumés
layout
lexical choices
grammatical features
image-language relation

Tóm tắt

Resumés play a crucial role in individuals’ careers; hence how to create an eye-catching resumé is always a big concern. This article aims to discover discourse features of resumés in English from the perspective of Multimodal Discourse Analysis (MDA). It focuses on describing layout features, lexical choices, grammar features and the image-language relations in 50 English resumés based on the qualitative method. There are combinations of linguistic and visual elements in these resumés. The findings show five general layout sections in English resumés and four main patterns. This study indicates verbs, adjectives and compounds used in expressing ideas and rely on the transitivity system of Systemic Functional Grammar to analyze grammatical features. Additionally, three types of image-language relations are identified: Clarification, Exposition, Augmentation. It is expected that the results of this study can be useful for writing resumés in English as well as for teaching and learning English language.

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Hoa, N. T. Q., và T. T. V. An. “Resumés in English from the Perspective of Multimodal Discourse Analysis”. Tạp Chí Khoa học Và Công nghệ - Đại học Đà Nẵng, vol 21, số p.h 12.2, Tháng Chạp 2023, tr 61-66, doi:10.31130/ud-jst.2023.300E.

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