SAVE UNIVERSITY

MAXIXE EXTENSION

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

BA in English Language (and Teaching)

Professional Practices II: Linguistic Analysis of Functional Texts II

Lecturer: MSc. Dércio Armando Salomão

Student: Walter Simione da Silva Malambane

Exercises
Minute Meetings & Employment Agreement (Acceptance Letter)

1. Minutes are formal records of the preceding of a meeting. What factors are
emphasized in minutes and what is the order in which they are structured?
A: Minutes, also known as minutes of meeting (abbreviation MoM), protocols or, informally,
notes, are the instant written record of a meeting or hearing.
2. As a student representative in the faculty meeting, you were also expected to prepare
minutes of the meeting. The issues discussed were as follows: Grades, Attendance,
Discipline, Vacations.
Write the minutes (a) with topical heading, (b) In point format, (c) Underlining the
start of the point.
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3. Collect minutes from three different organizations. Analyse all of three and study the
methodology observed in them. Which of the formulations do you think is the most
effective and why?
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4. You have recently hired a secretary and are in the process of training her to work
according to your requirements. Instruct her on take down minutes of a meeting.
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5. Imagine that you applied for a position in a prestigious organization and that two
days after being interviewed you were communicated of the job offer.
a) Which aspects would you consider most relevant to include in the contract?
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b) Write an acceptance letter to the organisation.
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