In this video we describe "letters" as literary genre. Then, we tackle the parts of a formal letter

1. Seminario Inglés Jurídico ETIJ - 2019
E.T.I.J. Equipo de Trabajo en Ingles Jurídico.
Dra. Adela Perez del Viso

2. With the advent of email, it is becoming less and less
common to write letters, but the few letters that you will write
will probably be very important ones, such as:
letters for job / scholarship applications, letters for
questionnaires or surveys which are part of your research, or
letters of complaint to your bank manager, etc.
It is very important, therefore, that your letters have the
desired effect on the reader. In order to achieve this, they
should be:
 in the correct format
 short and to the point
 relevant
 free of any grammatical or spelling mistakes
 polite, even if you’re complaining
 well presented

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Birmingham
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
Mr. E. Scrooge
The Manager
Barclay’s Bank Ltd
113 Mammon Street
Andover
HU4 9ET

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
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4. Later on, we will study the FORMAT OF A
LETTER, and particularly the BUSINESS LETTER.

5.  Brainstorming of ideas
 Organization and sequence
 Drafting
 Writing
 Revision
 Re- writing

6. writing
process
knowledge
Subject
matter
knowledge
Linguistic,
rethoric and
language
kowledge
Genre and
stylistic
kowledge

7.  A genre is a broad term that translates from the
French to mean 'kind' or 'type.' In entertainment, this
can translate to horror, romance, science fiction, etc.
 In literature, there are some more defined genres. It
is important to know which genre a piece of work
falls into because the reader will already have certain
expectations before he even begins to read.
 Genre, in broad terms, refers to any works that share
certain characteristics. If enough characteristics are in
common, then the pieces are said to be in the same
genre.
 In literature, there are four main genres to help the
reader focus their expectations for the piece, though
these genres can be broken down even further.

9.  Letters are one type of GENRE.
 A communication between to persons,
intended to inform, to persuade, or to do
both. “Letters” comprise an important part of
writing in the legal field.
 Letters may be:LETTERS WRITTEN
TO CLIENTS
LETTERS WRITTEN
TO OTHER PEOPLE
WHO ARE NOT
CLIENTS.

10.  (1) Informative Letter: Letters to clients
typically inform the client about the status of
the case or request action from the client.
 (2) Opinion Letter: Sometimes the lawyer will
draft an opinion letter to explain the law as
it relates to the client’s particular facts.
 (3) Confirmation letters are written to clients
to remind them of court dates, of what
happened in court, or of conversations to
which they have been a party.

11. LETTERS TO
OTHER
LAWYERS
Demand letters
Negotiation letters,
or Informative letters.
LETTERS TO
OPPOSING
PARTIES
Letters to parties opposing the client who are not yet
represented by legal counsel:
They are typically to demand that the person do
something or stop doing something.
LETTERS TO
THE COURT
Conflict letters are written to the Court when an
attorney has a conflict in court appearance dates.
LETTERS TO
OTHERS
Confirmation letters are written to others with whom
the lawyer or the office staff have spoken to create
documentation of the conversation.
Cover Letters: you file these letters along with your
c.v., to apply for a job.

12. Documents for Private Use
a. Contracts create a record of the agreement between parties.
b. Wills and other “estate documents” reflect the wishes of the
maker.
Pleadings to file into Court
a. Although the practice is to refer to any paperwork containing
a caption and filed into the court as “pleadings,” some
Procedural Codes (e.g. the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure)
specify the following as pleadings:
--A Complaint—the document initiating a legal action that
informs the court and the defendant as to the claim made by the
plaintiff;
--An Answer—the document filed by the defendant in response
to the allegations made in the complaint; and
--A Counterclaim—the document filed by the defendant
alleging wrongdoing by the plaintiff.

13. OTHER PLEADINGS TO FILE INTO COURT:
Discovery:
(a) Interrogatories—Questions from one party to the other which must be
answered in writing, under oath
(b) Request for Production—A request for a party to provide documents,
things, or access to real property in order for it to be inspected;
(c) Notice of Deposition—A document setting a time and place for the parties,
their attorneys, and the witness to meet and for the witness to testify, under
oath, in front of a court reporter; and
(d) Request for Admissions—A set of statements sent from one party to
another to be either admitted or denied.
(e) Request for Exam—A document requesting that the court order a party to
submit to a mental or physical examination.

14. Parts of a formal letter

15. writing
process
knowledge
Subject
matter
knowledge
Linguistic,
rethoric and
language
kowledge
Genre and
stylistic
kowledge

16.  It involves:
 Knowledge about the topic or issue you are
writing
 The jargon
 Metalanguage derived from the discipline

17.  It involves:
 Knowledge about the language (English)
 Cohesion and coherence devices
 How to put ideas into words
 Grammar and lexical resources

18.  It involves:
 Layout appropriacy
 Genre conventions
 Templates and samples
 Dialect conventions
 Linguistic features in relation to the genre
 Register: formal vs informal