CHAPTER 1

KOMPETENSI DASAR KOMPETENSI DASAR

3.1. Membedakan fungsi 4.1. Surat lamaran kerja
sosial, struktur teks, dan 4.1.1 Menangkap makna secara
unsur kebahasaan kontekstual terkait fungsi sosial,
beberapa teks khusus struktur teks, dan unsur
dalam bentuk surat lamaran kebahasaan teks khusus dalam
kerja, dengan memberi dan bentuk surat lamaran kerja, yang
meminta informasi terkait memberikan informasi antara
jati diri, latar belakang lain jati diri, latar belakang
pendidikan/pengalaman pendidikan/pengalaman kerja.
kerja, sesuai dengan
konteks penggunaannya 4.1.2 Menyusun teks khusus
pendidikan/pengalaman surat lamaran kerja, yang
kerja, sesuai dengan memberikan informasi antara
konteks penggunaannya. lain jati diri, latar belakang
pendidikan/pengalaman
kerja, dengan memperhatikan
fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan
unsur kebahasaan, secara benar
dan sesuai konteks.

TUJUAN PEMBELAJARAN
After learn this chapter students should:
 Be able to mention the function of job application letter.
 Be able to analyse the structure of job application letter.
 Be able to identify the expression used in job application
letter.
 Be able to compare printed job application letter and
electronic application letter.
 Be able to compose job application letter.
 Be able to acknowledge their strengths and weaknesses.
 Feel motivated to study hard to accomplish their dream job.
 MOST people begin their adventures in work
life after finishing their study, when applying for a
job, you need to send your curriculum vitae and
application letter. Curriculum vitae is a written
description of education, qualifications, previous
work and personal interests of someone who is
looking for a job at a college or university. Job
application letter (also known as cover letter) refers
a letter you send with your resume to provide
information on your skill and experience.
Job application letter is considered as the
media to sell yourself to “sell” yourself to an
employer, explaining why you are an ideal
candidate for a position; Thus, it is very important to
write a well structure, grammatically-correct, and
attractive job application letter that will attract and
convince the Human resources department to go
over your curriculum vitae for further evaluation.
Before you create job application letter, have
some time to read more information and the
examples of job application letter from various
sources. It can inspire you to make your version of
letter suitable for your style. Remember, the
information of yours must be honest and factual.
Read this job vacancy, and then state whether the
following statements are True (T) or False (F).
 No Statements True(T) False(F)
1. The job vacancy above
shows that the company is 
opening a recruitment.
2. The main purpose of the
job vacancy is to attract
the right candidate for the 
open position.
3. One has to send the
application letter via a post 
mail.
4. A Japanese may not hand
an application letter for 
this position.
5. If one has read the job
vacancy and he is
interested in the position, 
he will surely apply for the
job.

Complete the statements with the information from

the application letter below.
1. The topic of the text above is about
Job applicantion
2. The purpose of the application letter above is
to
to attract the attention of an employer
3. Irfan Mansyur is
job applicant
4. The opening paragraph in the application
letter tells us
about…………………………………………………
…….
5. The body of the application letter above
consists of:
a)
………………………………………………………
b) ……………………………………………………
6. The availability for an interview is found at
the ……………......paragraph.
7. Write your reasons, why are the applicant’s
competences suitable for the position?
………………………………………………………
……….
………………………………………………………..
From the content of the letter, write the order of the
letter.

…….. …….. ……. ……. ……. … … … … …….

….. … ….. ….. .
..

Match the expressions used in the application letter

with their appropriate meanings.

Expressions Meanings
1. in response to (…) a) I am availabe
2. As requested (…) b) Looks very
3. seems appealing interesting to
to me (…) me
4. have the ability to c) To reply
work (…) d) As you ask me
5. I can be reached e) I can work
(…)
Read the questions and find the answers in the
CV below.
1. What information can you get from the CV
above?
2. What is the purpose of the letter?
3. What do you think the purpose of giving
references?
 4. Do you think CV is important to apply for a
job? Tell your reasons!
5. If you were asked to write a CV someday,
what would you add to your CV?

Watch a video about Application Letter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TARIqKt09f8

While you are watching the video about

Application Letter, answer the questions below!
1. What is the video about?
2. Is the explanation of application letter in the
video similar to the explanation you have
learned in this unit?
3. Are there any new things from the video that
you have not understood yet?
4. If yes, write them below.
a) ………………………………………………
…
 b) ………………………………………………
…
c) ………………………………………………
…

Watch the video below! And make some notes from

the video
1. https://www.thebalancecareers.com/job-
application-letter-sample-20625483.
2. https://youtu.be/XZtLYZWR3r8

After watching the video, do you have

something to ask? Write what you want to
know about the application letter further in
the box

What I know more about application letters:

1. ……………………………………………………………………
2. ……………………………………………………………………
3. ……………………………………………………………………
4. …………………………………………………………………….
5. …………………………………………………………………….