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1、International Academic Activities:,Part One: Academic Letters Academic letters include letters of inquiry of scholarship, letters of application for a scholarship, letters of recommendation for a scholarship etc. Letter of Inquiry The letter of Inquiry for a scholarship is written to a certain unive
2、rsity that the applicant is aiming at obtaining some information about scholarship or study program.,The student writer should clearly indicate his request from the university ,give the reason for the inquiry or request and include an expression of appreciation for the addressees reply to, or consid
3、eration of the inquiry.,Foreign Language Department Jiaotong University Xian 710049 P.R. China April 20, 2008 Director Lodging Office University of Birmingham B15 2TT England,Dear Sir/Madam, I am a Chinese teacher and I am teaching English in the English Department of Xian Jiaotong University. In th
4、e coming October, I will go to your university to further my studies in the English Department. I have learnt from the magazine of Birmingham University published by the Guild of Students that I must apply for my accommodation in advance. Since I am coming alone, I prefer a room in a flat on the,cam
5、pus. Id like to share the flat withfive students from different countries so that I can gain more cultural background knowledge. I am just writing to ask a favour of you. If not possible, what kind of accommodation could you offer me? Your kind help would be greatly appreciated. Looking forward to y
6、our early reply. Yours sincerely,Popular Sentence Patterns for Wring Letters of Inquiry and Request: Giving the reason of inquiry or request I am very/most/extremely/particularly interested in your I am writing because on account of at the suggestion of We wonder if you could help / advise/ send us.
7、 let us have,Making an Inquiry or Request Could you (possibly) send me. Would you please let me know whether. Would it be possible for you to consider supplying us with. I would be happy /grateful if you would/could send me We would appreciate your sending us,Anticipating a Reply or Ending the Lette
8、r I look forward to hearing from you. am looking forward I am hoping for your speedy/ prompt/ early would appreciate reply as we. I shall not act until I hear from you. will wait have received your We would like your views on the possibility of We thank you in anticipation of your help.,Letter of Ap
9、plication: The letter of application is essentially a sales letter which you write to a university ,in which you are marketing your skills, abilities, and knowledge , and the aim of which is to get yourself enrolled in a university, obtain a scholarship. Remember that you may be competing with many
10、other applicants. The immediate objective of the application letter and accompanying resume is to attract the attention of the person who screens and provides university admission, or a scholarship.,A successful application letter accomplishes three tasks: It catches the addressees attention favorab
11、ly, convinces the addressee that you are a qualified candidate for the scholar ship, and requests an interview.,Dear Sir or Madam, My name is Zhang Fang. I am a postgraduate student at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering of Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics (BUAA). I am
12、 writing to apply for graduate study in the field of computer science and technology. I graduated from Tsinghua University last year and then was admitted as a graduate student by BUAA. Thorough years of systematic study at the undergraduate and graduate levels, I am sure that I have had sound knowl
13、edge in the theory of computer science and engineering. In addition, I have taken,part in a lot of research work on computer application at the enterprise level. I have been awarded scholarship because of my excellence in study and research. I would be grateful if you would send me the application f
14、orms and the details about the scholarship. Enclosed please find my resume. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon. Yours Faithfully Zhang Fang,Guidelines for Letters of Application: The letter of application for a scholarship or an educational courses is your first chance to make impression
15、on a potential institute. You can double your chances of success by using a “tailored ”letter. So you have to pay attention to the matters of content. State that you are an applicant for a scholarship and tell the source through which you learned about it.,Show an interest in a scholarship, enough t
16、o have learned something about it. Sound as if you want this particularly, not just anything. Consider the needs of the other side and what you can do for them, not just what they can do for you. Present briefly your qualifications and refer the addressee to your resume. Show confidence in your abil
17、ity, but dont appear aggressive.,Nor should you go to the other extreme and beg for something. If you apply for a scholarship, express your willingness to come for an interview . If you can be available for an interview at only certain times, indicate this. And you had better give your telephone num
18、ber to cake calling you easier.,Useful Expressions for Letters of Application: Introduction It has come to my attention that the position of is now open. I would like to apply for the to be considered as a candidate for position I have just seen in the. scholarship,Motivation and Expectations. If my
19、 application is successful, I should / would like to If such experience would be valuable to your office, I I wish to become involved in I am available for a personal interview if you are interested in my application. I would appreciate an interview at your convenience.,Qualifications and experience
20、 I feel I am well qualified (to/for) for the following reasons. I have had experience of . studied, Therefore I may have the ability you are looking for. My interest and skill incontribute to my qualification for this scholarship. You will see from my resume that I have had both training and experie
21、nce in the field of .,Enclosure I have enclosed / attached a copy of my resume for your consideration. I am enclosing my resume to provide further details about my experience. I have enclosed a copy of my curriculum vitae and will gladly provide any further information you may require. The enclosure
22、 resume will give you the details and scope of my previous experience.,Letter of Recommendation: The letter of Recommendation is written to the university that the applicant is aiming at. Accordingly the person who recommends bears much responsibility and sends the letter in most cases directly. The
23、 letter will make much difference to the applicants future and the referees evaluation seems greatly important. Letters of Recommendation generally contains the following information:,1)The relationship between the referee and the person recommended. 2)The merits and defects of the person who is rec
24、ommended, such as personality, responsibility, manners of behaviors, attitudes towards study and the like. 3)An overall evaluation on the person recommended.,Tips for Writing a Letter of Recommendation: Write clearly the relationship between the referee and the person recommended State the purpose o
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