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Inquiry: Application

Chunyan Shao (Shandong University). Inquiry: Application. Format: Content. Introduction: Who you are, Purpose of writing Body: 1. Scholarship 2. your interest of study: relevant recent study (specific)

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Inquiry: Application

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  1. ChunyanShao (Shandong University) Inquiry: Application

  2. Format: Content • Introduction: Who you are, Purpose of writing • Body: • 1. Scholarship • 2. your interest of study: • relevant recent study (specific) • achievement (paper, research) • 3. what you know about them: • their achievement (specific) • relevance to you (help) • 4. your plan of this visit: Do what? • 5. your cooperation: • help your study • help them • Concluding remark:

  3. Note • Be clear • Be organized: Each item in a paragraph • Be polite: No imperative • Be formal (unless write to your friend): Use more indirect speech

  4. Introduction : • Who you are • Dear Prof. / professor Smith, • I am a lecturer / an associate professor / professor/ doctor at Shandong University, China. • Purpose of writing • I am writing to ask whether there is a visiting scholar position available for me at your department / lab. • I was wondering if there is…

  5. Body: 1. Scholarship • I have been granted a scholarship of a one-year visit from Jan 2013 to Jan 2014 by China Scholarship Council. • It will cover all my expenses in the U.S.

  6. Body: 2. your interest of study: • I am interested in _____________. • Specifically, I studied___________________ and published _________ papers on that topic.

  7. Body: 3. what you know about them • You have been theleading scholar in this field, esp. your theory of / study on ______ has helped a lot in my investigation of________________.

  8. Body: 4. Plan of this visit • During this visit, I plan to investigate __________________. That is, ______________ (explanation).

  9. Body: 5. the cooperation • Your insight in _______ and your analytical procedure will be of great help to me in _____________ / help me explain __________. I am sure that I can benefit a lot from working with you. • I would be extremely grateful if you could give me this opportunity to learn from you.

  10. Concluding: • I am looking forward to your early reply. • I would appreciate it if you could give me a reply at your earliest convenience.

  11. Format with words • Dear Prof. XXX, • I am…. I am writing to… • I have been granted….It will cover…. • I am interested in…, specifically…. • You are…, esp. your theory / research / experiment on…help me…in my… • I plan to… That is… • Your theory / ideas…help me…and I will benefit… • I would be greatly honored if you could… • I am looking forward to your earliest reply. • Best wishes • YYY

  12. Writing • You are going to stay in Chicago for one year as a visiting scholar. Write to your friend there to ask him / her to rent an apartment for you. • You are going to stay in Chicago for one year as a visiting scholar. And you are interested in an apartment posted on the Net. Write to the landlord to ask for information about the apartment.

  13. Analysis • What are the most important things for apartment renting? That is, what should be included in your email? • Price? • Location? • Transportation? • Laundry? • Parking lot? • Electricity / gas / water? • Reputation? • Structure: wood or concrete? • Neighborhood? • Security? • Floor? • Utility: swimming pool, tennis court, sports?

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