ESL, Formal, General & Business Letter Writing (English language)

Re: another covering letter!

Goug — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 02:20:10 GMT

Thank you!You' ve been very helpful!

I hope it will work.

Whatever, there is nothing more to do about it!

Re: another covering letter!

Feebs11 — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 00:08:28 GMT

Dear Mrs Romero

Firstly, I would like to thank you for answering so quickly.

Iâm actually doing a bachelor in Foreign Applied Languages (Langues EtrangÃ¨res AppliquÃ©es= LEA).

We are taught two main languages (English and German in my case). We learn for example a whole range of economic terms by studying texts. We also have Anglo-American and German civilisation [culture would be better here] courses.

In addition to these language courses, we have translations courses, still in both languages. We translate texts from and into French. These texts are tourism brochures, technical instructions, newspaper~~sâ~~ articles etcâ¦ Our translation teachers are professional translators and are in charge of the Master in Translation and Technical Writing of the UniversitÃ© de Bretagne Occidentale in Brest.

~~We translate texts but~~ [no need to repeat] We also learn ~~in the meantime~~ the different âtechniquesâ that are used by translators. For example, Iâve learned how to stick to the style, the presentation and the register(or language level???) [If "register" is a technical term, then use it] of the original text. Iâve also learned in particular the importance of collocations. We have regular exams but also some specific projects. In my first year in Brest, I and some others had to translate ~~with some other people~~ a whole Welsh tourist website [OR tourism website for visitors to Wales].

This semester, I chose the option Consecutive translation. Itâs harder than written translation but it is a very instructive exercise.

Apart from languages, I have also taken an international marketing course, a general course about global economics and a law course.

The goal of LEA is to prepare us ~~to a rather~~ for a wide range of careers opportunities. It can lead to different kinds of Masters in Translation (Interpreter, translator, etc.) but also to Masters in international trading or marketing or Masters ~~specialised~~ in the tourism industry. The common point of all these ~~masters~~ is that ~~all these masters~~ they prepare us for an international job. Thatâs why teachers send some of us abroad to get some international experience, as part of the ERASMUS student-exchange programme . ~~As I already said, i~~In Germany I had the occasion[ opportunity might be better here] to do a German-English translation course, which was quite tricky for me since none [neither - there are only two languages mentioned]of these languages was my mother tongue.

~~I know~~ Although I am not yet studying ~~exclusively translation in~~ for a Master, ~~but~~ translating[ I would use "translation" here] is quite a big part of my bachelor.

I would like to add that the work placement has to be ~~3 to 6 month long to your convenience~~.between 3 to 6 months, as suits you best. I shall look forward to hearing from you.

~~I hope I havenât been too long.~~

Kind regards,

Goulven LE GOFF

Good luck!

Re: another covering letter!

Anonymous — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 19:45:16 GMT

Hi!

Thanks to you I had this reply:

Dear Goulven,

What is it again that you are studying? Because we are looking for people studying Translation or Languages applied to translation.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,

Beatriz ***

Project Manager

Here's my reply. Could you take a look at it before I answer? They seem to look for people who already study translation whereas I m not yet in a Professional Master. But I wanted to show that I could fit ... I precise they re looking for people speaking English and German (it's even better with French, as they said). Tell me about mistakes but also what you think about it , in general. Thank you!

So here it is:

Dear Mrs Romero

Firstly, I would like to thank you for answering so quickly.

Iâm actually doing a bachelor in Foreign Applied Languages (Langues EtrangÃ¨res AppliquÃ©es= LEA).

We are taught two main languages (English and German in my case). We learn for example a whole range of economic terms by studying texts. We also have Anglo-American and German civilisation courses.

In addition to these language courses, we have translations courses, still in both languages. We translate texts from and into French. These texts are tourism brochures, technical instructions, newspapersâ articles etcâ¦ Our translation teachers are professional translators and are in charge of the Master in Translation and Technical Writing of the UniversitÃ© de Bretagne Occidentale in Brest.

We translate texts but we also learn in the meantime the different âtechniquesâ that are used by translators. For example, Iâve learned how to stick to the style, the presentation and the register(or language level???) of the original text. Iâve also learned in particular the importance of collocations. We have regular exams but also some specific projects. In my first year in Brest, I had to translate with some other people a whole tourist Welsh website.

This semester, I chose the option Consecutive translation. Itâs harder than written translation but it is a very instructive exercise.

Apart from languages, I also have an international marketing course, a general course about global economics and a law course.

The goal of LEA is to prepare us to a rather wide range of careers opportunities. It can lead to different kind of Masters in Translation (Interpreter, translatorâ¦) but also to Masters in international trading or marketing or Masters specialised in the tourism industry. The common point of all these masters is that all these masters prepare us for an international job. Thatâs why teachers send some of us abroad as part of the ERASMUS student-exchange programme to get some international experience. As I already said, I had in Germany the occasion to do a German-English translation course which was quite tricky for me since none of these languages was my mother tongue.

I know Iâm not yet studying exclusively translation in a Master, but translating is quite a big part of my bachelor.

I would like to add that the work placement has to be 3 to 6 month long to your convenience.

I hope I havenât been too long.

Kind regards,

Goulven LE GOFF

Re: another covering letter!

Anonymous — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 21:52:43 GMT

Great!

Thank you!

Re: another covering letter!

Feebs11 — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 20:02:47 GMT

Anonymous wrote:
Hi, I 'm a newbie on this forum, and I'd like you to read through my cv and covering letter for a work placement in a translation company...

Thank you in advance!

(If I can help anybody in french... )

Goulven LE GOFF

Born: 15-04-1985

Age: 21

Nationality: French

Mobile phone: 0033 ***

goulvenlegoff@***.fr

140 Bis, Rue Robespierre

29200 Brest

France

Education

Sept 2004 â Jun 2007   Bachelor in Modern Applied Languages (LEA)

                                      UniversitÃ© de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest, France

Spent one year abroad in Giessen, Germany, as an Erasmus student

                                      in 2005-2006



2003-2004                     First year of a Bachelor in Biology

                                      UniversitÃ© de Bretagne Occidentalale, Brest, France

2003                               BaccalaurÃ©at Scientifique (equivalent of an A level; specialized in Sciences) with distinction



Employment

Jun to Aug 2004            Summer employee in a seed growing company

                                      Responsible for the transport of hives

Jul - Aug 2003               Summer employee in a nursery garden

Jul - Aug 2002               Summer employee in a nursery garden

Other Skills

          Languages: Mother tongue: French

                              Fluent in English and German

                              Basic knowledge of Spanish

          Computer literate: good knowledge of Word, Excel, Power Point, PhotoImpact

                                         Able to use PCs and Macs

          Driving Licence

Interests

Reading, listening to music and watching movies (often in English)

Playing rugby

Travelling

Playing the guitar

Dear Sir or Madam

Re: work placement

I study Modern Applied Languages (LEA) at the UniversitÃ© de Bretagne Occidentale in Brest and I am currently looking for a 3-month work placement in a British translation company. This work placement will be the conclusion of my Bachelor.

My courses range from English and German to economics and law. I also passed a scientific Baccalaureate (the equivalent of the British A-Level): I had the chance to attend many different kinds of courses which is an advantage in translation.

I already had the occasion to see what the translatorâs job consists of. For example, I translated articles and lyrics for a bandâs fan site. In my courses in France, I had different translation courses (translation from French to English or from English to French, consecutive interpretingâ¦). I spent the second year of my degree abroad in Germany where I attended a German-English translation course.

Next year, I will apply for a master in translation either in France or abroad.

I am OR I would be available for this work placement from the 15^th February and am always available for further questions or for a possible interview.

Yours faithfully

Goulven LE GOFF

another covering letter!

Anonymous — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:22:51 GMT

Hi, I 'm a newbie on this forum, and I'd like you to read through my cv and covering letter for a work placement in a translation company...

Thank you in advance!

(If I can help anybody in french... )

Goulven LE GOFF

Born: 15-04-1985

Age: 21

Nationality: French

Mobile phone: 0033 ***

goulvenlegoff@***.fr

140 Bis, Rue Robespierre

29200 Brest

France

Education

Sept 2004 â Jun 2007 Bachelor in Modern Applied Languages (LEA)

Spent one year abroad in Giessen - Germany as an Erasmus student

in 2005-2006

2003-2004 First year of a Bachelor in Biology

Employment

Jun to Aug 2004 Summer employee in a seed growing company

Responsible for the transport of hives

Jul - Aug 2003 Summer employee in a nursery garden

Jul - Aug 2002 Summer employee in a nursery garden

Other Skills

Languages: Mother tongue: French

Fluent in English and German

Basic knowledge of Spanish

Computer literate: good knowledge of Word, Excel, Power Point, PhotoImpact

Able to use PCs and Macs

Driving License

Interests

Reading, listening to music and watching movies (often in English)

Playing rugby

Traveling

Playing the guitar

Dear Sir, Dear Madam

Re: work placement

I study Modern Applied Languages (LEA) at the UniversitÃ© de Bretagne Occidentale in Brest and I am currently looking for a 3-month work placement in a British translation company. This work placement will be the conclusion of my Bachelor.

My courses range from English and German to economics and law. I also passed a scientific Baccalaureate (the equivalent of the British A-Level): I had the chance to attend many different kinds of courses which is an advantage in translation.

I already had the occasion to see what the translatorâs job is made of. I translated for example articles and lyrics for a bandâs fan site. In my courses in France, I had different translation courses (translation from French to English or from English to French, consecutive interpretingâ¦). I spent the second year of my degree abroad in Germany where I attended a German-English translation course.

Next year, I will apply for a master in translation either in France or abroad.

Iâm actually available for this work placement from the 15^th February and always available for further questions or for a possible interview.

Yours sincerely

Goulven LE GOFF