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<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Search results for 'tag:Dates tag:Letter writing' matching tags 'Dates' and 'Letter writing'</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aDates+tag%3aLetter+writing&amp;tag=Dates,Letter+writing&amp;orTags=0</link><description>Search results for 'tag:Dates tag:Letter writing' matching tags 'Dates' and 'Letter writing'</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CSMOD (Build: 3140.34611)</generator><item><title>Officel letter</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/OfficelLetter/gwrzz/post.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:32:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:540520</guid><dc:creator>manpreetjee</dc:creator><description>hi friends,&lt;br /&gt;i need help regarding writing a letter writing i am very poor in letter writing if some one help me to correct my mistakes i will be very thankful.&lt;br /&gt;i wan&amp;#39;t to write letter to bank.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;dear sir/madam,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;we have send the mail to you on 29/6/2008 regarding employees salaries we have send you cheque no 2547 dated 29/6/2008 amt 26054/-. this cheque is debited to our account on 30/6/2008.&amp;nbsp;Today few of our employees saying that they have not received there salary till date so plese will you let me know.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;please check and confirm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;regards&lt;br /&gt;xyz&lt;br /&gt;</description></item><item><title>please help on my motivation letter for internship</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/MotivationLetterInternship/dmmlk/post.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2007 20:39:06 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:313184</guid><dc:creator>Unclesam</dc:creator><description>&lt;P&gt;Hello,&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I'm writing a motivation letter for internship in USA,&amp;nbsp; since I'm not so well in letter writing, and have a feeling that it misses smth important&amp;nbsp;and&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I would&amp;nbsp; like a professional eye to look on it. Other sad thing is the deadline for sending it is this week, so quick, brief or&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;any comments, suggestions and critics are very welcome.&amp;nbsp;OK, here goes:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;--&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Vilnius,&amp;nbsp;9 January 2007&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Dear Sir or Madam,&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I am writing to apply for participation in&amp;nbsp;[internship program name] in&amp;nbsp;******,&amp;nbsp;USA.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;My name is [name], a flexible and highly motivated student at Vilnius University, Lithuania, currently studying in the second year of a four year bachelorâs degree in computer science.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I was always willing to participate in creating outstanding products that reach professional and home environments worldwide, also giving an enjoyable feeling that I have a part in it. I believe that internship in your company, working in both creative and challenging environment, will provide an opportunity for gaining a valuable experience to build strong foundations for professional programming skills and will acquire new contacts, invaluable for my further career. Further more, working abroad, provides a rare possibility to see things from the outside, from a completely different angle, that I believe, is extremely important in professional and cultural backgrounds. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Personally, I define myself as a dynamic and creative, goal-oriented team player, eager to give the most of myself to achieve the best results possible. Also I am currently working as C/C++ teacher.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I am confident that being familiar with different programming language climates, teamwork and teaching C/C++ experience&lt;B&gt; &lt;/B&gt;gives me enough knowledge and I will make me a good candidate for this internship, taking as much as possible from it.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Thank you very much for your time and consideration of my application. I am looking forward to your positive response.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Sincerely,&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;[name]&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;--&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000000&gt;
&lt;P&gt;A few more questions:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;UL&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;should I include more personality relating information? 
&lt;LI&gt;is the date placement OK and is it necessary?&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;</description></item><item><title>Sponshorship letter, in need of help!</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/SponshorshipLetter/dbmlb/post.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2006 08:36:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:259132</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><description>Hi there guys, i need some help in writing a propsal letter. Could anyone re-write this or give me some tips? I'm in need of some help since i'm new to the letter writing. All forms of constructive criticism welcome!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;

&lt;p&gt;25/08/06&lt;br&gt;
Donations and Sponsorship&lt;br&gt;
MasterFoods Australia.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
To Whom It May Concern, &lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
At Smooth Productions, we are currently in search of a sponsor for our new
underage event. Our latest event, Subliminal, is being held at one of
Melbourneâs most well known venues, Publicity Nightclub, which has just
recently undergone a multi-million dollar renovation. Our team was formed with
experience from various underage events held throughout Melbourne metropolitan areas as well as
suburban event nights.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Our latest project will be ranging costs of up to $7, 500 through the payment
of venue, the hiring some of Melbourneâs
most well known DJâs, advertisement costs for passes and pre-sold tickets etc.
and the cost of our extensive promotion team. We propose that we be provided
with funding of up to a few hundred dollars to cater for costs of running the
night or at your discretion, some giveaways along with the funds.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Planned to be held on the 30&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; of September, we endeavor to take on
a new sponsor such as Starburst to join us in our new monthly events. Your logo
and company name will be printed on each of the 10, 000 passes, as well as
advertisement through SMS updates, internet sites and email notifications all
collected through our databases.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;
For further information about our team or for any enquiries please contact
Jason on 0416211200. Thank you for considering our proposal.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Sincerely, &lt;br&gt;
Jason Boulos,&lt;br&gt;
Smooth Productions.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Would you pls help me with my Motivation letter? So many thanks~~~~</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldMotivationLetter/cjczp/post.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Apr 2006 14:43:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:211937</guid><dc:creator>Subtleyolanda</dc:creator><description>&lt;P&gt;Dear MountainHiker or somebody,&amp;nbsp; &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I have read a lot from your forum about motivation letter writing. Here is my ML.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Background:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Application for a summer school &amp;amp; its full scholarship. They provide a limited number of scholarships for talented students, to be given primarily to applicants from countries where local scholarship funds are more limited. Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of academic, personal and economic factors. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Here is their requirement for ML:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Letter of motivation&lt;/B&gt;(mandatory) &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;UL&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Mention if you are applying for a full or a partial scholarship 
&lt;LI&gt;Please tell us why this course is important for your academic studies or career and why you should receive a scholarship to&amp;nbsp;*** Summer School. 
&lt;LI&gt;Please tell us the reasons why you need a scholarship for the participation fees, the accommodation cost or both. 
&lt;LI&gt;The letter should be approximately 1-2 pages in length 
&lt;LI&gt;If you have elected to register for more than one course, please tell us why you are applying for the additional course. However, it is not possible to take more than one course at the same time.&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;



&lt;P&gt;Dear Scholarship Coordinator: &amp;nbsp; &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;With this letter, Iâd like to express my aspiration for participation in your&amp;nbsp;*** Summer School in&amp;nbsp;*** for this vacation and put forward my application for a full scholarship offered by your esteemed organization.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I graduated in communications science and engineering with honor from&amp;nbsp;*** University in July 2005, and after that I was admitted to pursue my Masterâs degree in communications system without exams. Besides my major, I have always kept a keen interest in economics and environment. Though the main subjects in my major are mostly on wireless mobile communications, 3G, WLAN, etc., they canât be isolated from the outer world; the development of the technologies are interlocked with the growth of the economy and evolution of the environment. So far, I have picked up some knowledge in principles of economics by self-study. However, thatâs far from enough. I am really excited to learn about your&amp;nbsp;*** program since I can equip myself with much more solid knowledge concerning environmental management and corporate social responsibility by taking such a course.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;During my undergraduate years, I took up part-time jobs in various corporations. Through these experiences, I learn the significance of working environmental management, business sense and different incentives for personnel development. I am highly motivated to study and want to gain the scientific knowledge and practical experience needed to advance the public interest. Your summer school and business, environment and corporate social responsibility course will greatly help me for my future career and broaden my horizons, perfect my world outlook as well. Meanwhile, located in a city of culture and high technology,&amp;nbsp;*** offers excellent facilities for studies; with high-quality instruction in multidisciplinary courses in combination with a good atmosphere, combined with a setting of professors and students from all over the world, I am confident that I will have a pleasant stay as wonderful as it has been for previous participants.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I learned from your homepage of the scholarships offered by your esteemed organization. As I have no other financial source to support my study in ***, Iâd like to apply for the full scholarship. According to the criteria list, I believe I would make an ideal candidate.&amp;nbsp;Diligent, confident and optimistic, I have always been an top student in my middle schools (top 2% of 500) and college (top 3% of 73). Since I am looking forward to participating in your&amp;nbsp;*** program very much while lack of financial support, your assistance would be very important to me and your help would be greatly appreciated.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Last week I met with ***, a graduate student who took part in your&amp;nbsp;*** in 2004. He encouraged me to apply for this program joyfully, saying it would bring all-round benefits to me. Thus, I feel more confident that&amp;nbsp;*** is the right choice for me and I would appreciate to receive this precious opportunity to study in ***. Also, it is greatly appreciated if a full scholarship could be offered. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Yours Sincerely,&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Yolanda&lt;/P&gt;


&lt;P&gt;Would you pls have a look&amp;nbsp; and give me some suggestions if convenient?&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I will appreciate your kindness very much.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Sincerely,&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Yolanda&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Spouse Visa</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/SpouseVisa/cdbzn/post.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2006 17:08:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:182168</guid><dc:creator>Magnolia25</dc:creator><description>I&amp;nbsp;wish to apply for a spouse visa for my wife with the British Embassy in Malaysia. I need to submit a letter of sponsorship. How do I write this letter and is there any sample of such a letter? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Forum: Letter writing (general &amp; business English)&lt;br /&gt;Posted: Jan 16, 2:34 PM [GMT 1]&lt;br /&gt;Post Subject:  &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="/English/Post/dqgz/Post.htm#19470" target="_blank" title="/English/Post/dqgz/Post.htm#19470"&gt;Re: Request letter for Spouse Visa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Post author: &lt;a href="/user/bvzh/profile.htm" target="_blank" title="/user/bvzh/profile.htm"&gt;Vijaykumargutta&lt;/a&gt;&lt;hr&gt;I want to submit a letter to UK embassy requesting for Spouse Visa as my wife is working over there for a hospital.  It has to be delivered to the Consulate General, British Deputy High Commission, Chennai.  The sponsor letter fom my wife for the purpose is also enclosed.  The planned date for the journey is on 20th February 2004.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please kindly do send me a well drafted letter for the purpose</description></item><item><title>Would you please help me with my motivation letter?</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldMotivationLetter/brhhz/post.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2005 11:50:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:85668</guid><dc:creator>miaojia</dc:creator><description>&lt;br /&gt;Dear all, &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am a new user and I found here by chance when I tried to get some guidance of letter writing. I have read a lot of examples together with the comments, as well as the helpful posts of suggestions from MountainHiker. I would like to thank all the members for producing such a great  forum. It helped me a lot.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am now studying in Japan and is going to apply for a job in Switzerland. I have managed to follow the regular suggestions and have modified the letter many times by myself, but since this is my first time to write such a formal letter, I know there is a long way and it needs a lot of modification works. Would you please kindly take a look on my letter and tell me how to improve it? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am afraid the story is too long, but how to make it looks clear and effective?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you so much in advance.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;miaojia&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And, here comes the letter:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;******************************************************************&lt;br /&gt;Dear Sir or Madam:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am applying for an entry-level position with your company in Geneva office. The preferred field of employment would be the container transport operation and business management.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have a Bachelorâs degree in International Shipping Management and a Masterâs degree in Transport Planning and Management both from XXX Maritime University, China. Currently, I am a full-time PhD student of XXX University, Japan. My research topics are container transport network analysis and competition strategies. The expected graduation time is October 2005. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After graduating from high school, I was enrolled by my favorite university: XXX Maritime University, which is one of the best maritime universities in China. During the four years study, I acquired wide and solid knowledge of international shipping management, together with firm foundation of mathematics, economies, laws and statistics. In 1999, as a nominated student, I passed the Masterâs Entrance Exams with top grades and started my further study in the same university and majored in Transportation Planning and Management. The three years study has widened my knowledge about transportation science, besides, I also involved myself in the practical sector works. From 2000 to 2002, I was the teaching assistance of my professor, my concentration and enthusiasm was highly appreciated by both the professor and the students. Due to my good performance, I was selected as one of the three student participants of a research team and took part in a project on human-resource evaluation supported by China XXX Shipping Company, XXX Branch. My duties included data collection and analysis, preparation of reports and presentations, the coordination work between the company side and our research team. It helped me to develop a strong analytical mind and interpersonal skills. Moreover, I learnt the value of teamwork during the two-monthâs project and became more solution-oriented. Furthermore, I found my interest toward real business management was evoked and strongly enhanced.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In my last year at XXX Maritime University, I was assigned the teaching assistant to a Japanese professor due to my excellent English skill and solid knowledge of shipping. He gave us lectures on container transport network analysis and my job was the two-way translation between Chinese and English. It not only enhanced my language skills but also evoked my interest of studying in different nations. After talking with the professor and expressing my desire to do PhD research in Japan, we found that our ideas were very well suited. Hence, he highly encouraged me to apply for the International Doctoral Course of XXX University because it offered exactly the professional courses I was eagerly to learn about, such as: game theory and business application. In October 2002, directly after my graduation from Masterâs course, I was selected, out of thousands of candidates all over the world, as one of the 550 selected Japanese government scholarship students. My focus lied on the business strategies and new trend of maritime industry, to be exact, the economic feasibility of mega-container ships as well as the business application of Game Theory.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The first year was, as expected, tough and challenging. I need to adapt to the new life and began the study as soon as possible. Besides, I did not speak Japanese, which simply made the situation more stimulating. I managed to apply my best effort to get through all these successfully even with very little guidance from my professor since he was not in Japan but teaching in World Maritime University until November 2003. I have had benefit from that period of time of how to start a total different life effectively and think more independently. After two and a half years living and studying here, I have been used to the circumstances already and get along very well with my colleagues.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The PhD research has been made considerable advancement during the past two and a half year and so far I have finished most of the work. Beside of daily studies, I actively participate in all kinds of volunteer works and local events also. Inside the campus, I am a lively member to help organize kinds of meetings and events. One specific example of these activities was in 2004, due to my excellent English skill and communication skill, I was assigned to lead a working team organizing the trip and presiding the welcome party when the student-delegation of World Maritime University came to visit my university. While the challenges were great, we are convinced that our team had tried our best and delivered to the guests an impressive party and very exciting trip. Outside of the campus, I also challenged several kinds of part-time jobs to enrich my experiences and get more chances to cooperate with different parties and matters. I benefited a lot from all these jobs and activities. It has helped me to know much more about this country and to discover how the different culture affects the ways in which people react and behave. This, I believe, would help me to respond effectively in an international business environment. Moreover, it strongly enhanced my confidence of living in a foreign country and gave me the full encouragement to chanllenge new targets.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With the solid knowledge and multinational cultural background, I desire to start my career in a global shipping company. I firmly believe that joining XXX Company would be the right choice for me. First of all, my education background makes a perfect fit with the worldwide container transport business that your company is involved. Working with XXX Company, I am going to be able to fully utilize my theoretical knowledge; besides, the company is able to benefit from my Asian culture background, too. Additionally, the fast growth of fleet scale and the incredible expanding of shipping routes network your company has completed in recent years impressed me very much. In the centuries-old shipping industry, XXX, as a relative newcomer, has been able to fully utilize modern information technologies and chosen the optimal approach to make the entire system more efficient. I strongly believe that a company likes this is definitely going to make more significant achievement in the future and I look forward to working and growing with the potential team.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Personally speaking, XXX is the best choice for me is also because of my deep interest in the European culture. Grown up in China and studied in Japan, I am deeply interested in Asian culture, but at the same time, I am also very curious to work in a different culture and in a different language as I am ambitious to learn more everyday. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A copy of my Curriculum Vitae is enclosed which will give you further informations of my studies and other activites. I hope that my qualifications would enable me to work for you since I am very confident that I could make an exciting contribution to your company.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you very much for your kind consideration, I look forward to your positive reply.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yours faithfully,&lt;br /&gt;Liu Miaojia&lt;br /&gt;*****************************************************************&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description></item><item><title>Sponsorship letter to consulate ...</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/SponsorshipLetterConsulate/qqhw/post.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2005 23:04:08 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:83359</guid><dc:creator>Guest</dc:creator><description>Can you please comment on the following?
&lt;br&gt;This is not corporate sponsorship letter writing. The letter mainly emphasizes that I am inviting my in-laws to the USA for a pleasure visit and that I shall be supporting them (in all ways) during their stay here.
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;is it  'visit USA ...' or 'visit the USA' ?
&lt;br&gt;do i need the leading tabs (for paras) ?
&lt;br&gt;is it 'is it?' or 'is it ?'
&lt;br&gt;is the date required ? if so where, top-right or bottom-left/right? (it is missing right now)
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;also there will be a similar letter addressed to my in-laws (by my wife and me)
&lt;br&gt;inviting them to visit us here in the US, which will be less formal. Do we sign this
&lt;br&gt;letter OR simply write our name, type our name or print our name?
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;Thanks a ton.
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;raj
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;To,
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;Consulate General of the United States of America
&lt;br&gt;Address line1
&lt;br&gt;Address line2
&lt;br&gt;City zipcode
&lt;br&gt;Country
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;                              Sub:  Issuance of visitor's visa to my in-laws
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;Dear Sir/Madam,
&lt;br&gt;        
&lt;br&gt;I, John Doe, work as a Software Consultant (Systems Architect) for CompanyA Corp located at 1234, Some Drive, Suite 400, City, State 12345 and earn $*** per year. I would like to invite my in-laws, Mr. James Bond and Mrs. Jenna Bond to visit the USA for tourism purposes and to attend the Graduation Ceremony of their daughter (and my wife), Jane Doe, at George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. They will be staying with me at my home at the above mentioned address for 3 months.  
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;During their stay in United States, I will bear all of their responsibilities including, but not limited to, financial responsibilities, travel expense within the USA, medical insurance, board and lodging. I will personally make sure that they leave the United States before the expiration of their authorized stay and that they will not become public charge on the part of United States government. 
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;Hence, I kindly request you to grant my in-laws visitors' visa. 
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;Thanking you,
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;Yours Sincerely,
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;(John Doe)
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&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Writing an application</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/WritingAnApplication/lqvj/post.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2004 20:40:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:58744</guid><dc:creator>nypx</dc:creator><description>Dear everybody, &lt;br /&gt;I would need help in writing an application letter for an in-service training activity. I am an primary school English teacher and I would like to take part in a course, but I am afraid that my formal letter writing abilities are not the best.&lt;br /&gt;Here are the data (please send me at least a sample letter):&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Education and CultureOpen in New window&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Socrates&lt;br /&gt;Comenius / Grundtvig Course Database&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Course Information&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Reference number 	UK-2004-016&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Type of course&lt;br /&gt;Course resulting from a previous Socrates project number: 	39988-CP-3-99-1-GB-LINGUA-LA&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Title of the course / Content&lt;br /&gt;In English or French: 	Teaching English in the primary school (4-12)&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Thematic field&lt;br /&gt;Main field: 	IST Courses In Languages&lt;br /&gt;Secondary field: 	English&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;School level&lt;br /&gt;Primary&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Target audience&lt;br /&gt;Teachers&lt;br /&gt;Headteachers&lt;br /&gt;Teacher trainers&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Languages used in the course&lt;br /&gt;Main language: 	English&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Dates of the course&lt;br /&gt;Start date 	End date&lt;br /&gt;2004-09-20 	2004-01-10&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Number of places available&lt;br /&gt;Maximum number of participants: 	20&lt;br /&gt;Places for Comenius/Grundtvig participants: 	20&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Price in euro per participant&lt;br /&gt;Accomodation &amp; Subsistance, if applicable: 	600&lt;br /&gt;Course fee (including materials): 	650&lt;br /&gt;Total: 	1250&lt;br /&gt;Cancelation fee: 	0&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Details of organizing institution&lt;br /&gt;Name of contact person: 	Monica Andrews&lt;br /&gt;Name of organizing institution: 	Bristol City Council&lt;br /&gt;Address1: 	Bristol Education Centre&lt;br /&gt;Address2: 	Sheridan Road&lt;br /&gt;Postal Code: 	BS7 0PU&lt;br /&gt;City: 	Bristol&lt;br /&gt;Region: 	&lt;br /&gt;Country: 	United Kingdom&lt;br /&gt;Telephone no: 	0044 117 9031380&lt;br /&gt;Fax no: 	0044 117 9031259&lt;br /&gt;Email: 	monica_andrews@bristol-city.gov.uk&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Location of the course&lt;br /&gt;Town: 	Bristol&lt;br /&gt;Country: 	United Kingdom&lt;br /&gt;Nearest major city: 	&lt;br /&gt;Distance from course location: 	&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Bank account details of course organiser&lt;br /&gt;Bank: 	National Westminster Bank PLC&lt;br /&gt;Address1: 	32 Corn Street&lt;br /&gt;Address2: 	&lt;br /&gt;Postal Code: 	BS99 7UG&lt;br /&gt;City: 	Bristol&lt;br /&gt;Region: 	&lt;br /&gt;Country: 	United Kingdom&lt;br /&gt;Branch sort code / Branch swift code: 	56-00-05&lt;br /&gt;Telephone no: 	&lt;br /&gt;Fax no: 	&lt;br /&gt;Account holder's name: 	Bristol City Council - International Work&lt;br /&gt;Account holder's telephone no: 	&lt;br /&gt;Account holder's fax no: 	&lt;br /&gt;Account number: 	06427219 (EURO a/c)&lt;br /&gt;Instructions for payments: 	Transfer full cost before course and bring confirmation slip as proof of payment&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Description of course contents&lt;br /&gt;PREPARATION&lt;br /&gt;BEFORE ATTENDING THE COURSE, PARTICIPANTS WILL BE REQUESTED TO COMPLETE A DETAILED NEEDS ANALYSIS SO THAT THE COURSE CAN BE TAILORED, AS FAR AS POSSIBLE, TO THE NEEDS AND OBJECTIVES OF THOSE ATTENDING.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;OBJECTIVES&lt;br /&gt;"h TO OBTAIN NEW IDEAS AND MATERIALS FOR USE IN THE CLASSROOM&lt;br /&gt;"h TO IMPROVE FLUENCY AND CONFIDENCE IN USING THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, AND TO UPDATE VOCABULARY&lt;br /&gt;"h TO COMPARE AND CONTRAST COMMON EDUCATIONAL ISSUES WITH ENGLISH TEACHERS AND&lt;br /&gt;WITH PARTICIPANTS OF OTHER NATIONALITIES&lt;br /&gt;"h TO GAIN EXPERIENCE OF BRITISH CULTURE&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;THE CLASSES PROVIDED ON THE COURSE DEAL BOTH WITH PEDAGOGICAL ISSUES AND LANGUAGE COMPETENCE. PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE ALL FOUR SKILLS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND THEIR ABILITY TO DEVISE AND DELIVER INTERESTING AND EFFECTIVE LEARNING PROGRAMMES IN ENGLISH. PARTICULAR EMPHASIS WILL BE PLACED ON IMPROVING SPEAKING AND LISTENING SKILLS AS THE CLASSES WILL INVOLVE EXTENSIVE GROUP WORK AND DISCUSSION .&lt;br /&gt;PARTICIPANTS WILL DEVELOP THEIR DISCURSIVE SKILLS AS WELL AS DEVELOPING ANALYTICAL SKILLS BY DISCUSSING HOW TO EXPLOIT CLASSROOM MATERIALS ALREADY AVAILABLE, AND BY CREATING THEIR OWN NEW MATERIALS. DRAMA, MUSIC AND PRONUNCIATION WORKSHOPS ARE PROVIDED IN ORDER FOR PARTICIPANTS TO SEE HOW THEIR LESSONS COULD BE ENRICHED. IN ADDITION, PARTICIPANTS OBSERVE CLASSES IN LOCAL PRIMARY SCHOOLS THUS ENABLING THEM TO COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE TEACHING OF PRIMARY SUBJECTS IN THEIR OWN COUNTRIES AND THE UK.&lt;br /&gt;PARTICIPANTS STAY WITH HOST FAMILIES IN ORDER TO FURTHER IMPROVE THEIR LANGUAGE SKILLS AND TO MAXIMISE THEIR EXPOSURE TO ENGLISH LIFE AND CULTURE. TRIPS TO LOCAL PLACES OF INTEREST AND SOCIAL EVENTS ARE ALSO ARRANGED.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;FOLLOW-UP&lt;br /&gt;EVALUATION OF THE COURSE WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE END OF THE TWO WEEKS. AFTER 6 MONTHS PARTICIPANTS WILL BE SENT A FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONNAIRE TO ASCERTAIN IN WHAT WAYS THEY HAVE FOUND THE COURSE USEFUL IN THE LONG TERM. THEY WILL ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN A EUROPE-WIDE TEACHER NETWORK&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Programme of the course (day by day)&lt;br /&gt;MONDAY AM INTRODUCTION TO THE UK EDUCATION SYSTEM&lt;br /&gt;PM ENGLISH Â¡V INTRODUCTORY DIAGNOSTIC SESSION&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TUESDAY AM ENGLISH Â¡V VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT&lt;br /&gt;PM TOUR OF BRISTOl&lt;br /&gt;SOCIAL EVENING&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WEDNESDAY AM) SCHOOL PLACEMENT&lt;br /&gt;PM)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;THURSDAY AM ENGLISH Â¡V USING FAIRY TALES IN THE CLASSROOM&lt;br /&gt;PM DEVELOPING CURRICULUM STRATEGIES AND MATERIALS USING ICT&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;FRIDAY AM ENGLISH Â¡V CUSTOMS AND FESTIVALS&lt;br /&gt;PM STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING PRONUNCIATION TO YOUNG LEARNERS&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;MONDAY AM DEVELOPMENT AND PREPARATION OF GROUP PRESENTATIONS&lt;br /&gt;PM ENGLISH Â¡V DEVELOPING ORAL FLUENCY&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TUESDAY AM) SCHOOL PLACEMENT&lt;br /&gt;PM)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WEDNESDAY AM TEACHING LANGUAGE THROUGH DRAMA&lt;br /&gt;PM VISIT TO BATH&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;THURSDAY AM ENGLISH Â¡V COMMUNICATIVE ACTIVITIES IN THE CLASSROOM&lt;br /&gt;PM USING MUSIC TO ENHANCE THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH TO YOUNG LEARNERS&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;FRIDAY AM FEEDBACK ON SCHOOL VISITS&lt;br /&gt;PRESENTATIONS&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Back  &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;</description></item><item><title>Sponsorship letter</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/SponsorshipLetter/jvrk/post.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2004 09:21:17 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:45383</guid><dc:creator>Guest</dc:creator><description>Hi! My company is going to have its company day soon. I was assigned to send the letter. =\&lt;br /&gt;This is my best shot in the letter writing. Please advise.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Companyâs Name&lt;br /&gt;Personâs Name&lt;br /&gt;Companyâs Address&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Date&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ref Number&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear ________,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Re: [Companyâs Name] Company Day â 5th and 6th Sep 2004&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[Companyâs Name] will be celebrating our 12th Company Day from 5th to 6th Sep 2004. This year we will be holding this prestige occasion at [venue] for all our colleagues from [branchâs locations].&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In order to make this event joyous and successful, we are seeking kind contributions from our valued Business Partners like you in the form of exquisite gifts or gift vouchers to be given out to our colleagues on that occasion as âLucky Draw Giftsâ or âGames Prizesâ.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please do find a copy of the reply form attached to this letter and kindly facsimile it back to me at [companyâs phone number]. If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to call me at [my number].&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We look forward to your favorable reply as soon as possible.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you in advance and best regards.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yours Sincerely,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[Name of Organizer]&lt;br /&gt;Organizing Committee&lt;br /&gt;	&lt;br /&gt;Attachment: (1) â Contribution Reply Slip: Pages 1</description></item><item><title>Re: Letter writing</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LetterWriting/ckzl/post.htm#12812</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2003 12:06:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:12812</guid><dc:creator>tam</dc:creator><description>There are a few simply rules on letter writing:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. To begin with your address (address of sender) should always be placed on the right hand side of the page, along with the date. If the letter is official then the receiver's address should on the left, below the sender's. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. All letters should begin with &lt;STRONG&gt;Dear....&lt;/STRONG&gt;, unless it is official and you do not know who you are writing to. In this case the letter can be addressed  &lt;STRONG&gt;Dear Sir or Madam&lt;/STRONG&gt; or &lt;STRONG&gt; To whom it may concern...&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. The first paragraph should be an introduction to the reason you are writing and the last should be a summing up and conclusion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;EM&gt;eg: I am writing in reference to your advertisement on the Forum on Monday 9th November......&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;EM&gt;eg: I look forward to receiving your reply..... / Please feel free to contact me for further information.....&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. You should end a letter with &lt;STRONG&gt;Yours Faithfully&lt;/STRONG&gt; if you do not know the name of the person you are writing to. You should end a letter with &lt;STRONG&gt;Yours Sincerely&lt;/STRONG&gt; if you know the name of the person.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There has also been alot written about letters in this forum. Check the threads from August/ September.</description></item></channel></rss>