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Interchange's motivation letter

mola_samas — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:12:00 GMT

Hey Guys, i'm from brazil and new to this community. I'm attending an interchange program at my university and I need to write a motivation letter in english. Can someone make suggestions about the text or abot the grammar plz?

Here's the letter:

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Dear Sir or Madam,

My name is Thiago de Campos Moraes, I am 19 years old and study at the Universidade Federal de SÃ£o Carlos(UFSCar). I am a Computer Engineering student currently at the fourth semester, willing to apply the ISAC project from the Erasmus Mundus project.

The main reason that made me want to study abroad through y this interchange program is that despite the knowledge acquired during my stay at UFSCar, meeting people with different cultures may be excellent to become a more mature person. It's even better that this opportunity is available at such great universities, which have great academic programs to choose, making it an excellent academic choice too.

My intention would be to attend at classes related to computer engineering among with some Electronic Engineering classes because those courses doesnât exist at my university and itâs a subject that interests me and is related to my field of study.

Considering that choice, my first option would be the LuleÃ¥ University of Technology, in Sweden, followed by the Czech Technical University in the Czech Republic and the Universidade de Coimbra. This reflects my intentions of participating on this program attending classes in English, which is the main language at my field of study that can be used to improve my communication skills in this language and to learn an entire new language at the same time. Coimbra is a great option too, being one of the most traditional universities of the world, with undeniable reputation. Even though these countries are totally different from Brazil, I have already lived in 5 different cities here, I think this fact grants me some experience in adapting myself to new places.

About academic background I would say Iâm not a perfect student, but I always try to keep my grades above average. I also have participated on the organization of events such a reunion of all the students from my course since the first class. This fact shows that I am integrated at my university as a society and I can share my experiences with many different students, making the program a rich experience to a large amount of people.

To finish this letter, I want to thank for having this opportunity, that experience of studying abroad for that longer wouldnât be possible to me if it were not by programs like this. Itâs a great chance and I really want to make part of the ISAC project.

thanks in advance

Re: Letter of Motivation for Eventmanagement

Kathrin — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:28:56 GMT

Hi,

gosh, I have seen many samples of covering letter/cover letter/letter of motivation in German and English and not a single one included a quote, which means it is very risky to put something like that in a formal letter and a hard test for the HR department. In my opinion it is a too creative step but this is only my opinion. There are other ways to show who you are.

Maybe you should look for samples of formal letter on the net, then pick everything you like and prepare your letter. My covering letters are full with phrases, which I like, taken from ads/samples etc. I have my mini database with such phrases for every situation If I try to invent something completely new, usually it isn't so good

Best wishes!

Re: letter of motivation, help and suggestions wanted

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 11:27:02 GMT

xatso hi!
thank u for your time spent in correcting my letter and for all the suggestions that you've given to me. they have been very useful. expecially all this reformulated sentences that sound much better now. I have poorly used english in past two years so I lost the 'touch'. and no, your comments aren't rude att all, I'm grateful for your honesty. thx.
I know that this kind of letters are usually very formal cause I write them from time to time when applying for a job. and my first version of this letter was pretty formal, but than I was thinking and... this is a kind of volunteering has for a gold collecting a group of various people (people are coming from all parts of the world), choosed by their nationalite, different cultures, gender, interests... and they are looking for someone who has to offer more with his/her personality and multiple interests than with his/her job skills. so I think that some parts that you find irrelevent aren't so irrelevent at all. things like - I also speak a bit of slovenian, a deaf-mute language, what kind of a dance I preforme and so on. also, this are people who are aware you're applying for their project mosty to learn language and to get some new experinces and knoledges. and it very important to underline how much you like working with people. I would like to express my personality with this letter, not only my job qualifacitions so I delibertly tryed to incorporate some kind of 'friendly talk'. but that's how I see it, probaly I went to far, I don't know, you still think I should write a strickly formal letter? that this kind of 'not so formal letter' would not pass very well? this is a first time I'm applyinfg for something like this, so I'm grateful for any advice.
thanks and i hope that I didn't sound rude this time

Re: informal Letter of Motivation for WorkingHoliday

Tam Sadek — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 21:45:55 GMT

Try this and note the changes:

I am a 23 year old graphic designer (University ***) and work as an advisor on art and graphics material. In addition, I am also working as an instructor on painting courses.

I have always been interested in Asian culture. It was during the Olympic Winter Games in Nagano 1998 that I became especially interested in Japan. I subsequently developed my interest in the Japanese language and culture more and more. I studied Japanese on my own, and in February 2005 and August 2006 I took Japanese Language Classes.

Because I want to improve my language skills I would like to study at Language School for 3 months before working and travelling.

I am keen to travel in order to understand the Japanese culture and lifestyle more. This has resulted in me visiting Japan as a tourist twice in March and September 2006 for 2 weeks each time.

I really liked being there. I got to know wonderful friends and had the possibility to gain an insight in Japanese family and there traditional/daily life.

Furthermore I am very interested in Japanese handicrafts and would like get to know different crafts, e.g. shodo, ikebana, pottery. For me, as a designer, it would be extremely helpful to gain international experience.

Now I am particularly excited about understanding Japanese culture more, taking part in daily life and gaining an insight into working life.

Yours faithfully

Hope this helps

informal Letter of Motivation for WorkingHoliday

Froggi — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 21:00:22 GMT

Hello all,
I am new here in this forum. I am glad that I found this website and I hope I can improve my english. My english knowledge is very, very bad and my grammar terrible. I am sorry for that but I try my best.

It would be great if someone could correct my letter. Thank you very much! Froggi

Dear Sir or Madam

I would like to apply for a Working Holiday Visa for Japan from January 2007 until December 2007.

I am 23 yrs old graphic designer (University ***) and work as an advisor for art and graphical material. Besides i am working as an instructor for painting courses.

I always have been interested in asian culture. Especially during the Olympic Winter Games in Nagano 1998 I became specialised in Japan. I developed my interest in the japanese language and culture more and more. I studied japanese language on my own, in Feburary 2005 and in August 2006 I took Japanese Language Classes.
Because i want to improve my language skills i would like to study at Language school during the first 3 month besides work and traveling.

I am keen to travel in order to understand japanese culture and lifestyle more. At last this already has brought me to Japan as a tourist twice (March 2006, September 2006) for 2 weeks at a time.

I really liked being there. I got to know wonderful friends and had the possibilty to gain an insight in japanese family and there traditional/daily life.

Furthermore i am very interested in japanese handicrafts and would like get to know different crafts, e.g. shodo, ikebana, pottery. For me, as a designer, it would be helpful to gather international experience.

Now I am particularly excited about understanding the japanese culture more, take part in daily life and gain an insight into working life.

Yours faithfully

Re: How to write a letter of motivation or cover letter!

ilyasn — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 07:40:21 GMT

2 How to write a motivation letter?!

Writing the motivation letter is an important step in the application procedure - it is the basis on which the organising groups select their participants! There's no are perfect templates or instructions on how to write your motivation letter for a BEST courses - every student is unique, and this should be reflected in this letter! However, there are some general tips and hints that might be useful, and might help you in getting accepted more easily!
First of all - when writing a motivation letter, do keep in mind that it is going to be read by students, just like you. They get many applications from which they have to choose - and the only tool they have to choose is the student's motivation letters. It might be that the organisers have to read a few hundred motivation letters, so to attract their attention, try to be creative and funny.

So do not write a formal letter, do not start it with "Dear Madam or Sir", and importantly, do not make it look like a CV - do not state all the schools you visited, all the jobs you did during your life, etc.. write an interesting letter in prose style!

In general, your motivation letter should focus on the following parts:
â¢ Something about yourself - what you study, what you do in your life , what are your hobbies, sports you do, maybe what languages you speak...

BEST courses are always a lot of fun, so the organisers should know that you are a funny person!
â¢ Why you want to go to abroad, and why do you want to go to a BEST summer/winter/spring course!

It is important for the organisers to have internationally minded, open persons - the course does not consist only of the academic program!

â¢ Why you want to go to especially THIS event you're applying for: why is the topic attractive, why might the knowledge you can gain there help you (in your studies, in your future carreer...) - the event does neither consist of only the social part, so let the organisers know that you are interested in the course as well!!!

â¢ Sometimes, it is needed to tell the organisers that you have a sufficient knowledge of the topic - so let them know that and how you do! To find out what is expected - read the course information on the webpages carefully, as probably there are some hints telling you which kind of participant are expected to apply!

â¢ Be careful, and send the appropriate letter to the appropriate place (don't mix them if you apply to more than one course!)

â¢ Don't let the letter be too short or too long â One, or half of an A4 page, is just enough to get the organisers to notice you. If the letter is too long, they might not want to read it, but if it's too short, they will think that you are not interested enough in the course!
â¢ Of course, the letter has to be written in English

These are just some general hints - take the ones you want, leave the ones you don't like, but in any case, add your own imagination and style, be creative, and you'll have your motivation letter to go on a BEST course!