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1.Invitation letterSample 1Invitation Letter for an Academic Exchange ProgramEast-West Center1601 East-West RoadHonolulu, HI USA 96848February 17, 2004Mr. Fu WenSchool of Foreign StudiesNanjing University22 Hankou RoadNanjing 210093, ChinaDear Mr. Fu Wen,On behalf of the Asian Studies Development Program, a partnership between the East-West Center and the University of Hawaii, I am please to invite you to participate in the Teaching About China and the United States international exchange program, June 28-July 19, 2004. Dr. Elizabeth Buck, Special Assistant to the President for Education, Professor Roger Ames, Professor of Comparative Philosophy at the University of Hawaii, and Professor Liu Qingguo, Professor of International Relations at Peking University, are co-directors of the institute, with Sigfried Ramler as institute coordinator.The purpose of this program is to have Chinese and American faculty explore common issues during a three-week program to improve teaching about US and China. After several days of orientation at Peking University for both groups of faculty, Chinese participants will visit the United States, especially Washington, D. C. and Youngstown, Ohio, while the American travel to Xi’an and Shanghai, China. At the conclu sion, participants will meet in Honolulu for a final program and presentations.During your travel in the United States, there will be meetings and briefings with state and federal officials, journalists, business experts, and other professionals to provide a general overview of the United States.The East-West Center will provide round-trip airfare from Beijing to the U.S., hotel accommodations in Washington, D. C. and Youngstown, Ohio, dormitory-style housing in Hawaii, all ground transportation related to the program, some meals in Hawaii and on the U. S. mainland, and a modest stipend of $500 to cover meals not covered by the program and incidental expenses.If you have any enquiries or need any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact Cherylene Hidano, Program Officer at 808-944-7338, or email hidanoc@. We look forward to welcoming you in Hawaii.Sincerely yours,(signature)Terance W. BigalkeDirector and Dean of EducationSample 2Invitation Letter for the 19th International Conference on Chemical Education(Your address)April 20, 2006Dear Prof. Zuoming Liu,It is my pleasure, on behalf of the Organizing Committee, to invite you to attend the 19th International Conference on Chemical Education (19th ICCE), to be held in upcoming August 12-17, 2006, in Seoul, the Republic of Korea. I am writing to ask whether you are willing to present a talk in English at the conference. Invited talks will be one hour long, followed by a 20-minute question and answer session.The theme of the 19 ICCE is “Chemistry and Chemical Education for Humanity”, in keeping up with our fast-changing world and continually expanding scope of the chemistry and chemical field. Chemistry is not only an essential tool and language as well as basic knowledge for the most of science and technology of our everyday life, but also an essential science for future generations to ensure their quality of life.In appreciation of your agreement to give a talk, the 19th ICCE will provide your local expenses, including hotel accommodation, and meals during the conference, and free registration to the conference.I am looking forward to seeing your in Seoul.Sincerely yours,(signature)Choon. H. DoChairman of the Organizing Committee of the 19th ICCEReply lettersSample 1 Letter of Acceptance(Your address)May 11, 2006Dear Prof. John Smith,Thank you for your letter of April 23, 2006, inviting me to attend the Sixth Asian-Pacific Conference on Wind Engineering to be held in Seoul, the Republic of Korea, September 12-14, 2005.I am pleased to accept the invitation and will send my paper entitled “Climate and Urban Environment Problem” to the Paper Committee before the required date. Thank you again for your kind invitation and I look forward to meeting you in Seoul.Sincerely yours,(signature)Liu Wen(signature)Sample 2 Letter of Acceptance(Your address)July15, 2005Dear Dr. Pan Feng,I have received your letter dated June 22, inviting me to speak at the Opening Ceremony of the Fifth National Council Meeting of Translators Association of China to be held on November 4-6, in Beijing. I will speak on “Globalization and Diversity: What Do They Mean for Translators?” Thank you for your kind invitation.I wish the meeting a very fruitful and successful one.I look forward to seeing you at the Opening Ceremony in Beijing.Yours sincerely,(signature)Betty CohenSample 1 Letter of Refusal(Your address)July5, 2005Dear Professor Chuck Taylor,Thank you for your letter of 19 June, 2005, inviting me to attend the International Conference on Education to be held at the National University of Singapore, Singapore, 6-9 December, 2005, as a part of the NUS Centennial Celebration Conferences.I am very sorry to inform you that I shall not be able to honor the invitation because I have beensuffering from ill health for some time. I am firmly advised that it would be unwise to undertake any distance travel by air in the near future.I wish the conference a successful one.Respectfully yours,(signature)Feilong WangSample 2 Letter of RefusalDear Mr. Snow,Thank you very much for your kind invitation to speak before the Western Cartographers Association (WCA) next month.Unfortunately, prior commitments make it impossible for me to accept your flattering offer. My work takes me abroad quite frequently, and I will be in Puuer V olta the week your association meets.Please accept my sincere apologies, and I hope you will think of me again if the WCA needs a guest speaker at some future date.Yours Sincerely,(signature)Jack Vance 2. Email about inquiring about a meeting(time, place, registration, transportation, etc).Sample 1Enquiring About DetailsFrom Joseph Nacino<Jnavino@>To Wanggang68@Subject Time for the SeminarDear Prof. Wang Gang,I am please to know that you have agreed to come for a research visit of a couple of days in March 2007 and hold an introductory paper on the seminar for our researchers. What topic are you going to talk about?The faculty will cover your flight tickets and your hotel costs (up to an amount of 10,000 SEK). As far as I understand, you will need a visa which you could apply for at the Swedish Embassy in United Kingdom. In order to apply a visa, you will need a letter of invitation from us. Before I can write such a letter, we will have to settle a date, on March 15-17? Would that be suitable for you?Best regards,Joseph NacinoProfessor of Criminal LawSample 2Enquiring About Agenda and AccommodationFrom JohnWilliams@To LiangHong@Subject Agenda of the MeetingDate 20 March, 2007Dear Prof. Liang,As you know we will now have two separate meetings at Shandong University, respectively on the 13th and 14th of April. Many thanks again to you for arranging this. In this respect, however, the question is whether there is still an opportunity to organize a guest lecture, despite our unfortunately limited time in Jinan.In principle, either Prof. Kamperman Sanders (environmental planning and management) or I (biological repairing of destroyed environment) could give a lecture on April 14, but we do not know whether time permits this. Please let us know if you think we can still plan something in this respect.We have one other question: could you please suggest us a hotel in the area of Shandong University? The two of us will stay two nights in Jinan.Thank you very much in advance for replying soon.With kind regards,John WilliamsPS: Further details regarding our upcoming meeting with the dean will follow soon.3.An application letter for a job and graduate programSample 1An application letter for a jobWang HongNo. 2 Building, Tiantan EastChongwen DistrictMay 1, 2012Personnel OfficeA Fl. 2, Huixin BuildingAsian Games VillageBeijingDear Sirs,I should like to apply for the post of service technician, which you advertised in China Daily today.I attended Huadong College of Science and Engineering from 2004 to 2008, and graduated with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. After graduation, I worked in several companies as mechanical engineer, a service engineer, and a quality-control engineer. For more details about my experience and qualification, you can consult the resume which I have enclosed with this letter.I can be reached at 1310000000 during the daytime. I am available for an interview anytime this week. If you need any references I am ready to provide them.Yours faithfully,Wang Hong Sample 2An application letter for a graduate programRoom 205, 34 Ding Xin RoadChang Ning DistrictShanghai, 200003P. R. ChinaDecember 11, 2012 Judy Williams, Admission AdministratorGraduate School AdmissionsMichigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI 48824Dear Mrs. Williams,I wish to apply for admission to Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University to pursue a Master’s degree and further a Doctor’s degree in Education. My attended time of admission is the fall of 2013.If possible, I also wish to obtain graduate assistantship so that I may support myself andobtain some experience while pursuing my graduate studies.In 2007 I got my B. A. degree in English Language & Literature from the Guangzhou Institute of Foreign Languages. In the past five years, I’ve been employed as a teacher at Guangzhou University.Would you please send me the application forms for admission and financial support at your earliest convenience? Thank you very much.Yours sincerelyWang Hong4.ResumeCurriculum Vitae for an Academic ExchangeElisa C. VardinEnglish DepartmentArizona State UniversityTempe, AZ 85287-0302(480)965-8633EVardin@EDUCATIONPh.D. English, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT. August, 1998M.A. English, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT. August, 1991B.A. English and American studies, California State University, Chico, 1986 RESEARCH AREASComposition and rhetorical theory, cultural criticism, computer mediated communication WORKING EXPERIENCETeaching positions Held1998-present Lecturer, Department of English, Arizona State University1996-1998 Adjunct Faculty, Department of Rhetoric, Language and Culture, University of Hartford1989-1998 Graduate Teaching Instructor, Department of English, University of Connecticut 1992-1996 Adjunct Faculty, Department of Language Arts, Three Rivers Community Technical CollegeAdministrative Positions Held1998-present Director, Undergraduate Rhetoric and Composition Curriculum, Arizona State University1990-1995 Director, Writing center, University of ConnecticutTEACHINGArizona State University: Department of EnglishEnglish 215—strategies of academic writing in computer-networked classroomsEnglish 216—writing about public issues in computer-networked classroomsUniversity of Connecticut：Department of EnglishEnglish 109—literature and compositionEnglish 298—seminar in the theory and practice of tutoring writing PUBLICATIONSThe Bedford Bibliography for Teachers of Basic Writing. Contributing editor: New York: Bedford/St. Martin’s Press, Forthcoming“Sisters in Bondage and Freedom”, Connecticut English Journal, Spring 1991:61-72 PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES“Concerns, Complications, and New Opportunities: Creating writing in cyberspace”, Computers and writing conference, Muncie, IN, May 2001“Writing and Politics: Creating a Technical Writing Core, Questions and Issues”, western states conference, Tempe, AZ, October, 1999HONORS AND AWARDSDissertation Fellowship, University of Connecticut Graduate School, Summer 1994Summer Research Fellowship, English Department, University of Connecticut, 1993 DEPARTMENT AND UNIVERSITY SERVICEArizona State UniversityWriting programs Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, chairTextbook committeeUniversity of ConnecticutEnglish Department Graduate Teaching Award Committee, 1994-1995 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPNational Council Teachers of EnglishAlliance of Computers And CompositionRhetoric Society of America5.Personal statementPersonal statement for English and American LiteratureHaving majored in literary studies (world literature) as an undergraduate, I would like to concentrate on English and American literature.I am especially inerested in 19th-century literature, women’s literature and folk literature. My personal literary projects have involved some combination of the two subjects. For the oral section of my comprehensive exams, I specialized in 19th-century novels by and about women. The relationship between “high” and folk literature became the subject of my honors essay, which examined Toni Morriso n’s use of classical, biblical, African, and Afro-American folk tradition in her novel. I plan to work further on this essay, treating Morrison’s other novels and perhaps preparing a paper suitable for publication. In my studies toward a doctoral degree, I hope to examine more closely the relationship between “high” and folk literature. My junior year and private studies of Anglo-Saxon language and literature have encouraged me to consider the divisions between folklore, folk literature, and “high” literatu re. Should I attend your school, I would like to resume my studies of Anglo-Saxon poetry, with special attention to its folk elements.In terms of a career, I see myself teaching literature or writing criticism. Doctoral studies would be valuable to me in several ways. First, your teaching assistantship program would provide me with the practical teaching experience I am eager to acquire. Further, earning a Ph.D. in English and American literature would advance my other two career goals by adding to my skills, both critical and creative, in working with language. Ultimately, however, I see the Ph.D. as an end in itself, as well as a professional stepping stone （垫脚石，跳板，阶梯）；I enjoy studying literature for its own sake and would like to continue my studies on the level demanded by the Ph.D. program.。