Example Application Letter
Please accept my application for the position of Assistant Professor of Arabic, listed in the October MLA Job Information List. At present I am teaching Arabic full time at Happy College. I have a strong commitment to teaching as well as several years of experience teaching Arabic. My student-centered, communicative approach to language teaching has involved the use of a variety of instructional technologies, including interactive CD-ROMs, listservs, and the World Wide Web. I also have experience in webpage design. The upper-level seminar on Middle Eastern women writers that I am currently teaching reflects my broad background in Arabic language, culture and civilization.
I would welcome the opportunity to join the Foreign Languages Department at the University of Midwest--Regional, and to develop and direct a study-abroad program. My own positive and enriching experiences studying in Saudia Arabia have convinced me of the immense value of such immersion experiences for becoming proficient in a language and for deepening knowledge about another culture.
I will defend my dissertation, “Exciting Project on Arabic Studies,” at Michigan Technological University in May 2001. My research focuses on challenges offered by Maghrebin women writers to the outrageous hairstyles of the 1890s. I am especially interested in exploring links between historical hairstyles and contemporary cultural studies. My secondary specialization in twentieth-century Arabic literature and culture is reflected not only in my research, but also in my coursework and conference presentations.
Enclosed please find a copy of my curriculum vitae. Transcripts and letters of recommendation are being sent under separate cover. My contact information is listed on my c.v.; from December 23-26 I may be reached at: (024) 505-7878. I plan to attend the MLA convention in San Diego, and would welcome the opportunity to speak with you there.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding my application. I look forward to hearing from you.
Dr. Elvis Presley, Chair
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
University of Midwest--Regional
800 Memphis Boulevard
Someplace, WI 23232-2323
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
University of Midwest--Regional
800 Memphis Boulevard
Someplace, WI 23232-2323
October 2, 2007
Dear Dr. Presley,Please accept my application for the position of Assistant Professor of Arabic, listed in the October MLA Job Information List. At present I am teaching Arabic full time at Happy College. I have a strong commitment to teaching as well as several years of experience teaching Arabic. My student-centered, communicative approach to language teaching has involved the use of a variety of instructional technologies, including interactive CD-ROMs, listservs, and the World Wide Web. I also have experience in webpage design. The upper-level seminar on Middle Eastern women writers that I am currently teaching reflects my broad background in Arabic language, culture and civilization.
I would welcome the opportunity to join the Foreign Languages Department at the University of Midwest--Regional, and to develop and direct a study-abroad program. My own positive and enriching experiences studying in Saudia Arabia have convinced me of the immense value of such immersion experiences for becoming proficient in a language and for deepening knowledge about another culture.
I will defend my dissertation, “Exciting Project on Arabic Studies,” at Michigan Technological University in May 2001. My research focuses on challenges offered by Maghrebin women writers to the outrageous hairstyles of the 1890s. I am especially interested in exploring links between historical hairstyles and contemporary cultural studies. My secondary specialization in twentieth-century Arabic literature and culture is reflected not only in my research, but also in my coursework and conference presentations.
Enclosed please find a copy of my curriculum vitae. Transcripts and letters of recommendation are being sent under separate cover. My contact information is listed on my c.v.; from December 23-26 I may be reached at: (024) 505-7878. I plan to attend the MLA convention in San Diego, and would welcome the opportunity to speak with you there.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding my application. I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Dony Candidate
Dony Candidate
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Example Application Letter