February!10#2015!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1500$La$Crosse$St.!

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Intern&Coordinator,&5100&Office&Space!
Ibaraki'Christian'University!
6"11"1"Omika"cho,%Hitachi!
Ibaraki,(Japan(319"1295!
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Dear%Hiring%Committee:%!
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I"am"applying(for!the$English(teacher(internship)posted)on)UW"L"Eagle&Opportunities.&As&a"junior!
from%China%who%lives&in&a!multicultural)environment!and$has$extensive$study$abroad!experience,"
I"am"uniquely"qualified"to"help"undergraduate&English&majors&in&Japan&improve&their&English.&!
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As# an! English( Rhetoric( and( Writing( major& and& Professional! Writing& minor,! I" have" gained' the'
necessary(writing(and(reading!skills%from%my!coursework)to!allow%me%to#succeed#as#an!English(
teaching)intern."My"courses"in"both"American)Literature!II"and"Literature(of(Black(America!have%
taught&me&how&to!observe'and'distinguish!the$cultural!diversity!between&Western&countries&and&
Asian!countries."Also,&taking&Communicating&Effectively&has&given&me&experience&collaborating&
with%students%and%faculty%in%both%China%and%America%on#many"projects,"helping(me!to#refine#my#
English(and(communication(skills.!
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I"have"also"developed"the"strong'teaching)skills)and)multicultural(awareness'necessary'to'be'an'
effective' addition' to' the' Ibaraki' Christian' University' team." I" have" professional% teaching%
experience! volunteering+ as" an" English" teacher" at" Honglian" Primary& School,& Guilin,& in& China.& I"
organized*and*planned*creative*lessons$in$order$to$motivate$students$to$learn$English.!I"taught!
lessons&inside%the%classroom%and%provided%communication%practice.%%I%also%created%opportunities%
for$ students$ to$ use$ their$ English& outside& of& the& classroom& through! playing( games,( sports,( and(
other#extracurricular#activities.!With%over%ten"years"dancing"experience$including$UW"L"Kinesis"
Dance& Theatre,$ I$ will$ be# able# to# use$ English$ to$ teach$ Japanese$ students$ who$ are$ interested$ in$
learning! to# dance." I" have" self"studied' Korean,' which' has' enabled! me# to# improve# my# linguistic#
abilities.) Also,% due% to! my# study# abroad& experience& and& my& outgoing& personality,& I" am" able" to"
adapt!to#many#different#cultures."!
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I"would"be"honored!to#come#in#for#an!interview(to(further(discuss(the(position(and(how(I(can(
dedicate' my# knowledge# and# experience# to# helping# Japanese# students# improve# their# English.!
Please!feel$free$to$contact$me$by$phone$or$email$at$your$convenience.!
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Sincerely,!
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Aijing!Song!!!