Covering letter TIT4v1a

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

WELCOME!

How was your vacation?!

Planning

• Objective
• Homework check
  
• Job applications
• Writing
• Objective 

Objective

• At the end of this lesson, you can plan and write a covering letter. 

Homework check

Job applications

What is important
when applying for a job?

Is there a difference between Dutch and English covering letters?

1. Yes
2. No

Dutch

English

Is there a difference between Dutch and English covering letters?

1. Yes
2. No

Differences and similarities USA and UK

Rules for writing dates

Rules for writing dates

There are a few rules for writing dates:

Days and months always with capital letters

Tuesday - February

In Europe always the day before the month:

Monday the 13th of March 2023

In American it's month day year:

March 13th, 2023

Rule for starting a formal letter

Rule for starting a formal letter

When you start your letter, but don't know the recipient:

Dear Sir/Madam,

When you know the name of the recipient, you write:

Dear (Mr./Mrs.*/Ms.) [name],

Rules for writing endings

Rules for writing endings

There are a few (outdated) rules for ending a formal letter.

When you know the name of the recipient:

Yours sincerely, (UK)

Sincerely, / Sincerely yours, (USA)

When you don't know the name of the recipient:

Yours faithfully, (UK & USA)

Yours truly, (USA)

Rules for writing endings

Nowadays, most people use Kind regards, or Best wishes, as a way of ending a formal letter.

Analyzing the job offer

Let's get to work!

Work in pairs and write a covering letter to apply for a position at Skibidi Toilet Network Management.

Don't use ChatGPT!

If I see ChatGPT, you both have to write a covering letter on paper.

Include the following

• Adress of the employer.
• Introduction.
• Your education.
• Why you want to work there.
• Your skills and qualities, e.g. Java or PHP, team player.
• That you have enclosed your resume.
• Thank the reader for reading the letter.
• An ending with ''I look forward to ....''

Let's get to work!

You can find the job offer and all the forms on Teams.

Done? Hand in your letter on Teams, with the peerfeedback you got. Name your document: 

''Draft covering letter [student] and [student]''

Start working on MEL Unit 4.1 + Unit 4.2

Objective

• At the end of this lesson, you can plan and write a covering letter. 

Checking the letters

Who is comfortable with showing their covering letter on the screen?

What steps are involved in planning a covering letter?

What feedback did you get? Did you include all the required points?

Homework

Write a final version of the covering letter.

Do all the MEL exercises of Unit 4.1 + Unit 4.2