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Unit12Email

Part1

1Purposeofanemail

Overall,thestudentwantstojoinintheinternationalbusinessprogramintheuniversity.Specifically,hewantstohavemoreinformationaboutclassrequirementsandthedeadlineofapplication.

Itisunlikelythestudentwouldgetaclearresponsebecausehisorherrequestisburiedintoomuchunnecessaryinformationandislikelytoconfusethereviewer.

2Contentofanemail

Ingeneral,thewriterfailstoexpresshimselfinsimpleandconciselanguage.Thewriterhasincludedseverallengthy,convolutedsentences,manyunnecessarydescriptions,andpersonaldetailsthatarenotrelevanttothegoaloftheemail.

Ithasalwaysbeenmydreamtostudyabroadandseetheworld,soIbeganresearchingdifferentprogramoptionsmorethanayearago.Inthattime,Ihaveseenmanyprogramsthatseemedpromising,butitcanbedifficulttodeterminewhichoneisthebestfit.I’mwritingtoyoutodaytoaskafewquestionsaboutthesummerstudyabroadprogramwithMiddletonUniversityinMontana.Thisprogramcaughtmyeyebecauseofthebeautifulcampus,andIwouldbeveryexcitedtostaywithahostfamily.ItwouldbegreatifthehostfamilyincludedsomeonearoundmyagesothatIcouldexplorethecultureofMontanawiththem.I’mmostexcitedaboutgettingthechancetoexperiencetheclassesatMiddletonUniversitythatwouldhelpmeprogressinmygoalofattaininganinternationalbusinessdegree,whichisaprogramIhavebeenworkingonforthepasttwoyears.

Thewebsiteincludedalotofexcellentinformationabouttheprogram.IwasespeciallyexcitedtoseethatclassselectionsincludedafineartsoptionasIhavebeenpracticingmypaintingskillsandamlookingforwardtostudyingnewtechniques.Couldyoupleaseclarifytheclassrequirements?Aretwoclassesthemaximumortheminimumnumberofclassesastudentenrolledintheprogramcantake?Iamalsointerestedinlearning