dear madame or sir:

　　when you read this cover letter, i know i have seen the aurora of hope. thank you for reading my cover letter during your busy work and giving me a chance to show myself. i learned from the internet that your university wanted to hire an english teacher. i’m interested in this job very much. i’d like to get this job. now i’d like to introduce myself to you. my name is yao yang. i am 25 years old and 175 cm tall. i like swimming, singing and playing basketball in my spare time. i will graduate from english department of luhansk taras shevchenko national university with the master degree, majoring in the english language and literature. owing to be born in the educational family, i own the good quality，and eager to engage in the education career. logicality, friendly and actively are three main aspects to modify my characters. i am willing to work hard and have good cooperation with difference people.

　　my professional learning has laid a solid foundation of english knowledge and relevant theories; in the meantime, i have good achievements of language study and especially with the extensive listening, extensive oral english and russian. i am confident that the courses studied in university, such as the theory of communication, linguistics, advanced english, oral translation, english & american literature, etc. contribute effectively to my future work in the field of education. in addition, i am familiar with the teaching theories and skills in china, usa, ukraine and russia.

　　in addition, i am quite skillful in computer operation, such as word, excel and so on. i was a leader of arguer in my department when i studied in huaihua college, and did well in any tasks about moot. i took active part in the sports team of my department and got great achievements. besides, i am quite skillful in guitar playing, singing, and performance arranging.

　　during my study, i am not only accumulating knowledge, but also putting the knowledge into application. i have participated in lots of practice in my spare time and vocation. sometimes to be a tutor, sometimes to be an office clerk, and sometimes to be a tourist guide. therefore, i own numerous experiences.

　　as known to us all, your university is one of the most prominent universities in this area. not only depends on your leadership, but also attributes to all of the teachers’ efforts. now i will graduate from university and i am looking for a suitable field in which will make development all the time. the only principle for me to choose job is that i can make good use of my potential; i believe that i am the best candidate.

　　i would appreciate an opportunity to have an interview. i am enclosing a brief resume as you requested. if there is further information that you wish in the meantime, please let me know. because i am still in ukraine, you can contact my mother in china at tel: 15807409xxx. and i can always be reached at tel:....looking forward to hearing from you soon and best regards. thank you very much.