dear dr. anderson,

　　mr．li quanzhi who has just returned to china from your university informed that you are considering the possibility of offering a chinese language course to your students in the next academic year and may have an opening for a teacher of the chinese language. i am very much interested in such a position.

　　i have been teaching chinese literature and composition at college level since 1980. in the past three years, i have worked in summer programs, teaching the chinese language and culture to students from english-speaking courtries. as a result， i got to know well the common problems of these students and how to adapt teaching to achieve the best results.

　　with years of intensive english training, i have no difficulty conducting classes in english and feel queit comfortable working with american students.

　　i will be available after february 1998．please fell free to contact me if you wish more information. thank you very much for your consideration and i look forward to hearing from you.

　　sincerely yours,

　　shi hongqi

　　安德森博士：

　　从刚从贵校返回的李全志先生处，德知贵校正在考虑下学年给贵校学生开设中文课，或可有一中文教师之空缺。本人对此职颇有兴趣。

　　从1980年起，本人一直在高校讲授中国文学与写作课程。过去三年中，我曾主讲暑期课程，向来自英语国家的学生教授中国语言与文化。因此，我对外国学生常见的学习困难非常熟知，并能设法改进教授方法以取得最佳效果。

　　积数年对英语的勤奋学习，我能毫无困难地用英语讲课，并能与美国学生轻松相处。

　　本人1998年2月后即可到任。如需本人其他情况请随时来函。谢谢你的考虑并期盼回音。