• Use email with your name in it if possible.

hong_eunhee@harvard or sojunights@yahoo

• This is important in a large class.

-This is Yong-Bum. I sit in the front row in your 3:00 class.

Greetings:

Hello Mr. Kim,

Hello Dr. Lee,

Dear Dr. Choi,

•NO greeting could be perceived slightly negatively

•Be short, professional, and clear. •Avoid emoticons, lol,

etc.

• You should be formal. And, sometimes more formal than the teacher.

• Your professor may sign off with Susan; doesn’t mean you should refer to her as Susan

• Not a good idea to make excuses for missing class in an email.

REQUESTS

• Could you please…

Would it be possible to …

If possible, could you…

I know you are busy, but if you have time …

Sorry to bother you, but …

I would be grateful if you could …

Disagreement:

If I may point out that …

If I understand you correctly you said. Can I offer an alternative view of …

That’s interesting. I have never heard it explained like that before.

Corrections:

Sorry if I didn’t express myself correctly. What I meant to say was..

The last sentence of your email:

Thank you

Thank you for your time

Thank you for your help

Your advice would be greatly appreciated

•Use spellcheck and review grammar

Best regards,

Alexander

Alexander Smith

Korean 101-008 MWF 3:00

Note: Don’t expect your teacher or professor to print any attachments. Provide hardcopies.

•When you receive his or her reply, confirm by hitting reply and saying “thank you.”

Dr. Kim,

I need to know the assignment for Thursday. ASAP!

Thanks.

See you in class man,

Bob

PS: My friend’s grandma is really sick these days. That’s why I have missed so much class. Sorry.

A Proper Email

Hello Dr. Kim,

I hope you had a nice weekend. Sorry to bother you but could you please tell me what next weeks homework assignment is?

Thank you for you time.

Best regards,

Kyeong-AhKang Kyeong-AhEnglish 4, Monday, Friday 1-2