Sample motivation letter

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I am currently in my third year of a degree in French and English Literature and I recently attended meetings about the Erasmus Program. I would like to have two majors in order to keep my favourite subjects after a preparatory class, specializing in French Literature but with an English option.

I have decided to continue in French Literature because I would like to be a French teacher in a foreign country. With this in mind, studying abroad would offer a valuable experience in learning about the English educational system, in that I would be immerged in the culture. Having a degree in English Language, Literature and Civilisation will help me develop my English while learning about the country where I would like to work and live.

Of all of the different aspects of the Anglo-Saxon culture that I might be given the chance to discover, my own preference is for the British one. My first experience with the United-Kingdom was very brief and intensive but it was enough for me to make me want to go back. I recently went to Waunfwar, Wales, and I discovered a different way of living, being and thinking. My host was a teacher now retired but through her story I had a view of British education; that why I would like to study at Manchester.

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[...] I am open-minded and able to adapt easily. In addition I am a fast learner and I have intellectual curiosity as my preparatory class demonstrates. I am interested in art and especially in literature; I read a lot of books each year. I am fond of horse riding, which is more than a sport to me, it is a life lesson. I joined a competition group when I was 18 and we developed great team working skills. We took care of each other and helped to prepare horses. [...]

[...] Of all of the different aspects of the Anglo-Saxon culture that I might be given the chance to discover, my own preference is for the British one. My first experience with the United-Kingdom was very brief and intensive but it was enough for me to make me want to go back. I recently went to Waunfwar, Wales, and I discovered a different way of living, being and thinking. My host was a teacher now retired but through her story I had a view of British education; that why I would like to study at Manchester. [...]