“Email is forever. Once you send it off, you can’t get it back. Once your professor has it, he or she owns it and can save it or, in the worst case, forward it onto colleagues for a good laugh—at your expense.”
“E-mail goes where it’s told. Check—and double check—to see that the right address appears in the “To” line. Just because your mom and your professor are both named “Sue” is no reason to send all your love to Professor Sue.”
“Professors might not be using the cruddy university e-mail system. So send it to the address they actually use, not the one on the university directory. (Check the syllabus or assignment sheet for clues.)”
“Professors might not open mail sent from luckydogpig@thepound.com. They prefer to open mail sent from more reputable addresses, like you@theCruddyUniversityE-mailSystem.edu.”
“Subject lines are for subjects. Put a brief explanation of the nature of the e-mail (like “question about paper”)in the subject line. Never include demands such as “urgent request—immediate response needed.” That’s the surest way to get your request trashed.”
小编提醒:教授们也是有自己脾气的呀!看到这种主题名字,多半以为是垃圾邮件。在取名字这方面,我自己也没有多少经验,但绝对不会为了吸引注意用各种符号,例如:“%¥#&*(%#)”等等,或者用什么“紧急情况,急急急,在线等”之类的语气。就个人建议,还是取常规一点的名字,不出彩,也绝不会引人反感,例如:请假的“Absence on Wednesday”,找学校退钱的“About Refund”,关于考试的问题“Question about final examination”。
“Salutations matter. The safest way to start is with‘Dear Professor So and So’ (using their last name). That way you won’t be getting into the issue of whether the prof has a Ph.D. or not, and you won’t seem sexist when you address your female-professor as‘Ms.’or, worse yet, ‘Mrs. This and That.’ ”
6、称呼很重要。最安全的开头方式是用“Dear Professor xx”。这样的话你就不会再考虑这个教授是不是个博士或其他,并且当你称呼你的女教授“Ms”或者“Mrs.”也不会显得像是个性别歧视者。之前小编的好朋友就有犯过一个错误,教授叫Paul Clinton,那么在邮件的开始要称呼教授“Dear Paul”或者“Mr Clinton”,可小编那位朋友写的是 Dear Clinton,后来……就没有后来了。若是非要写职称,请大家一定看好这位老师到底是Dr.还是Professor,乱写可不行喔。
“Clear and concise is best. Your prof might get 25 or 30 E-mails a day, so, it’s best if you ask your questions in as focused and succinct a way as possible. (Hint: it’s often good to number your questions). And, if your question is very elaborate or multifaceted, it’s best to go to an in-person office hour. You’ll get better service that way.”
“Always acknowledge. If your professor deigns to answer—or send you the handout or reference that you asked for—be sure to tell him or her that you got it. That way he or she will think kindly of you next time they see you in class.”
“THIS IS NOT A SHOUTING MATCH. Don’t write in all uppercase letters, which is an E-mail convention for anger or other strong emotions. No one likes yelling.”
“This is not CollegeHumor. Resist the temptation to talk about the “bad ass” paper you need help with, your “loser” TA who didn’t teach you what you needed to know, or the “crappy” grade you just got on the midterm.”
“This is not RateMyProfessors.com. The professor doesn’t want your comments about his or her performance in the class. Save those for the end-of-semester evaluations, where you’ll be able to spout off. Anonymously.”
“Spelling mistakes make you look like a doofus. So always use the spell check, and proofread your e-mail, too.”
15、拼写错误是非常低级的,所以每次都要使用拼写检查,并校对你的邮件两遍。
“Signoffs and signatures count. Always end by thanking the professor for his or her time, and closing with “Best wishes” or “Regards” (or some other relatively formal, but friendly, closing). And always sign with your(entire)real name, not some wacky nickname like Ry-Ry or Biff.”
小编提醒:大家都知道英国人是很讲究礼仪礼貌的哦!最后,一般都会客套一两句,比如:希望对方早点回信:“Expecting to hear from you soon!”,祝福对方的:“Best Wishes!”希望和对方对对联系的:“Write as often as you can,for I am looking forward to reading your every letter.”(以上仅供参考哦,还是要根据实际情况来哦!)在结尾祝福语大家可以参考一下几种::“Best Regard”、Kind Regard”、“Best Wishes”、“Good Luck”、“Bless you dear”、“Best of luck”、“All the best”……另外,大家可以在平时收邮件的时候留意一下,对方写的是什么。
“Your prof doesn’t want to hear your philosophy of life. Skip the cute quotes or statements of your religious or political views at the bottom of your E-mail. You never know what offends.”