Saturday, February 14, 2009

#3 blog post - Letter Critique


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This letter compliments Novation Business School for bringing into Singapore three sports courses. This letter is very courteous as there are no criticisms at all and the tone is very amiable and respectful.
It is also grammatically correct. I believe that the facts such as the names of the courses are accurate too. In fact, there are few facts in this letter as it is mainly filled with the writer’s opinions, admiration and well wishes for Novation Business School.
The letter is well-structured with short paragraphs and coherent sentences that make comprehension easy. For instance, the first paragraph introduces Novation Business School and the sports courses they offer. Subsequently, the writer speaks of the appropriateness and benefits of these courses. Then he strongly recommends the courses. Finally, he compliments Novation business School.
All these information were given in a concise manner. Each paragraph conveys a point within a sentence or 2. Despite the short length of the letter, the writer seems sincere.
It seems that the writer values the availability of these courses and knows the courses well when he listed the names of the three courses offered by the business school. This fulfils concreteness of the information given in the letter, as the names of the courses ascertain their availability.
I can find almost no fault in the letter except in the second paragraph, where the writer could have given an example on how the courses complement the sports club and its athletes and officials. There is a small language error in the second paragraph. Instead of “to an ever higher level,” it probably should have been “to an even higher level.”

1 comment:

  1. Dear ethel,

    I agree with you that the writer is very amiable and respectful especially when he is the vice-chairman of Braddell Heights CSC. The letter is also well-structured and coherent as every paragraph reflects on the same topic, that is programmes that the Novation school has introduced.

    However I think the word "compliment" should be changed to "complement" instead since the writer means that the programmes complete the type of training/education that an athlete or official should take.

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