Keypal opportunities for studentshttp://www.ling.lancs.ac.uk/staff/visitors/kenji/keypal.htm

For teachers and students who would like to use e-mail and web pages to learn English or help their students learn English.

An overview of using e-mail in English classes

"Global Communication Through Email: An Ongoing Experiment at Helsinki University of Technology"

Read "PENPAL ADVICE" from the TESL-L archives.

The Intercultural E-mail Classroom Connections (IECC) http://www.stolaf.edu/network/iecc is a good mailing list if you are interested in finding teachers who would like to work together.

More keypals http://www.ling.lancs.ac.uk/staff/visitors/kenji/keypal.htm

Mailing lists http://www.amused.com/mail.html

Start the letter with Dear Keypal,

In your letter you should include some of the following:

• Your first name and surname
• Your age
• Whereabouts you live – e.g. Barcelona
• Your hobbies
• The sports you enjoy
• Who’s in your family
• Your friends
• Anything special which is happening at present
• Your favourite and worst subjects at university
• Favourite film
• Favourite pop group
• Some questions for your keypal to answer

Type in your document carefully. Spellcheck it and re-read it on screen to make sure you are happy with it. Make sure there is a blank line between paragraphs, there is one space after full stops and commas, and no spaces before full stops and commas.