JJUA54019U Legal English
Bachelor Students and Master Level
This course is designed to improve the written and spoken English of law students. The instructors will provide detailed strategies for developing productive work habits as law students and future lawyers writing in English. Among other areas, the course will cover how to write an exam or research assignment in English, how to draft a legal memo, and strategies for reading cases in English jurisdictions. The course will outline techniques for increasing students’ vocabulary as well as covering commonly misunderstood words and phrases derived from English-speaking legal jurisdictions. Students will learn how to avoid common mistakes of non-native speakers and use their knowledge of other languages as a platform for excellent English writing. The course will follow a textbook manuscript (still unpublished): Shai Dothan, English for Polyglots: Master English as a Multilingual.
During the course, the participants will be expected to take part in discussions and short presentations. There will be no examination and the course is not for credit. Students who have participated in eight out of ten lessons will be accredited on their transcripts with having attended the course.
Students can expect a significant improvement in their ability to write and to present in English. Comprehension while reading or listening is also expected to improve. Most importantly, the course provides a detailed blueprint for how non-native speakers can continuously enhance their mastery of the English language.
- Category
- Hours
- Seminar
- 20
- Total
- 20
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- JJUA54019U
- Level
- Full Degree MasterBachelor choice,Full Degree Master choice
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Autumn And Spring
- Schedule
- Please see schedule for teaching hours
- Study board
- Law
Contracting department
- Law
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Law
Course Coordinators
- Jacob Livingston Slosser (13-70676975683479727579796b7846707b7834717b346a71)