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Horario: 18.00 a 19.30 horas, una hora menos en Canarias. todos los miércoles durante 14 sesiones
Programa
General Legal English Course Plan Summary |
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Primary Objectives
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· Improve understanding of Legal English vocabulary & expressions · Make students more confident and comfortable discussing daily work (many specialize in different fields of law) using correct terminology, prepositions, conjunctions, etc. · Improve students’ communication skills, including written skills (drafting of clauses, emails, reports); negotiation skills; presentation skills, etc. |
Topics / Materials (emphasis to be adjusted according to the profile of each group) |
i) Contract Law – 5 hrs ii) Company/Business law – 4 hrs iii) Property Law – 1 hr iv) Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A’s) – 2 hrs v) Litigation & Courts - 4 hrs vi) Civil law: Tort (Negligence/Loss/Omissions) – 2 hrs vii) Criminal and/or Employment Law – 2 hrs Sources:
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Structure of Class |
· Speaking warm up based on a newspaper/magazine article on a current legal “hot” topic; an oral summary of the views presented in the article followed by a discussion; Debate-style format encouraged. Revise legal English vocabulary and terminology along with phrasal verbs and pronunciation of problematic words found in articles. · Move on to the legal topic of the day, focusing on the key new vocabulary and expressions in that area of law as well as prepositions/phrasal verbs that are most common in the context of given field of law; · video or audio track on the area of law studied: ask students to note the main points; identify any vocabulary or expressions that are unknown to them and be prepared to discuss pros/cons, depending on the context; · interactive/game component: to keep the class dynamic and “fun”, despite the often highly technical and dense subject matter and/or materials; students are divided into 2 teams and are asked to describe, in their own words, some of the key new vocabulary or expressions studied (collocations, prepositions and terminology are all included) and the other team must guess the term/expression or fill in the gap; · Case study or a moot court: fact situation provided and students might be asked to explain to the teacher, utilizing the studied vocabulary, how they would resolve the given legal problem. · Comparative component: differentiating how any legal problem would be solved in Spain (civil law) vs. Anglo-Saxon countries (common law). This is often the most interesting part of the class for many students.
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