Course aims:

• Updating, correcting and developing the previously acquired English skills
• Developing the study abilities in English through specific tasks based on listening, speaking, and reading
• Developing a cognitive strategy for the understanding of the specialized texts through the familiarization with the specialized Administration and Legal terminology in English.
• Developing the abilities of clear communication and presentation of the acquired information in English.

Course Entry Requirements:

A2-B1, B2 English level

Course contents:

• A career in law – course description Reading 1and listening 1: Graduate recruitment programme. • A career in law Listening 2: Law courses, Speaking 1: Learning approaches • Contract law Reading 1: Contract law Reading 2: Remedies for breach of contract Listening 1: Asking for clarification and giving explanations • Contract law Reading 3: Contract clause Listening 2: Conditions and warranties Text analysis: Email of advice • Tort law Reading 1: Tort law Reading 2: Case note Listening 1: Student lawyer – client interview • Tort law Text analysis: Initial lawyer – client interview Reading 3: Letter threatening legal action • Criminal law Reading 1: Criminal law Listening 1: White-collar crime in the 21st century • Criminal Law Reading 2: White-collar crime: insider dealing and market abuse Listening 2: Podcasts • Real property law Reading 1: Real property law – instruments and people in real property law Listening 1: Property-law presentation • Real property law Listening 2: Telephone enquiry: buy-to-let Key terms: property-law presentation, buying real property, conveyancing Reading 2: Draft tenancy agreement • Litigation and arbitration Reading 1: Litigation and arbitration Listening 1: Question-and answer session Reading 2: Avoiding litigation • Litigation and arbitration Speaking 1: Talk on litigation/arbitration Reading 3: Litigation burden rises for firms worldwide Listening 2: Lawyer-client interview • International law Reading 1: International law Listening 1: Seminar on labour law Reading 2: Developments in EU law • International law Speaking 1: Debate Reading 3: Microsoft v. AT&T Listening 2: Multiple jurisdictions

Teaching methods:

Communication methods, audio and video resources, presentations, student-student interraction.

Learning outcomes:

• Developing listening, reading and speaking abilities related to specific Administrative and Legal topics • Acquiring familiarity with specialized language; reading for gist, understanding and communicating contents. • Arguing during debates.

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

Oral examination and presentation by students: – 60%; continuous assessment – 40%.

Recommended reading:

• Murphy, Raymond, Essential Grammar in Use, second edition, Cambridge University Press, pg. 10-49, 60-77.
• Evans, V., Dooley, J., Smith, D., J., Career Paths – Law, Express Publishing UK Ltd, pg. 4-33.
• Mason, C., Atkins, R, The Lawyer’s English Language Coursebook, Global Legal English Ltd, 2011, pg. 9-38.
• Wyatt, R., Check Your English Vocabulary for Law, A&C Black London, 2006, pg. 1,2, 23-31, 45, 48-50.
• Wyatt, Rawdon, Check Your English Vocabulary for Business and Administration, fourth edition, A&C Black. London, 2007, pg. 1-7, 11-12, 16-17, 49-54, 65-66.