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 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:

1. A career in law – course description 2. A career in law 3. Contract law 4. Contract law 5. Tort law 6. Tort law 7. Criminal law 8. Criminal Law 9. Real property law 10. Real property law 11. Litigation and arbitration 12. Litigation and arbitration 13. International law 14. International law

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, 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.