Knowledge of the English language at the A1 level of CEFR.

The course aims to provide students with the English language preparation necessary to reach the A2 level of the CEFR by developing the 4 fundamental skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing.

Grammar will be studied together with the specialized vocabulary of legal language to have the necessary skills to communicate in English in the students' field of study.

Using authentic legal texts and case studies, the course will help students develop their understanding of the law while consolidating their linguistic skills.

Grammar: review of the main grammatical structures of the English language at A2 level of the CEFR.

Legal sector:

A career in Law

Contract Law:

Tort Law

Criminal Law

Company Law

(A) Krois-Lindner A, Firth M. - Introduction to International Legal English - Cambridge University Press - 2008

(C) Davies M. J. - The Legal English Grammar Guide - Independently Published - 2020

Articles, multimedia resources and PowerPoint presentations will be provided by the teacher.

• Lectures with individual, pair and group exercises.

  
  

• At the end of the course there will be a written exam in English.

  
  

  The exam aims to test the knowledge acquired by students who must demonstrate that they have learned the grammatical structures and the specialized language of the legal sector.

  
  

English

English