Legal English at the LUISS - CLASS WORK & HOMEWORK 22ND – 26TH MARCH 2010

CLASS WORK & HOMEWORK 22ND – 26TH MARCH 2010


GPIV LEGAL ENGLISH
CIVIL/EMPLOYMENT LAW STREAM
(Tuesday 11.30 am)

Arbitration Procedure:
Reading/Vocabulary
Role-play Arbitration
Material adapted from International Legal English (2006,C.U.P.) Unit 8

N.B. There will be a lesson on Tuesday 30th March as scheduled – This will take the form of a Grammar Lab for persistent problems and/or a chance for absentee students to catch up on the material covered so far.

GPIV LEGAL ENGLISH
COMPANY LAW STREAM
(Thursday 5pm)

Competition Law – Anti-Competitive Behaviour
Writing a proposal in the form of a letter
Material adapted from International Legal English (2006, C.U.P.) Unit 15


Homework:
Reading: Sotheby’s Fined £12.9m by EU Over Illegal Price Fixing Cartel
http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-26601455_ITM


B2+ 2
GPII Group 18
(Wednesday 5pm)

Review of Tenses
Introduction to Modals
For a copy of the class materials go to: http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/Modals


B2+ 2
GPI Group 20 (Thursday 11:30 am)

Modals continued.
For a copy of the class materials go to: http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/Modals

LEGAL ENGLISH AT THE LUISS: CLASS WORK & HOMEWORK 15TH – 19TH MARCH 2010

CLASS WORK & HOMEWORK 15TH – 19TH MARCH 2010


GPIV LEGAL ENGLISH
CIVIL/EMPLOYMENT LAW STREAM
(Tuesday 11.30 am)

Tribunal Procedure:
Listening/Vocabulary
Writing – Register transfer – email to client
Material adapted from International Legal English (2006,C.U.P.) Unit 8
For a copy of the class materials go to:
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/An-Employment-Tribunal-Claim

Homework:
Write a follow up email to your client, attaching documents and telling her the steps you have taken.

GPIV LEGAL ENGLISH
COMPANY LAW STREAM
(Thursday 5pm)

Competition Law – Anti-Competitive Behaviour
Listening/Vocabulary
Advising a client of risks – role-play
Follow up letter
Material adapted from International Legal English (2006, C.U.P.) Unit 15
For a copy of the class materials go to:
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/Anti-Competitive+Behaviour

Homework:
Finish draft letter – bring to class on Thursday for in-class editing.

B2+ 2
GPII Group 18
(Wednesday 5pm)

Speaking Skills – getting from B2+ to C1
Speaking Exams criteria & 1 minute speeches.
For a copy of the class materials go to: http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/Getting+From+B2+to+C1+-+Speaking+and+Writing


B2+ 2
GPI Group 20
(Thursday 11:30 am)

Review of Tenses
Introduction to Modals
For a copy of the class materials go to: http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/Modals

CLASS WORK & HOMEWORK 8TH – 12TH MARCH 2010

CLASS WORK & HOMEWORK 8TH – 12TH MARCH 2010


GPIV LEGAL ENGLISH
(Tuesday 11.30 am & Thursday 5pm)

Vocabulary Strategies
Exploiting a text for vocabulary

For a copy of this week’s material go to: http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/Vocabulary-Strategies-For-Legal-English

Homework: Complete the vocabulary exercises from the handout (taken from International Legal English)


B2+ 2 Module 2
GPII (Wednesday 5pm)
GPI (Thursday 11:30 am)

Pronunciation continued
Using the phonemic chart
The characteristics of fast connected speech (strong/weak forms, elision, intrusive sounds)
Revision of 3rd Conditional
The link between pronunciation, listening & grammar

For a copy of the class materials go to: http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/Pronunciation

LEGAL DICTIONARIES

There is no set text for B2+ courses or GPIV Private Law courses. However you will find it useful to consult a mono-lingual Legal English Dictionary.


For a list of online Legal English Dictionaries go to: http://www.uksuperweb.co.uk/dictionaries/legal.html
To buy a Legal English Dictionary go to: http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=oxford+law+dictionary

Class Work & Homework Notes Week 1: 1st - 5th March 2010

B2+ Module 2
GP II Group 18 (Wednesday 5pm)
GP I Group 20 (Thursday 11:30am)

Pronunciation Workshop
For a copy of the class notes click here: http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/Pronunciation

Homework:

Go to http://www.fonetiks.org/ and explore the site. What do you notice about the different types of English? What do you notice about the different sounds? Which sounds do you have the most problems with? Find a copy of the phonemic chart and bring it with you to class next week.




GPIV Private Law:
Group 2 Civil/Employment Law Stream (Tuesday 11:30am)
Group 3 Company Law Stream (Thursday 5pm)

Needs Analysis, Public vs Private Law, Branches of Law, Mini Presentations.
For a copy of this week's handout go to: http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/Branches-of-Law

Homework: Choose 8 new words (&/or phrases)to learn. Come to class prepared to discuss how you went about learning them.