Autumn Term 2010

Welcome Back!

Here you will be able to find information, class notes and links for Students studying English at both the Faculty of Law and The Faculty of Political Science at the LUISS university Rome.

Check this site at the end of each week to make sure you are up to date. Also make use of the side bar which will lead you to recent articles on your subject area.

See you soon
Sean

CLASS WORK & HOMEWORK 17th - 21st May 2010

CLASS WORK & HOMEWORK 17th - 21st May 2010


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

Presentations

Homework:
Prepare for tutorial (see note below)
Tuesday 25th May will be your last chance to complete missing assessments (Essay/Presentation)


GPIV LEGAL ENGLISH
COMPANY LAW STREAM
(Thursday 5pm)

Negotiations
Language/techniques
Company Law Dispute Resolution Negotiation

Homework:
Prepare for tutorial (see note below)
Thursday 27th May will be your last chance to complete missing assessments (Essay/Presentation/negotiation)

B2+ 2
GPII Group 18
(Wednesday 5pm)

Progress Test

Homework:

Prepare for tutorial (see note below)
Wednesday 26th May will be your last chance to complete missing assessments (Essay/Presentation/Progress Test)

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

Progress Test

Homework:

Prepare for tutorial (see note below)
Thursday 27th May will be your last chance to complete missing assessments (Essay/Presentation/Progress Test)

Preparing For Your Tutorial:

Reflection is an important part of the learning process – every student needs to take time to think about their progress. What have you achieved this term? What do you need to work on in the future? What are your short term and long tern goals for your English language development and your Legal Studies? Come along to your tutorial prepared to talk about these topics and bring with you all your self study material – homework and independent study that you have been doing throughout the last 12 weeks.

Your tutorial is also an opportunity for you to voice your opinion about the course. Did it meet your expectations? Why?/Why not? How could the course be improved? Take time out to respond to the British Council questionnaire sent to your LUISS email address and talk about these issues with your teacher during your tutorial.

A Special Note About Progress Tests

A Special Note About Progress Tests

Next week GPI and GPII courses will sit their progress tests. An outline of the test content can be found below in the previous posting. The test will take place in class time and you will have 2 hours to complete the test. The test will start promptly at 5pm on Wednesday for GPII and 11:30am on Thursday for GPI.

DO NOT BE LATE.

CLASS WORK & HOMEWORK 10th – 14th May 2010

CLASS WORK & HOMEWORK 10th – 14th May 2010

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

Writing Feedback & Error Correction
Genre Writing: Spoken English ► Formal Written English ► Reported Written English ►English for Presentations
Presentations – Sign posting Language, Introductions (4 elements)

Homework:
Error correct your essay – do some self study work on areas you are weak on (e.g. articles & determiners, countable & uncountable nouns)

Prepare a presentation based on your Essay topic. Come prepared to speak for 5 – 7 minutes.



GPIV LEGAL ENGLISH
COMPANY LAW STREAM
(Thursday 5pm)

Presentations


B2+ 2
GPII Group 18
(Wednesday 5pm)

Presentations

Homework:

(1) Write a couple of paragraphs in your self study blog/folder/notebook about what you learned about presentation skills from watching the speakers today.

(2) Prepare for the Progress Test. The test will be in 3 parts:
(A)Pronunciation, (B) Grammar & (C) Summarizing, Referencing & Citing Skills. The Grammar section will be in the form of a CAE Use of English exam and include 3 tasks – Part 1: Multiple Choice Cloze, Part 2: Open Cloze and Part 5: Key Word Transformations. A good way to revise for the test would be to practise with similar tasks – go to
http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/cae/students/index.htm or
http://www.itests.com/ for examples.


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

Presentations – Part Two

Homework:

(1) Write a couple of paragraphs in your self study blog/folder/notebook about what you learned about presentation skills from watching the speakers today.

(2) Prepare for the Progress Test. The test will be in 3 parts:
(A)Pronunciation, (B) Grammar & (C) Summarizing, Referencing & Citing Skills. The Grammar section will be in the form of a CAE Use of English exam and include 3 tasks – Part 1: Multiple Choice Cloze, Part 2: Open Cloze and Part 5: Key Word Transformations. A good way to revise for the test would be to practise with similar tasks – go to
http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/cae/students/index.htm or
http://www.itests.com/ for examples.

CLASS WORK & HOMEWORK 3rd – 7th May 2010

CLASS WORK & HOMEWORK 3rd – 7th May 2010


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

In Class Essay Writing Assessment.


GPIV LEGAL ENGLISH
COMPANY LAW STREAM
(Thursday 5pm)

Writing Feedback & Error Correction
Genre Writing: Spoken English ► Formal Written English ► Reported Written English ►English for Presentations
Presentations – Sign posting Language, Introductions (4 elements)

Homework:
Error correct your essay – do some self study work on areas you are weak on (e.g. articles & determiners, countable & uncountable nouns)

Prepare a presentation based on your Essay topic. Come prepared to speak for 5 – 7 minutes.

B2+ 2
GPII Group 18
(Wednesday 5pm)

Writing Feedback & Error Correction
Genre Writing: Spoken English ► Formal Written English ► Reported Written English ►English for Presentations
Presentations – Sign posting Language, Introductions (4 elements)

Homework:
Error correct your essay – do some self study work on areas you are weak on (e.g. articles & determiners, countable & uncountable nouns)

Prepare a presentation based on your Essay topic. Come prepared to speak for 5 – 7 minutes.


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

Presentations – Part One

Homework: Write a couple of paragraphs in your self study blog/folder/notebook about what you learned about presentation skills from watching the (very good) speakers today.

CLASS WORK & HOMEWORK 26th – 30th APRIL 2010

CLASS WORK & HOMEWORK 26th – 30th APRIL 2010


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

Writing an Academic Essay
· The Stages of Essay Writing
· Crediting Sources (References & Citations)
· Avoiding plagiarism through summarising, rephrasing, using direct & indirect quotations.
· Summary exercise using article from: http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/consumer_goods/article7099372.ece
If you missed the lesson you need to go to http://www.uefap.com/writing/writfram.htm
and read the sections on Plagiarism, References and Citation.

Homework:
Next week you will do your writing assessment in class time. You will have time to plan and ask questions but you must come prepared with your THESIS STATEMENT (i.e. a precise essay topic) and the material you wish to use to support your arguments (e.g. a book, journal or article from the internet). You can also bring dictionaries. The essay should be around 300 words and must include references and citations.
N.B. Wikipedia can be a useful starting point for your research but it is NOT a reliable source for a piece of academic writing.


GPIV LEGAL ENGLISH
COMPANY LAW STREAM
(Thursday 5pm)

In Class Essay Writing Assessment.

B2+ 2
GPII Group 18
(Wednesday 5pm)

In Class Essay Writing Assessment.


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

Writing Feedback & Error Correction
Genre Writing: Spoken English ► Formal Written English ► Reported Written English ►English for Presentations
Presentations – Sign posting Language, Introductions (4 elements)

Homework:
Error correct your essay – do some self study work on areas you are weak on (e.g. articles & determiners, countable & uncountable nouns)

Prepare a presentation based on your Essay topic. Come ready to speak for 5 – 7 minutes.

CLASS WORK & HOMEWORK 19th – 23rd APRIL 2010

CLASS WORK & HOMEWORK 19th – 23rd APRIL 2010


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

Dealing with Case Law:
Reading Common Law Decisions
Briefing a case

For a copy of this week’s materials go to:
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/Dealing-With-Case-Law


GPIV LEGAL ENGLISH
COMPANY LAW STREAM
(Thursday 5pm)

Writing an Academic Essay
· The Stages of Essay Writing
· Crediting Sources (References & Citations)
· Avoiding plagiarism through summarising, rephrasing, using direct & indirect quotations.
· Summary exercise using article from: http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/consumer_goods/article7099372.ece
If you missed the lesson you need to go to http://www.uefap.com/writing/writfram.htm
and read the sections on Plagiarism, References and Citation.

Homework:
Next week you will do your writing assessment in class time. You will have time to plan and ask questions but you must come prepared with your THESIS STATEMENT (i.e. a precise essay topic) and the material you wish to use to support your arguments (e.g. a book, journal or article from the internet). You can also bring dictionaries. The essay should be around 300 words and must include references and citations.
N.B. Wikipedia can be a useful starting point for your research but it is NOT a reliable source for a piece of academic writing.



B2+ 2
GPII Group 18
(Wednesday 5pm)

Writing an Academic Essay
· The Stages of Essay Writing
· Crediting Sources (References & Citations)
· Avoiding plagiarism through summarising, rephrasing, using direct & indirect quotations.
If you missed the lesson you need to go to http://www.uefap.com/writing/writfram.htm
and read the sections on Plagiarism, References and Citation.

Homework:
Next week you will do your writing assessment in class time. You will have time to plan and ask questions but you must come prepared with your THESIS STATEMENT (i.e. a precise essay topic) and the material you wish to use to support your arguments (e.g. a book, journal or article from the internet). You can also bring dictionaries. The essay should be around 300 words and must include references and citations.
N.B. Wikipedia can be a useful starting point for your research but it is NOT a reliable source for a piece of academic writing.

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

In Class Essay Writing Assessment.