Legal English II

Recommended Prerequisites

Council of Europe B2 or already having completed Legal English I

Teaching Methods

Presentation, communication, role-play, written and oral tests, written exam or continuous evaluation

Learning Outcomes

Revision and improvement of basic grammatical competence and its application in context of legal discourse

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Revision exercises on civil and criminal procedure
Grammar: Passives
Juries – introduction to evaluation exercises
Grammar: indirect questions
Vocabulary: criminal and civil law expressions
Questions and Answers about Libel and Slander
Grammar: used to, still, any more
European Union – introduction
European Arrest Warrant
Grammar: sentence transformations
Negligence
Trial procedure
Trial role play
Grammar: word transformation revision
Public spending cuts and judicial review
Grammar: relative clauses
Pre-nuptial agreements
Giving advice
Grammar: reported speech
Attendance notes
Contested wills and intestacy

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Presentation, communication, role-play, written and oral tests, written exam or continuous evaluation: 100.0%

Bibliography

Nenhuma, mas são aconselhados dicionários e livros de gramática adequados, e são indicados sites úteis.