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English for Lawyers

English for Lawyers. Aims. Aims FAQ’s. Aims FAQ’s Quo Vadis. Aims FAQ’s Quo Vadis The IH Course. English for Lawyers. Aims FAQ’s Quo Vadis Example Course Summary. Aims. Give Confidence. Give Confidence Highlight Problems. Give Confidence Highlight Problems

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English for Lawyers

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  1. English for Lawyers

  2. Aims

  3. Aims • FAQ’s

  4. Aims • FAQ’s • Quo Vadis

  5. Aims • FAQ’s • Quo Vadis • The IH Course

  6. English for Lawyers • Aims • FAQ’s • Quo Vadis • Example Course • Summary

  7. Aims • Give Confidence

  8. Give Confidence • Highlight Problems

  9. Give Confidence • Highlight Problems • Identify Priorities

  10. Aims • Give Confidence • Highlight Problems • Identify Priorities • Reference Material

  11. We are not lawyers !

  12. Specific jargon : “Legalese”

  13. Hereto hereafter thereby Herewith thereto thereof Thereafter herein therewith Therein hereof hereby

  14. FAQ’s • How much law do I have to know?

  15. How much legal jargon do I need to know?

  16. Are there alot of Latin words?

  17. How do we know what to teach without having to study law?

  18. Quo Vadis? • The TOLES Exam

  19. Quo Vadis? • The TOLES Exam (Test of Legal English Skills) www.toles.co.uk

  20. Quo Personna? • What are the students’ expectations?

  21. Quo Libris? • English for Lawyers Course Material

  22. Quo Libris? • English for Lawyers Course Material • Supplementary Material • Lawyers English Language Coursebook Catherine Mason & Rosemary Atkins (Global Legal English) • Practice Papers for Advanced level TOLES website • Market Leader Business Law Tricia Smith (Pearson Longman) • Professional English in Use –LAW-Gillian Brown, Sally Rice (CUP) • Good Bilingual Legal Dictionary

  23. Quo Practicalis? • Prepare and Organise

  24. Quo IH? • Course Format

  25. Course Layout • Contract Law

  26. Contract Law • Corporate Law

  27. Contract Law • Corporate Law • European Law

  28. Contract Law • Corporate Law • European Law • The Courtroom

  29. Contract Law • Corporate Law • European Law • The Courtroom • Patent Law

  30. Course Layout • Contract Law • Corporate Law • European Law • The Courtroom • Patent Law • The TOLES Exam

  31. Summary • Don’t stress !

  32. Don’t stress ! • No problems !

  33. Don’t stress ! • No problems ! • Give them what they want !

  34. Summary • Don’t stress ! • No problems ! • Give them what they want ! • The information is out there !

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