Course 2023-2024 a.y.

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The course is a one semester course. Classes will be held twice weekly over a period of ten weeks.  The course will be divided into 4 modules.     (Per dettagli consultare il programma d’aula)

Students will improve their written legal competence to enable them to confidently face their core subjects taught and tested in English. The course will also aim to widen students' legal knowledge as well as developing their skills set.

Students will improve their written legal competence to enable them to confidently face their core subjects taught and tested in English. The course will also aim to widen students' legal knowledge as well as developing their skills set.

• Face-to-face lectures
• Online lectures
• Exercises (exercises, database, software etc.)
• Individual assignments
• Interactive class activities on campus/online (role playing, business game, simulation, online forum, instant polls)

• Face-to-face lectures
  • face-to-face lectures
  • with use of new technology
• Exercises (exercises, database, software etc.)
  • in-class use of software
• Individual assignments
  • case analysis
  • presentation
  • exercises
• Group assignments
  • case analysis
  • presentation
• Interactive class activities (role playing, business game, simulation, online forum, instant polls)
  • instant polls

DETAILS 

In addition to face-to-face lectures,  teaching methods also include:
 

• Exercises: preparation of case studies, legal essay language and layout, legal language development

• Individual assignments: production of legal essays, case studies, summaries

• Interactive class activities (role playing, communicative activities, online forums, instant polls)

The assessment will consist of a written exam of two parts: Part 1: reading comprehension, Part 2: listening to writing.

There is no oral part to this exam.

The grade will be expressed in thirtieths            

The test lasts for 90 minutes. 

Student can sit the exam  as from the end of the second semester .

5 exam sessions are scheduled throughout the year (May-Jun, Jun-Jul, Aug-Sept, Oct, Jan-Feb). 

All exams will be held in presence using your personal PC (with Respondus Lockdown Browser).

Continuous assessment Test:  one mark will awarded for each of the two tests( max two marks). These marks will only be added to the full exam if it has been passed with 18 or over. These extra marks will only be added to an exam taken in the first session available. The test can only be sat in presence.

Part 1 Reading comprehension

Understanding a passage of a certain legal complexity. There will be a variety of question types (multiple-choice, open questions, true/false etc 10 marks

Part 2: Listening to Writing  

Objective: Check ability to follow authentic legal conversations/ talks and summarise the content clearly and concisely.

Skills: Identifying key ideas and important /interesting details. Communicating those key ideas and important/interesting details clearly and appropriately (as described in the course materials and lessons). 20 marks

Test: Write a 200-­220 word summary of an audio

Specifically designed course materials presented and stored on Blackboard.

Absolute Legal English:  Helen Callanan and Lynda Edwards: Delta Publishing