English for Law Students

Product Details:
Author(s):
Nienaber, A and
van der Walt, C
Year Published:
2010
Edition
3rd Edition
Type:
Print | Soft Cover
Language:
English
About this publication
English for Law Students has been written by experts in communication and aims at encouraging dialogue and interaction between lecturer and student. The methodology used is not only useful to law students but also to those lecturers who do not have a legal background.
Key Benefits
 
It is a comprehensive course, which considers time, investment, practice and reward
As a self-study guide, it is highly interactive; as a teaching aid, it offers valuable suggestions for student/teacher interactions 
Includes study notes and exercises as well as revision exercises
A companion podcast link containing lecturers’ support material is available at http://player.iono.fm/juta-law/isbn9780702182174.
Content
Introduction to English for Law Students
Divisions and subjects in the study of law
Reading the judgment in a South African court case
Dealing with textbooks
Reading complex text
Structuring academic writing
Reading an Act
Expressing and evaluating opinions 
Plain legal language
Critical reading skills
Law and literature
Formal correspondence
Advanced research in law subjects
Two revision units
Listening skills practice on CD
Language skills which are progressively developed throughout the book: 
note-making
summarising
writing skills
reading skills
study skills
grammar skills
listening skills progressively developed by exercises on CD
Interest / Benefit to
First time or non-law students needing to access and understand legal sources
Students with English as a second language 
Teachers of English and law 
Libraries