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Teaching legal english as a second language

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  • Elena Codruta BADEA

    (CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY “DIMITRIE CANTEMIR”)

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In the last two decades, legal English has attracted increasing interest and awareness, especially because English is predominantly the language of international legal practice. Legal English must be seen in the overall context of English for Specific Purposes , as it shares the important elements of need analysis, syllabus design, course design, and materials selection and development which are common to all fields of work in ESP. As with other varieties of ESP, Legal English implies the definition of a specific language corpus, usages of various teaching strategies and emphasis on particular kinds of communication in a specific context. The article aims to highlight some aspects of teaching legal English by a non-native teacher who is not an expert in law. It particularly focuses attention on the development of basic communication skills and the use of lexical approaches in successful language acquisition in legal English.

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  • Elena Codruta BADEA, 2012. "Teaching legal english as a second language," Anale. Seria Stiinte Economice. Timisoara, Faculty of Economics, Tibiscus University in Timisoara, vol. 0, pages 829-833, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:tdt:annals:v:xviii:y:2012:p:829-833
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    Keywords

    language acquisition; context; teaching strategies; specific communication;
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    • I2 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education

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