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法律英语课程定位的比较研究
Introduction
LegalEnglishhasbecomeavitalcomponentforlawstudents,legalprofessionals,andlegalcollaborationinaglobalizedeconomy.Aslaws,regulations,andagreementsareincreasinglybeingdraftedinEnglish,lawyersandlegalpractitionersneedtobeproficientinlegalEnglishtoparticipateeffectivelyinlegaldiscourse,negotiations,contracts,andlitigation.
LegalEnglishinstructioncanbetailoredtovariouspurposes,suchasacademicwriting,legalresearch,clientcommunication,transactionalwork,andadvocacy.ThispaperaimstocompareandcontrastthreelegalEnglishcoursesofferedbydifferentinstitutionstoanalyzetheirsimilarities,differences,andeffectivenessindeliveringlegalEnglishknowledgeandskills.
TheThreeCourses
ThethreecoursesaretheLegalEnglishCourseinSOASUniversityofLondon,theLegalEnglishProgramintheUniversityofCaliforniaIrvineSchoolofLaw,andtheLegalEnglishforPractitionersPrograminNewYorkUniversitySchoolofLaw.Thesecourseswereselectedbasedontheirreputations,contents,andreviews.Theyrepresentthreedifferentcategories:academic,professional,andpractical.
TheLegalEnglishCourseinSOASUniversityofLondon
TheLegalEnglishCourseinSOASUniversityofLondonisdesignedforlawstudentsandprofessionalswhowanttoacquirelegalEnglishskillsforacademicandprofessionalpurposes.ThecourseprovidesanintroductiontotheEnglishlegalsystem,legalvocabulary,grammar,andlegalwriting.Italsocoverslegalresearch,criticalreading,analysis,andlegalethics.
Thecourseisdeliveredinaclassroomsetting,withamaximumof20studentsperclass.Thecourselastsfortenweeks,withtwohoursperweek.ThecoursematerialsaretheLegalEnglishbookandtheSOASLawDictionary.Thecourseisassessedbytwowrittenassignmentsandanexamination.
TheLegalEnglishProgramintheUniversityofCaliforniaIrvineSchoolofLaw
TheLegalEnglishProgramintheUniversityofCaliforniaIrvineSchoolofLawisdesignedforinternationallawyersandlawstudentswhowanttoimprovetheirlegalEnglishproficiencyforacademicandprofessionalpurposes.Theprogramcoverslegalvocabulary,grammar,writing,andresearch.ItalsoprovidesanoverviewoftheUSlegalsystem