Legal English Through Movies: Development of Professional Communicative Competence
Legal English (LE) has evolved as a distinct, highly demanded part of ESP in the recent years of globalisation. Many specialised textbooks have been published lately, but the professional communication aspect lacks sufficient coverage.
Vyushkina Elena
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STRUCTURAL PECULIARITIES OF BIGRAM-COLLOCATIONS IN LEGAL ENGLISH
The article describes the results of research on detecting structural peculiarities of thematically- stipulated two-component set expression in legal English texts.
Ol’ga M. Litvishko
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Law’s empire : English legal cultures at home and abroad [Review Article] [PDF]
The past few decades have witnessed a welcome expansion in historians’ understanding of English legal cultures, a development that has extended the reach of legal history far beyond the boundaries circumscribed by the Inns of Court, the central tribunals
Finn, Margot C.
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Teaching the Pragmatic Functions of Discourse Markers in Legal English
Discourse markers are endowed with a prominent textual function as they ensure discursive coherence and cohesion as well as with an interpersonal function that guides the receptors of the legal spoken or written text towards the correct interpretation of
Madalina Georgiana Matei
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This study aims to identify the impacts of applying project-based learning in English as Spesicic Purposes (ESP) classes in Islamic higher education. This research was held in the department of Family Law, Shariah and Law, State Islamic University Syarif
Ummi Kultsum +2 more
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Synonymy and Polysemy in Legal Terminology and Their Applications to Bilingual and Bijural Translation [PDF]
The paper focuses on synonymy and polysemy in the language of law in English-speaking countries. The introductory part briefly outlines the process of legal translation and tackle the specificity of bijural translation. Then, traditional understanding of
Chromá, Marta
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ANALYZING THE CONCEPTS OF “BINOMIAL” AND “DOUBLET” IN THE CONTEXT OF LEGAL ENGLISH STUDIES
Background. Legal English is a field of interest to both linguistic and legal scholars. Despite the different purposes of such research, two- and multi-component expressions connected by the conjunctions “and” or “or” are often the subject of such ...
Milena A. Gross, Elena B. Shevchenko
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Case Briefs in Legal English Classes
A case brief can be described as a succinct summary of a case which specifies the facts, procedural history, legal issue(s), court decision and legal reasoning supporting the judgment, even though exact formats may vary.
Bilová Stĕpánka
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The judiciary and the contributions of the Brazilian code of civil procedure in legal security, predictability and consistency of decisions-model inspired by the English system (judicial accountability) [PDF]
Based on the effectiveness of the guarantees of legal certainty, predictability and fairness, this article analyzes the main contributions of the Code of Civil Procedure (Law 13.105 / 2015).
Kauffman, Marcos
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Mediation in Legal English Teaching
Mediation is a language activity that has been unjustly neglected when preparing law students for their future professional careers. When trained in a professional context, students need to develop and improve complex communicative skills.
Chovancová Barbora
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