Legal English
Available to Intermediate / Upper-Intermediate / Advanced levels
The course prepares students for the TOLES (Test of Legal English Skills) examinations.
MiLC Legal English Intermediate is ideal for students of all levels of general English. For students who are at a lower level of general English, it introduces essential legal vocabulary in a controlled way. To encourage accuracy at all levels, prepositions are tested. As far as possible, the preferred tense is present/past simple, active voice. There is a strong focus upon understanding legal vocabulary in context and success requires sensitivity to how vocabulary is actually used as opposed to learning words in isolation from authentic text. It is also a challenging course for candidates who already possess good general English and are now acquiring legal vocabulary.
MiLC Legal English Upper-Intermediate improves a student?s ability to use the legal vocabulary that they have learned from the MiLC Legal English Intermediate level) in an accurate and appropriate way.
The course consists of the emphasis of correct usage of collocation,. prepositions are tested. Letter writing skills are learned in a controlled way, to focus on vocabulary, style and register. Introductory drafting skills are introduced.
Listening for comprehension and listening for specific vocabulary. At this level, general speaking skills are adequately tested by general English exams. However, students need to be able to demonstrate that they can listen for technical legal vocabulary and understand how it is used in authentic situations.
Extracts from authentic legal documents are included and the focus now moves on to practical, accurate use of the legal vocabulary acquired at Intermediate level.
MiLC Legal English Advanced helps the student master active, accurate knowledge and use of legal vocabulary together with the skills that are part of a lawyer?s everyday life ? letter writing, understanding and explaining complex legal documents, and appropriate use of drafting as used by a modern commercial lawyer. It is suitable for lawyers, translators, interpreters and law students.
