Case Briefs in Legal English Classes

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Case Briefs in Legal English Classes

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

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. Case briefing is a complex and demanding activity which is often required from students in their mother tongue during their law studies. The goal is to teach the students to focus on the essential parts of the case and to obtain a thorough understanding of the case and the reasoning, which means the students need to employ their critical thinking skills. The lesson of English for legal purposes can also benefit from implementing case briefs. They bring practical, real life examples of the law, which can increase the students' interestand motivation; the students are exposed to a lot of useful legal vocabulary, they practice reading strategies and comprehension and they need to present a comprehensive output. In the paper I share several activities involving case brief

Název v anglickém jazyce

Case Briefs in Legal English Classes

Popis výsledku anglicky

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. Case briefing is a complex and demanding activity which is often required from students in their mother tongue during their law studies. The goal is to teach the students to focus on the essential parts of the case and to obtain a thorough understanding of the case and the reasoning, which means the students need to employ their critical thinking skills. The lesson of English for legal purposes can also benefit from implementing case briefs. They bring practical, real life examples of the law, which can increase the students' interestand motivation; the students are exposed to a lot of useful legal vocabulary, they practice reading strategies and comprehension and they need to present a comprehensive output. In the paper I share several activities involving case brief

Druh

O - Ostatní výsledky

CEP obor

AI - Jazykověda

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

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Návaznosti

O - Projekt operacniho programu

Rok uplatnění

2015

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů