Individual and Collaborative Vocabulary Building Strategies in Legal English Classes

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Individual and Collaborative Vocabulary Building Strategies in Legal English Classes

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

One of intricacies of legal English, as a kind of English for Specific Purposes (ESP), stems from using distinctive technical terms and concepts. Although the knowledge of specialized vocabulary is essential for learners to become fully-fledged members of a particular community, it is only one of the features which characterize ESP. Vocabulary is closely connected to the content knowledge of the discipline, and at the same time, being familiar with the vocabulary is a complex process involving a combination of several skills and strategies. The paper presents vocabulary broadening and consolidating strategies and shares classroom experience from undergraduate courses of English for legal purposes. Students can be asked to keep their learning logs or glossaries which can be either individual or they can be created collaboratively by the whole class. Nowadays, many online tools can be used for storing vocabulary and generating more practice, e.g. Google Docs, Memrise, Quizlet, nevertheless, the role of the teacher is to show that mastering legal English means using appropriate English in various legal situations, not memorizing lists of vocabulary. The paper thus proposes ways of assisting students in developing their legal English skills by showing them a variety and complexity of vocabulary building strategies set into professional contexts.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Individual and Collaborative Vocabulary Building Strategies in Legal English Classes

Popis výsledku anglicky

One of intricacies of legal English, as a kind of English for Specific Purposes (ESP), stems from using distinctive technical terms and concepts. Although the knowledge of specialized vocabulary is essential for learners to become fully-fledged members of a particular community, it is only one of the features which characterize ESP. Vocabulary is closely connected to the content knowledge of the discipline, and at the same time, being familiar with the vocabulary is a complex process involving a combination of several skills and strategies. The paper presents vocabulary broadening and consolidating strategies and shares classroom experience from undergraduate courses of English for legal purposes. Students can be asked to keep their learning logs or glossaries which can be either individual or they can be created collaboratively by the whole class. Nowadays, many online tools can be used for storing vocabulary and generating more practice, e.g. Google Docs, Memrise, Quizlet, nevertheless, the role of the teacher is to show that mastering legal English means using appropriate English in various legal situations, not memorizing lists of vocabulary. The paper thus proposes ways of assisting students in developing their legal English skills by showing them a variety and complexity of vocabulary building strategies set into professional contexts.

Druh

O - Ostatní výsledky

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50300 - Education

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2017

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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