Addressing the Needs of Lawyers in Legal English: A Comparative Study in Four European Union Countries

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/cl/article/view/14305" target="_blank" >https://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/cl/article/view/14305</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.14746/cl.2018.33.3" target="_blank" >10.14746/cl.2018.33.3</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Addressing the Needs of Lawyers in Legal English: A Comparative Study in Four European Union Countries

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The paper reports on a survey into the linguistic needs of law professionals in four European countries, with the aim of identifying their views on the importance and their use of foreign language skills as well as their preferences for ELP course content. The data, obtained from a questionnaire survey of 536 legal professionals from Poland, the Czech Republic, Croatia and Germany, show that while the respondents agree on many of the major points, there are also some differences conditioned by the respondents’ age and the specific tasks they perform in the legal profession. The article argues that these variables have to be taken into consideration in the LSP context because they determine some of the specific needs that need to be addressed in Legal English instruction. It is suggested that the findings about the lawyers’ self-perceived importance and preferred styles of learning are highly relevant for LSP practitioners, particularly when designing Legal English programmes and testing materials.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Addressing the Needs of Lawyers in Legal English: A Comparative Study in Four European Union Countries

Popis výsledku anglicky

The paper reports on a survey into the linguistic needs of law professionals in four European countries, with the aim of identifying their views on the importance and their use of foreign language skills as well as their preferences for ELP course content. The data, obtained from a questionnaire survey of 536 legal professionals from Poland, the Czech Republic, Croatia and Germany, show that while the respondents agree on many of the major points, there are also some differences conditioned by the respondents’ age and the specific tasks they perform in the legal profession. The article argues that these variables have to be taken into consideration in the LSP context because they determine some of the specific needs that need to be addressed in Legal English instruction. It is suggested that the findings about the lawyers’ self-perceived importance and preferred styles of learning are highly relevant for LSP practitioners, particularly when designing Legal English programmes and testing materials.

Druh

J_ost - Ostatní články v recenzovaných periodicích

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50301 - Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2018

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

Comparative Legilinguistics: International Journal for Legal Communication

ISSN

2080-5926

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

33

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

33

Stát vydavatele periodika

PL - Polská republika

Počet stran výsledku

32

Strana od-do

57-88

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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