English for Law Students Edition: 3rd Edition Publication date

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English for Law
Students
Edition:
3rd Edition
Publication date:
2010
Author/Editors:
van der Walt, C Nienaber, A
eISBN:
9781485128939
Format:
eBook
Number of Pages:
Retail price:
R633.00 (incl. VAT)
Website Link:

juta.co.za/pdf/25463/
About this Publication:
English for Law Students
has been written by experts in communication and aims at encouraging
dialogue and interaction between lecturer and student. The methodology used is not only useful
to law students but also to those lecturers who do not have a legal background.
Key Benefits
It is a comprehensive course, which considers time, investment, practice and reward
As a self-study guide, it is highly interactive; as a teaching aid, it offers valuable suggestions for
student/teacher interactions
Includes study notes and exercises as well as revision exercises
A companion podcast link containing lecturers' support material is available
at
http://player.iono.fm/juta-law/isbn9780702182174
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Contents Include:
Introduction to English for law students
Divisions and subjects in the study of law
Reading the judgment in a South African court case
Dealing with textbooks
Reading complex text
Structuring academic writing
Reading an Act
Expressing and evaluating opinions
Plain legal language
Critical reading skills
Law and literature
Formal correspondence
Advanced research in law subjects
Two revision units
Listening skills practice on CD
Language skills which are progressively developed throughout the book:
note-making
summarising
writing skills
reading skills
study skills
grammar skills
listening skills progressively developed by exercises on CD
Of Interest and Benefit to:
First time or non-law students needing to access and understand legal sources
Students with English as a second language
Teachers of English and law
Libraries