tis English for Law (currently unavailable)
A Combination Course in the legal and business sectors - 30 hours tuition per week
(15 hours 1-1 and 15 hours mini-group)
Key Facts:
Level: pre-intermediate to advanced B1 to C1
Length of stay: 1 or 2 weeks
Minimum age: 25 - no upper age limit
Class Size: 1 to 1 in the morning and maximum 4 each afternoon
Hours: 30 hours tuition per week
Plus: 2 evening social activites per week
Who is this course suitable for: This course is aimed at clients actively involved in the legal world and who already have an intermediate or higher level of English. Our objective is to give you language training which will broaden your knowledge, strengthen your existing skills and help you to use English in your day-to-day business life with increasing confidence. One of the great advantages of this course is that you and your teacher plan your programme together, ensuring that you get a course tailor-made to suit your specific needs.
English for Law can take place over 1 or 2 weeks and there are commencement dates on almost every Monday throughout the year. The course structure is similar to Combination Business English i.e. 3 hours 1-1 tuition in the mornings and small classes of not more than four persons for 3 hours each afternoon.
You will be sent a Placement Test and Needs Analysis prior to your course so that we can establish your level and needs. We are then able to select the appropriate teacher for your
1-1 periods and ensure that you are in an afternoon class with other candidates with a similar background and level of English.
Mornings 0840 to 1200: 3 hours of private tuition with a teacher who specialises in teaching English for Law. As this is a private session you will have the opportunity to plan with your teacher so that you can focus on the vocabulary, grammar and topics appropriate to your work. For example, the law topics which can be studied could include:
General introduction to law: Division of law and the legal system
Company law
Law of Contract
Contracts of Employment
Consumer Law
Family Law
The Law of Torts
Criminal Law
Law of Property and Succession
Law of Copyright
EU Interpretation of Law
Lunchtime: Every weekday you will be invited to join other clients and a teacher for lunch in a local pub or café. This provides an opportunity for you to chat informally in a social situation. Lunch is at your own expense.
Afternoons 1320 to 1640: 3 hours daily in a class of maximum 4 people (according to level). The afternoon sessions will be aimed at communicative language in the work place on a four week revolving programme. Topics will be selected from the following:
Meetings and Negotiations - simulated meetings on a topic of interest to all
Discussions - to expand your grammar and vocabulary in communicative situations.
Presentations - both giving and listening to. You will be asked to make a presentation which is frequently work-related to enable you to use vocabulary applicable to your work. These presentations are followed by a question and answer session with the rest of the class.
Telephoning - practice in telephone language techniques and role play.
Social Language - the development of social skills in English e.g. language of introductions, eating out, polite phrases - i.e. how to say the right thing.
Evenings: You will generally have some homework, but on two evenings each week you will be invited to attend a social evening which may be at the school or out and about in the local pubs or places of interest.
Weekends are entirely your own but we always offer a variety of pleasant sightseeing possibilities including the very popular Dartmoor Walk which is a great favourite with everyone.
At the end of your course you will receive a Progress Report, Diploma and recommendations for future study.
We are members of the following organisations and accreditations:
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