EL7500 Academic English for Postgraduate Law Students
This course is for non-native international postgraduate students in the School of Law.
This course has 2 modules. Each module is 8 weeks. You can choose to study one or both modules.
Module 1
| Duration | 8 weeks |
| Classes | 2 hours a week |
| Module leader | Jenny Kemp |
| Contact | insessional@le.ac.uk |
These sessions aim to develop the necessary skills for efficient and effective academic reading, participation in seminars and writing assignments.
Module content
- analyse essay titles
- look at written genres and organisation
- develop your legal and general academic vocabulary
- read and write complex sentences
- discuss key ideas and texts
- proofread your work
- improve your pronunciation and presentation skills
- access independent study resources
Module 2 will focus on assignment feedback and the language and skills required for the dissertation.
Module 2
| Duration | 8 weeks |
| Classes | 2 hours a week |
| Module leader | Jenny Kemp |
| Contact | insessional@le.ac.uk |
These sessions aim to develop the necessary skills for efficient and effective academic reading, participation in seminars and writing assignments.
Module content
- focus on your Semester 1 assignment feedback
- work on your dissertation proposal (title, focus, structure, language)
- look at genres and organisation associated with the dissertation
- develop your legal and general academic vocabulary
- access independent study resources