GOKUL GLOBAL UNIVESITY
FACULTY OF LAW
PROGRAM : INTEGRATED LAW BRANCH : B.A LLB
YEAR : 1st YEAR SEMESTER : I
COURSE TITLE: English for LegalProfessionals-1 COURSE CODE : FLIC110203
COURSE TYPE : CORE COMPULSORY COURSE CREDIT : 4
TH
PRE-REQUISITE: AFTER 12
RATIONALE :
Teaching Examination Scheme:
Teaching (Hours/week) Examination Scheme
Lecture Tutorial Practical Internal
External Total
Mid CE
4 - -
30 70 100
Course Objective:
1 To acquaint and learn English terminology specific to Legal Profession
2 To participate in Professional Communication
3 To understand, analyze and practice Written English
4 To read, comprehend and interpret English texts
Course Outcome:
CO1 Read and write Legal language in English including legal maxims, legal abbreviations and their
usages
CO2 Read and explain legal texts, cases and legislations
CO3 Interpret and apply a concept to synthesize and form opinions and arguments on any
topic and Communicate effectively in oral discussions, debates, extempore and client
counselling etc..
CO4 write abstract, synopsis, legal essays, legal notices & short articles
CO5 Students will acquire a good grasp on correct usage of English grammar in speaking and
writing
CONTENT
Unit Description in detail Credit Weightage
English for Legal Professionals
giving advice, making recommendations, referring to legal 1 25 %
documents, stating rights and obligations, common contract
terminology, interacting with a client, enumerating reasons,
explaining steps of a procedure,
advising on a course of action
Grammar and Vocabulary
Verb forms and Subject Verb Agreement, word formation, Active 1 25 %
– Passive Voice
Reading Skills
Reading Comprehension techniques and note making can be 1 25 %
done from selected articles published in social media or magazine
/ chapter from a book depending on availability of the resources.
Some reference books are mentioned below but Reading
Comprehension is neither mandatory nor limited to this list
1. 10 Judgements that Changed India by Zia Modi
2. Legal Eagles by Indu Bhan
3. Thinking Like a Lawyer: A Framework for Teaching
CriticalThinking to All Students by Colin Seale
4. Thinking Like a Lawyer: A New Introduction to
LegalReasoning by Frederick Schauer
5. Any work of English Literature like Short Story, Novel, Drama
that helps in interpretation, discussion, brainstorming,
analytical and critical thinking
Note: Selected articles for Tutorial sessions are also to be
considered for theory exam
Language Skills –
Traits of good listener, Picture Description, Email writing, Story 1 25 %
writing and storytelling
TUTORIAL
UNIT DESCRIPTION IN DETAIL CREDIT WEIGHTAGE
1 Grammar and Vocabulary 25 %
Exercises and activities based to practice grammar
and vocabulary
2 Reading Skills 25 %
Individual and pair work for applying Reading
comprehension techniques and note making from
selected articles published in social media or
magazine / chapter from a book depending on
availability of the resources
3 Listening and Speaking Skills 2 25 %
Listening to selected Law / Legal aspects specific
audio – videos for comprehension and speaking
tasks, Discussion based onreading / listening, story
telling
4 Writing Skills 25 %
Picture Description, Email writing, Story
writing
Suggested & Reference Books:
1 Amy Krois-Linder, TransLegal, International Legal English, Cambridge UniversityPress
2 Frederick Schauer, Thinking Like a Lawyer: A New Introduction To Legal Reasoning,
Harvard University Press
3 Colin Seale, Thinking Like a Lawyer: A Framework for Teaching Critical Thinking to All
Students, Sourcebooks
4 Zia Mody, 10 Judgements That Changed India, Penguin Books Ltd
5 Indu Bhan, Legal Eagles: Stories of the Top Seven Indian Lawyers, Random House India
6 Amy Krois-Linder, TransLegal, International Legal English, Cambridge UniversityPress
Online Resources:
1 www.legal500.com
2 www.legallyindia.com
3 www.barandbench.in
4 www.livelaw.in
5 www.superlawyer.in
6 www.nyay.in
Expected Mapping with Programme Outcomes
Course
(1- Weak Correlation; 2- Medium correlation; 3- Strong Correlation)
Outcomes
PO-1 PO-2 PO-3 PO-4 PO-5 PO-6 PO-7 PO-8
CO-1
2 1 2 3 2 2 2 3
CO-2
3 2 2 1 2 3 1 1
CO-3
3 2 2 2 3 2 1 2
CO-4
2 3 1 3 2 - 1 2
CO-5 3 2 2 - 1 2 2 2
Practical / Activities:
1. Practical
2. Activity
