English for the LLM
This course is designed for students intending to study for an LLM at the University of Edinburgh.
Course details
| Course dates | |
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| 12 August - 5 September 2013 | 4 weeks • 77 hours |
| Course price | |
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| £1080 | 4 weeks |
| Class size |
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| Maximum 15 participants. For some activities, e.g. lectures, classes may be combined. |
| Language level |
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| Satisfactory score for university acceptance |
| Participants and entry requirements |
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| This course is designed for students intending to study for a postgraduate master's law degree at the University of Edinburgh School of Law. |
Timetable
Course description
The focus is on the development of skills and confidence in using English for active participation on an LLM degree programme. Postgraduate legal study in the UK places particular demands on students' ability to read and comprehend a wide variety of academic and legal texts, including law reports, legislation, law journals and legal textbooks. The course will give students practice in these reading skills in addition to developing speaking and listening skills for seminar participation and writing skills for producing academic assignments. Invited guest speakers will speak on topics relevant to LLM students to develop lecture listening and seminar participation skills.
The course is based around the following components:
- Academic legal reading and writing skills
- Academic legal seminar participation
- Legal vocabulary development
- Legal topic presentation skills
In addition to preparation and follow-up work for classes, students will be expected to produce several individual assignments including the following:
- An academic essay
- Oral and written summaries of a law report
All students also research and deliver an oral presentation on a legal topic for the end of course conference.
I think this course is indispensable for international students to start their LLM study here.
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English for the LLM
This article was published on Sep 19, 2012