The course aims to provide the student with the basic linguistic preparation necessary for the study of law in English. Particular attention will be paid to the use of legal lexicon through the performance of educational activities and exercises that, in a gradual and targeted way, will contribute to the development of generic and specific lexicon in certain contexts through reading, writing and use of English activities. Diverse readings will be presented and analyzed aimed at consolidating specific communication skills and acquired linguistic structures.

PRIMARY TEXTS:

1) A. Krois-Lindner, Matt Firth and TransLegal, "Introduction to International Legal English. Student's Book with Audio with Audio CDs (2)", Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2009, ISBN: 978-0-521-721-71899-8;

2) Raymond Murphy con Lelio Pallini, "Essential Grammar in Use: Edizione Italiana", Quarta Edizione con soluzioni e eBook. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.
ISBN: 978-1-316-50902-9;

English Language (12 CFU) is organized as follows:

II semester - Prof. Alessandra Olga Serra (2 CFU) - Grammar;

II semester - Prof. Michela Marroni (10 CFU - course coordinator) - Legal English;

The English language exam (12 CFU) consists of a first oral/grammar part (adopted textbook) and a second oral/legal English part (ONLY the main readings at the beginning of the units of the book - those highlighted in the blue box).

Specifically, the oral exam consists of reading (pronunciation check) and translation of the blue box readings of each unit with particular attention to the words in bold (to be checked in the Glossary at the end of the book).

The book used for the legal English part and which will be the subject of the exam is:

A. Krois-Lindner, Matt Firth and TransLegal, "Introduction to International Legal English. Student's Book with Audio with Audio CDs (2)", Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2009, ISBN: 978-0-521-721-71899-8;

The book used for the grammar part is:

Raymond Murphy with Lelio Pallini "Essential grammar in use (Italian edition). Fourth edition with solutions" Cambridge.

The entire grammar book is subject to examination. Below are the most important parts:

Present
Past simple
Past continuous
Present perfect
Present continuous with future meaning
Future with will
To be going to
Past perfect
Comparatives and superlatives
Modal verbs must, should, and might
Possessive pronouns
Passive form
Prepositions of time and place
Used to form
Conditional type 0, 1, and 2

English Language (12 CFU) is organized as follows:

II semester - Prof. Alessandra Olga Serra (2 CFU) - Grammar;

II semester - Prof. Michela Marroni (10 CFU - course coordinator) - Legal English;

The English language exam (12 CFU) consists of a first oral/grammar part (adopted textbook) and a second oral/legal English part (ONLY the main readings at the beginning of the units of the book - those highlighted in the blue box).

Specifically, the oral exam consists of reading (pronunciation check) and translation of the blue box readings of each unit with particular attention to the words in bold (to be checked in the Glossary at the end of the book).

The book used for the legal English part and which will be the subject of the exam is:

A. Krois-Lindner, Matt Firth and TransLegal, "Introduction to International Legal English. Student's Book with Audio with Audio CDs (2)", Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2009, ISBN: 978-0-521-721-71899-8;

The book used for the grammar part is:

Raymond Murphy with Lelio Pallini "Essential grammar in use (Italian edition). Fourth edition with solutions" Cambridge.

The entire grammar book is subject to examination. Below are the most important parts:

Present
Past simple
Past continuous
Present perfect
Present continuous with future meaning
Future with will
To be going to
Past perfect
Comparatives and superlatives
Modal verbs must, should, and might
Possessive pronouns
Passive form
Prepositions of time and place
Used to form
Conditional type 0, 1, and 2