VietTESOL International Convention 2022
Nha Trang University, September 16-18
It is a fact that legal English is part of "legal language", or the language of the law. Legal English has thus been considered by far a subordinate of ESP (i.e., English for Specific Purposes). At Nha Trang University, Legal English has become a compulsory subject in the curriculum for Law-major students instead of English-major students since 2021, which arose a great number of challenges for both teachers and students and had a significant impact on their schooling results. This paper applied questionnaires as the main research method with about over 100 respondents as junior and senior students who have first approached this subject to survey their challenges relevant to studying Legal English. This result was then compared to the teachers' evaluations for the purpose of providing a comprehensive view of the Legal English training at the university. The outcome of this study highly aims to give useful support to our fellow teachers, especially those who are non-English major teachers, to improve teaching approaches in order to better the current situation.
It is a fact that legal English is part of "legal language", or the language of the law. Legal English has thus been considered by far a subordinate of ESP (i.e., English for Specific Purposes). At Nha Trang University, Legal English has become a compulsory subject in the curriculum for Law-major students instead of English-major students since 2021, which arose a great number of challenges for both teachers and students and had a significant impact on their schooling results. This paper applied questionnaires as the main research method with about over 100 respondents as junior and senior students who have first approached this subject to survey their challenges relevant to studying Legal English. This result was then compared to the teachers' evaluations for the purpose of providing a comprehensive view of the Legal English training at the university. The outcome of this study highly aims to give useful support to our fellow teachers, especially those who are non-English major teachers, to improve teaching approaches in order to better the current situation.
Poster No.128 (Meeting Hall No.2) VietTESOL International Convention 2022 convention@viettesol.org.vnTechnical Issues?
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