Course title

Advanced Legal English 2Teacher(s)CARPENTER Keith

Numbering CodeDay・PeriodThurs2

開講区分単位数

2nd semester

2.0

Timetable Slot
Code3J379

Lesson topic
This course is the second part of a two semester course the aim of which is to develop high level technical skills
required in international legal work in a business environment.
The focus will essentially be on reading skills but there will also be some discussion during classes and somelistening activities inside and outside classes.
The course is aimed at students who already have a reasonably advanced level of general English ability.
Lesson target
By the end of the course, students
1. should be able to fully understand straightforward formal legal documents and substantially understand more
complex formal legal documents
2. explain in writing the meaning of straightforward legal texts
3.
should have acquired a sufficient amount of legal terminology and understanding of legal concepts so that they
can function in a professional legal environment of an international business organisation
Syllabus and plan
It is expected that classes will be conducted on a hybrid basis, with some students in the classroom and somestudents attending on-line. The exact details will be decided in light of the circumstances at the time.
There will be 15 classes. The topics to be covered:
L1 Introduction
L1-5 Banking & finance
L6-8 Contracts (international trade & trade finance)
L9-11 Company law
L11-13 Intellectual property
L13 Employment law
L14 Real estate & wills
L15 Review and wrap-up
The schedule may be varied depending on the rate of progress.
Evaluation method
Students will be assessed:
30% on class participation and written assignments
70% final test.
Evaluation baseline
Class participation will include in-class verbal contribution. Written assignments will consist of short
explanations of parts of a text.
The final test will test students' knowledge of the terminology and concepts covered during the course
Notice (include info. on related class)Participating in the course will help prepare students wanting to take the TOLES legal English certification
exam. Students intending to take this exam can receive extra support and training outside the scheduled classes.
Review and preparation
Students will be required to do significant amounts of reading and some written work outside the classroom, withclassroom time used primarily for review activities.
Kobe University requires 45 hours of study from students to award one credit, including both in-class instructions
as well as study outside classes.
Students are required to prepare for each class and complete the review after each class, depending on therespective class goals.
Office hour・Contact information
Contact can be made by email to: keith@people.kobe-u.ac.jp
There will also be time to ask questions at the beginning or end of classes.

Message for student
In order to participate in the course, students will need to be assessed by informal interview to ensure that theirstarting level of English is adequate. In addition, it will generally be necessary to have attended the firstsemester course though exception may be made for high level general English ability students.
Improvemenets in Teaching

Text
Students will need to buy their own copy of the textbook (if they have not attended the first semester course) but
it will not be necessary to have the textbook for the first class at which the purchasing procedure will beexplained. Other materials will be distributed on BEEF.
Lawyer's English Language Coursebook Second Edition / Catherine Mason : Global Legal English Ltd. ,2014,ISBN:9780954071462
Reference Material
Please see above
Classroom Language
EnglishKeywords
International lawyer legal work