Sample Timetable
This is a typical week 1 timetable in our Legal English Plus course.
However, each group of students we teach on this course is a little different from the others. After meeting a group our teachers will decide in which order to do the lessons and which subjects perhaps need more time than others.
The timetable is always flexible according to the academic needs and priorities of our students.
Week 1 is a week of intensive study and provides essential information for making progress in Weeks 2 and 3.
We give you a lot of new information about English law and language and we have an informal test session in our final lesson on Friday based on week 1 lessons.
This test is there to help you. You will be able to see what you remember and what you perhaps need to look at again. It is a tool to guide you towards learner independence.
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| 09.00 - 10.30 | Welcome. Practical Information. Language assessment. |
Forms of business. Limited Companies (Public and Private) LLPs. |
The language of contracts continued. Legalese and the new plain English style. Archaic terms (such as hereunder, hereinafter, forthwith) and when to use them. |
The language of money and borrowing. Understanding loan agreements and mortgages and overdraft facilities. The English a lawyer needs to understand the bankers. |
Contract clauses in focus. Warranties, indemnities and protection of I.P rights. |
| 10.30 - 11.00 | Coffee break: Tea, coffee and biscuits will be served in your classroom | ||||
| 11.00 - 12.30 | An introduction to legal English. Essential study skills. Comparing the UK and the USA. |
Forms of business. Partnerships and sole traders. |
Areas and sources of law. How the common law works. A system without a civil code. |
What is the law of Tort? What is the law of Equity? Explanations with your questions and answers. |
Week 1 review test. Personal tutorials. |
| 12.30 - 13.30 | Lunch | ||||
| 13.30 - 15.00 | Introducing the legal profession. Solicitors, Barristers, Lawyers and Attorneys. What is the difference? |
An introduction to "legalese". The specialist English of contracts. |
Area of law in focus. Personal bankruptcy insolvency and the function of trusts. |
Letter writing clinic Session 1. | FREE TIME FOR SELF-STUDY OR RELAXATION |
| 15.00 | Private Study | ||||