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Legal English And Foundations (First Base) 4 Weeks of Intensive Pre-LLM

Legal English And Foundations (First Base) 4 Weeks of Intensive Pre-LLM. John Haberstroh Clinical Assistant Professor of Law, English as a Second Language Coordinator Northwestern University School of Law. Northwestern University School of Law

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Legal English And Foundations (First Base) 4 Weeks of Intensive Pre-LLM

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  1. Legal English And Foundations (First Base)4 Weeks of Intensive Pre-LLM John Haberstroh Clinical Assistant Professor of Law, English as a Second Language Coordinator Northwestern University School of Law

  2. Northwestern University School of Law • 1 in 8 students is a non-native speaker of English. • 125+ LLM, LLM Human Rights, & LLM-Kellogg students.

  3. LEAF: Why? East Asian students’ inadequate skills: • Speaking (Discussion) • Listening • Writing/Grammar • Vocabulary/Reading a little stronger

  4. Entering East Asian LLM Skill Levels

  5. Administration: Give us LEAF, soon.

  6. LEAF needed to be discussion, listening, and writing rich (red lines)

  7. LEAF Content • 40% Pre-LLM ‘Writing & Rhetoric’ • 60% ‘Reading & Discussion’

  8. Writing & Rhetoric • Avoid substantive overlap with existing LLM writing course. • Incorporate advanced ESL methodology and curriculum. • Communicative: maximize small group tasks and discussion.

  9. But what about our real goal?

  10. Reading & Discussion, Purposes 1. Catch up other 3 skills to reading skill. 2. Establish ‘habits’ that maximize language learning during school year. 3. Push forward with reading skill.

  11. Reading & Discussion, Features 1. Motivated legal and advanced English reading, speaking & listening in small group task settings. 2. Legal and advanced English vocabulary: the 500; many opportunities. 3. Reading comprehension with authentic, well-written legal academic texts. 4. Provide 1L knowledge needed for law school language community.

  12. Reading & Discussion Content 1L doctrine! • Introduction to U.S. Law • Torts • Constitutional Law • Civil Procedure • Legal Ethics • Contracts • Corporate Law

  13. 1L Content = Excellent Motivation • Why? • Instrumental motivation • Integrative motivation (!)

  14. What have we learned in 3 years? A lot.

  15. What have we learned? 1. Less reading homework. 2. Law professors only. 3. Finish day early. 4. Class starter: 20-25 minute lecture. 5. Comparative law, not so much.

  16. What have we learned? 6. It works! 7. It integrates international students.

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