COMMUNICATIVE APPROACHES TO TEACHING LEGAL ENGLISH
COMMUNICATIVE APPROACHES TO TEACHING LEGAL ENGLISH

Summary/Abstract: The free movement of graduates and undergraduates within the European borders and beyond, as well as the implementation of Erasmus program in Romanian universities, private and state-owned ones, have created a huge demand for English, so students of different specializations (legal, medical, technical etc) have become increasingly interested in acquiring the necessary skills in order to compete on international markets. The internationalization of commerce has also established English as an international language both at European and global level, determining non-native English speakers to specialize in what is commonly defined as ESP. Consequently, the needs to understand the requirements of other professions and willingness to adapt to these requirements make a specific group of learners prepare differently from those learning general English, because they need English for specific purposes rather than using it in daily life. As a result, the worldwide request for English has created an enormous demand for quality language teaching and language teaching materials and resources. Therefore, English for law students and legal professionals, as other varieties of ESP, implies the definition of a specific language corpus, usages of various teaching strategies and emphasis on particular kinds of activities in a specific context. The aim of this paper is to highlight some communicative techniques and approaches in teaching English for law students, focusing on those strategies meant to develop the most relevant communication skills thus enabling language learners to improve their accuracy and fluency.

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