Reading and Writing about Legal Texts: A Workbook for LL.B. Students
- ISBN-10
- 9976605595
- ISBN-13
- 9789976605594
- Category
- Law
- Pages
- 270
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014
Description
"Reading and Writing About Legal Texts is an accessible, practical guide for first-year Bachelor of Law (LL.B.) students since their secondary education is unlikely to have fully prepared them to study legal documents or to write about them in English. The main chapters teach students to focus on the rhetorical differences between law reports, legislation, and articles published in academic or law journals. Emphasis is placed on students being able to write cogently about any of the legal texts they read. Reading and Writing also focuses throughout on essentials such as how to learn legal Latin and new academic or legal English vocabulary. Writing exercises in each chapter are designed to actively develop students' critical thinking skills in many ways; particular emphasis is placed on Stephen Toulmin's method for analyzing arguments. Numerous appendices supply (a) texts for analysis; (b) documentation style sheets for academic and legal papers; (c) checklists of Greek and Latin prefixes, roots, and suffixes; and (d) instructions on honoring intellectual property rights and avoiding plagiarism. Lecturers teaching legal writing will find this book an invaluable resource for their classes. Any student who masters this book will have acquired essential skills for practicing law." - Back Cover.
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