Topic outline

  • FORUM

    • Any student can chare a discussion about the course

    • A debate or information space

  • Announcement


    Legal English courses will be held every Sunday at 6:00 PM (18.00) via an interactive Google Meet session. The link will be posted here before each session throughout the semester.


  • Presentation of the course


    Abou Bekr Belkaid University of Tlemcen

    Faculty of Law and Political Science

    Target educational group: First year of judicial law master

    First semester

    Module: Foreign Language (English)

    Credit: 2 ; Coefficient : 1

    Assessment Method: One final examination at the end of the semester.

    Total Class Time: 1 hour and 30 minutes per lecture, held once per week.

    Schedule: Sunday, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.

    Format: online classes



  • Presentation of the teacher



    Dr. Imane Berrichi  . Senior Lecturer B .

    Institution: Faculty of Law and Political Science, Abou Bekr Belkaid University of Tlemcen

    Email: berrichi.imane@univ-tlemcen.dz


  • Description of the course


    Language constitutes the fundamental tool of the legal profession. In law, words are central to interpretation and application—cases often depend on how judges construe particular terms, and lawyers must use precise language to fulfil their clients’ intentions. Studying law therefore involves learning a specialized form of language, distinct from ordinary English.

    Legal English as a distinct linguistic register employed by legal practitioners across jurisdictions, presents considerable challenges, particularly for individuals for whom English is a second language. this course is divided in two main chapters.

    Chapter one: The nature of legal language.

    Chapter two: The difficulties of legal language

  • Lesson objectives


    By the end of the lesson, the student 

    *should understand how to write and complete academic documents.

    * as well as how to conduct research and studies in the legal field in English.

    *The student must be proficient in the academic methodology for preparing legal research.

  • Prerequisites


    The student must be familiar with the rules of writing and reading in English, including grammar , and must also be aware about the principles and methodology of scientific research and academic writing in legal studies.

  • Chapter one. What is legal english

    The skill of drafting legal documents is one of the most important skills that law students, lawyers, and judges must master. Legal drafting is not merely the writing of texts, but rather a precise art that combines a deep understanding of the law.


  • Chapter two: The difficulties of legal language and solutions

    Legal English as a distinct linguistic register employed by legal practitioners across jurisdictions, presents considerable challenges, particularly for individuals for whom English is a second language. This text examines the underlying reasons for the complexity of Legal English

  • evaluation test- exit test about the course

    The final evaluation is basically a test that students take at the end of the course. The main goal is to see how much they understood and remembered about every lesson they learned during the whole course.

  • Final exam


    • Students are invited to see their exam papers on sunday,frbruary 01st in the teachers'room at 10.00

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