Mediation and Motivation in Legal English Classes

CHOVANCOVÁ, Barbora. Mediation and Motivation in Legal English Classes. In 6th EULETA Legal English Conference 2018, Split. 2018.

Basic information

Original name

Mediation and Motivation in Legal English Classes

Authors

CHOVANCOVÁ, Barbora (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

6th EULETA Legal English Conference 2018, Split, 2018

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Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Prezentace na konferencích

Field of Study

50300 5.3 Education

Country of publisher

Croatia

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14640/18:00106342

Organization unit

Language Centre

Keywords (in Czech)

mediace; soft skills; ESP; právní angličtina; metodika výuky anglického jazyka; analýza potřeb

Keywords in English

mediation; soft skills; ESP; legal English; ELT methodology; needs analysis

Tags

International impact, Reviewed

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Abstract

V originále

The issue of motivation lies at the heart of any successful learning. In the context of Legal English, it can be fostered via communicative activities involving mediation, i.e., a skill that bridges communication gaps arising from lack of language skills or, as the case may be, factual information. When teaching mediation, instructors may strengthen motivation even further by using the peer role model. With this technique, teachers use materials (video interviews, news articles) with recent graduates from the same faculty. The success stories of such former students can serve as a background for language activities.