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Addressing the Needs of Lawyers in Legal English: A Comparative Study in Four European Union Countries

SIEROCKA, Halina, Barbora CHOVANCOVÁ a Ljubica KORDIĆ

Základní údaje

Originální název

Addressing the Needs of Lawyers in Legal English: A Comparative Study in Four European Union Countries

Autoři

SIEROCKA, Halina (616 Polsko), Barbora CHOVANCOVÁ (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí) a Ljubica KORDIĆ (191 Chorvatsko)

Vydání

Comparative Legilinguistics: International Journal for Legal Communication, Poznań, Adam Mickiewicz University, 2018, 2080-5926

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

50301 Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]

Stát vydavatele

Polsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14640/18:00106595

Organizační jednotka

Centrum jazykového vzdělávání

Klíčová slova česky

analýza potřeb; právní angličtina; ESP

Klíčová slova anglicky

needs analysis; English for Legal Purposes (ELP); Legal English; English for Specific Purposes (ESP)

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno
Změněno: 12. 3. 2019 22:00, Mgr. Barbora Chovancová, Ph.D.

Anotace

V originále

The paper reports on a survey into the linguistic needs of law professionals in four European countries, with the aim of identifying their views on the importance and their use of foreign language skills as well as their preferences for ELP course content. The data, obtained from a questionnaire survey of 536 legal professionals from Poland, the Czech Republic, Croatia and Germany, show that while the respondents agree on many of the major points, there are also some differences conditioned by the respondents’ age and the specific tasks they perform in the legal profession. The article argues that these variables have to be taken into consideration in the LSP context because they determine some of the specific needs that need to be addressed in Legal English instruction. It is suggested that the findings about the lawyers’ self-perceived importance and preferred styles of learning are highly relevant for LSP practitioners, particularly when designing Legal English programmes and testing materials.