1. My Study in “ Teaching of Advocacy ” JingBo Dong China University of Political Science and Law

2. I ． How the LLM program has been working  1. study as a student—exposure to U.S. advocacy skills training  2. Study as a teacher—exposure to U.S. advocacy skills teaching methods and plan Chinese curriculum

3. 1. study as a student (1) Exposure to U.S. advocacy skills training  emphasis on learning by doing  students function as lawyers in simulated cases  major aspects of instruction  reading for foundation  lecture and demonstration—large group  workshop for skills practice—small group  feedback & critique by experienced lawyers  video review and self-critique

4. 1.study as a student (2) range of advocacy forums  a. trial advocacy  (1) Factual presentation  (2) Oral argument applying law to facts  b. appellate advocacy  (1) court advocacy other than trial  (2) legal advocacy to judge or panel of judges  c. ADR  (1) Dispute resolution outside of court process  (2) Negotiation  (3) Mediation  (4) Arbitration

5. 2. Study as a teacher: exposure to advocacy skills training methods and plan Chinese curriculum  1. the study of training methods  Teaching methods and the functions  Selection of teaching material  The way to evaluate students

6. 2. Study as a teacher: advocacy skills training methods and plan Chinese curriculum  2. Plan Chinese Curriculum  Discussions on Chinese curriculum  Guided Thesis on Chinese advocacy teaching

7. II. Anticipated challenges and assessment 1. Difference in legal system  (1)Trial advocacy skills  lack of live witnesses  rules of evidence  (2) appellate system  (3) arbitration procedures  (4) Direction of change

8. II. Anticipated challenges and assessment  2. Difficulties in teaching of the advocacy skills  a. Unfamiliarity of experiential format vs. lecture format  b. Undergraduate vs. graduate students

9. 3. Assessment of the challenges and difficulties  A. universal methods in advocacy skill training  b. Current trend in legal education  _____ professional training  C ollaboration of law students with different goals  Training of current faculty  C. transplant of U.S. advocacy training methods into Chinese legal education

10. III. The future plan for the teaching of advocacy in China 1. SCOPE  TRIAL ADVOCACY  APPELLATE  NEGOTIATION

11. III. The future plan for teaching of advocacy in China 2. Steps  Plan the original Curriculum and Handbook  Experimental class  Improvement and revision of the curriculum  Preparation for text book and other teaching material

12. Confucius   I hear and I forget  I see and I remember  I do and I understand