1. Introduction to English for Public Administration I

2. General info Lecturer: Dr. sc. Marijana Javornik Čubrić
Classes: Wednesday 9:00 – 10:30
Office hours: Tuesday 10:00 – 11:00, Gundulićeva 10, Room no. 6
Contact:

3. Coursebook
Pavić, Smerdel, Vićan English for Lawyers, Narodne novine, Zagreb, 2012
Units 1, 2, 3, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15

4. Topics – English for Law
What Is Meant by Law?
Sources and Varieties of English Law
Statute Law in Britain
Legal Aid
The Constitution
The European Court of Human Rights
The Nature and Sources of American Federalism
The American Presidency

5. Course plan Oct. 5 Introduction to ESP Oct. 12 What Is Meant by Law?
Oct. 19 Sources and Varieties of English Law
Oct. 26 Statute Law in Britain
Nov. 2 Legal Aid
Nov. 9 Revision
Nov. 23 The Constitution
Nov. 30 European Court of Human Rights
Dec. 7 The Nature and Sources of American Federalism
Dec. 14 The American Presidency
Dec. 21 Revision (test sample)
Jan. 11 End-of-term examination
Jan. 18 Final revision
Jan. 25 Signatures

6. Teaching materials Available at: www.pravo.hr/sj Predmet:
Engleski jezik upravne struke I
Nastavni materijali

7. Examination
Written part – grammar, legal terms, translation, basic definitions
Oral part – presenting a topic using relevant vocabulary

8. ESP

9. Common abbreviations EFL – English as a Foreign Language
ESP – English for Specific Purposes (f. e. Business English)
EAP – English for Academic Purposes
ELP – English for Legal Purposes
EPA – English for Public Administration

10. The teaching of ESP
A separate activity within English Language Teaching (ELT)
ESP must be taught by studying a content-based subject – knowledge of the language becomes the means of learning content (CLIL)

11. A definition of ESP (Strevens)
ESP is designed to meet specific needs of the learner
Related in content (themes and topics) to particular disciplines or occupations
Centred on language appropriate to those activities in syntax, lexis, discourse and so on
In contrast with ‘General English’

12. Key stages in ESP Needs analysis Course design Materials selection
Teaching and learning
Evaluation

13. Language issues in ESP Grammar Vocabulary (technical, semi-technical)
Discourse analysis

14. ELP

15. Difficulties in ELP 1. Polysemy 2. Phrases
3. Foreign and archaic words
4. Doubles and triplets
5. Technical vocabulary

16. Polysemy
Words that have several meanings; one meaning in ordinary English and another meaning as a legal term
The importance of the context (everyday language v. language for legal purposes)
Examples: common, act, consideration, tender, redemption etc.

17. Phrases Collocations - examples rescind a contract – raskinuti ugovor
sham marriage – lažni brak
valid reason – utemeljeni razlog
voidable contract – pobojan ugovor
wrongful death – smrt treće osobe

18. Foreign and archaic words
Words of Scandinavian, Latin and French origin
Archaic terms

19. Latin terms Ab ovo – from the beginning
Affidavit – witnessed&signed statement
Bona fide – in good faith
De facto (in fact) and de jure (by right)
Et cetera (etc.) – and so on
Exempli gratia (e. g.) – for example
Id est (i.e.) – that is
Inter alia – among other things

20. French terms Acquis communitaire
Voir dire (speak the truth) – jury selection, preliminary questioning of witnesses
Parley – negotiations (cf. Parliament)
Chattel(s)
Executor

21. Archaic terms Aforementioned – set out above Hereafter – after this
Hereby – in this way
Herein – in this (document)
Notwithstanding – despite
Thereafter – after that
Thereby – in that way
Therein – in that (document)
Therewith – with that

22. Doubles and triplets To have and to hold – to own Any and all – all
Last will and testament
Null and void
Full and complete
Ready, willing and able

23. Technical vocabulary Legal terms – examples Tort
Alternative dispute resolution
Remedies
Trafficking
Money laundering

24. Similar notions Contract v. agreement Probation v. parole
Evidence v. proof
Common law v. case law
Barrister, solicitor, lawyer, attorney, counsel, litigator - odvjetnik

25. Characteristics of legal texts
Long and complex sentences
The passive
Impersonal style – avoiding personal pronouns
Legal “shall” – imposing an obligation or duty on someone
Technical vocabulary
Archaic and foreign words
Repetition of words

26. Example Rewrite the following passage:
“ The statement for professional services that you will find enclosed herewith is, in all likelihood, somewhat in excess of your expectations. In the circumstances, I believe it is incumbent upon me to avail myself of this opportunity to provide you with an explanation of the causes therefor. It is my considered judgment that three factors are responsible for this development.”
(Source: R. Wydick, Plain English for Lawyers, p. 57)

27. Plain English formulation
The bill I am sending you with this letter is probably higher than you expected, and I would like to explain three reasons why.

28. Thank you for your attention!