| 1. Foundations of Legal English & Legal Systems |
Introduction to legal English register; common law vs. civil law; sources of law; court hierarchy; key legal actors (judge, counsel, plaintiff, defendant). |
Formal, archaic and Latin-influenced vocabulary; register rewriting |
ELOQUA Legal English Glossary (Unit 1); video lecture "Common Law vs. Civil Law"; BBC Learning English legal clips; comparative infographic; discussion forum. Module 1 Handbook available in an Oman edition. | Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking |
CLO1, CLO6 | Diagnostic quiz (terminology); oral warm-up discussion (formative) |
6 |
| 2. Legal Vocabulary & Latin Terminology |
Latin maxims (habeas corpus, bona fide, prima facie, pro bono, ex parte); legal doublets and triplets; formal vs. plain English; false friends in legal English. |
Latin maxims in context; collocation; doublets and triplets |
ELOQUA vocabulary flashcard deck; Black’s Law Dictionary excerpts; interactive matching exercise; authentic news articles using legal terms | Reading, Writing |
CLO1 | Vocabulary quiz (20 items); gap-fill worksheet |
6 |
| 3. Reading & Interpreting Legal Documents |
Structure of contracts and statutes; interpreting clauses; identifying obligations, rights and conditions; statutory language conventions. |
Statutory conventions; defined terms; cross-reference language |
Sample contract excerpts (NDA, lease agreement); annotated statute reading; ELOQUA reading comprehension worksheet; online legal corpus (sample clauses database) | Reading |
CLO2, CLO1 | Reading comprehension task; clause-identification exercise (graded) |
6 |
| 4. Contract Law English |
Contract terminology (offer, acceptance, consideration, breach, indemnity); drafting and reviewing clauses; conditional and modal language in contracts. |
shall / may / must; conditionals; obligation and permission |
Contract templates; ELOQUA drafting workshop slides; Purdue OWL legal writing guide; peer-review contract clause activity | Reading, Writing |
CLO1, CLO2, CLO3 | Clause-drafting assignment (graded rubric) |
6 |
| 5. Legal Correspondence & Client Communication |
Formal letters, demand letters and client emails; tone, hedging and diplomacy in legal writing; explaining legal concepts to lay clients. |
Register calibration; hedging; diplomatic softening |
Sample demand letters and client emails; email register comparison chart; role-play client consultation script; ELOQUA writing lab | Writing, Speaking |
CLO3, CLO4 | Written correspondence task (letter/email); role-play (peer-assessed) |
6 |
| 6. Legal Writing — Drafting Documents |
Drafting affidavits, memos and legal briefs; precision, clarity and avoiding ambiguity; cohesion devices in legal writing. |
Nominalisation; passive voice; cohesion and reference |
Legal memo templates; annotated model brief; ELOQUA style guide for legal drafting; grammar-focused mini-lessons | Writing, Reading |
CLO2, CLO3 | Draft legal memo (rubric-based assessment) |
6 |
| 7. Negotiation & Meetings in Legal Contexts |
Negotiation language; persuasive and hedging expressions; turn-taking, interrupting politely, reaching agreement; meeting minutes vocabulary. |
Agreeing, disagreeing and conceding; softening; turn-taking |
Negotiation simulation scripts; video model negotiations; ELOQUA functional language handout; breakout-room role-play | Speaking, Listening |
CLO4, CLO5 | Recorded negotiation role-play (assessed via rubric) |
6 |
| 8. Court Procedures & Litigation Language |
Courtroom vocabulary; stages of litigation; examination and cross-examination language; giving testimony; objections and rulings. |
Question forms under examination; procedural verbs |
Courtroom drama transcript excerpts (adapted); mock trial script; ELOQUA listening lab (courtroom audio); glossary of litigation terms | Listening, Speaking |
CLO1, CLO5, CLO6 | Mock trial participation; listening comprehension quiz |
6 |
| 9. Criminal, Corporate & Commercial Law English |
Criminal law terms (arrest, indictment, plea, sentencing); corporate and commercial terms (mergers, liability, compliance, intellectual property). |
Sector-specific lexis; comparative terminology across jurisdictions |
Case study excerpts (criminal and corporate); ELOQUA sector-specific glossaries; news case summaries; comparative terminology chart | Reading, Writing |
CLO1, CLO2, CLO6 | Case study analysis (written, graded) |
6 |
| 10. Legal Presentations, Case Studies & Capstone |
Structuring a legal case presentation; signposting language; handling Q&A; integrating the terminology and skills of the whole course. |
Signposting; presentation staging; fielding questions |
Presentation template; ELOQUA presentation rubric; peer feedback form; capstone case brief pack | Speaking, Writing |
CLO3, CLO4, CLO5, CLO7 | Capstone: oral case presentation and written case brief (summative, rubric-based) |
6 |
| Total guided hours | 60 |