Latest Legal English: Comprehensive Guidance on Reading and Writing

Author: He Zhuyu
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: Why choose this book for a preliminary attempt? It is entirely due to its outstanding qualities: In writing style, the author abandons the traditional reading comprehension approach of legal textbooks and instead focuses on highly practical legal practice; In perspective, it moves away from the conventional method of legal English that only emphasizes articles and words, turning towards explaining English from various angles; In target audience, it rejects the idea of legal English solely designed for legal learners and instead caters to all English learners; In terms of the author's background, he is a successful American law doctorate holder who brings brand-new educational concepts and ways of thinking. This book is the first systematic and comprehensive textbook in China for teaching legal professional English, characterized by a combination of points and details, annotations throughout, demonstrations at any time, condensed essence, and a strong focus on litigation. It is worth mentioning that this book discards the dry and empty reading comprehension of traditional legal English and instead, through the author's introduction of teaching methods and approaches from American law schools, guides readers step by step in solid learning from six aspects: legal etymology, word selection, sentence structure, rhetoric, citation notation, and punctuation. This method is entirely suitable for any English learner. At the same time, the book combines case studies, the writing methods of foreign-related legal documents, and legal opinion letters to immerse readers in legal practice, demonstrating a close integration of theory and practice. It is particularly suitable for law school teachers and students, lawyers, legal professionals, and.