Challenges in Teaching Legal English to Romanian Students

Abstract

The development of vocabulary, reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills in legal English teaching requires the adaptation of the teaching methods in such a way as to respond to the student's present and future needs. In teaching, legal language one has to deal with its special features as well as with the particular syntax of legal English which is characterized by long and complex sentences and syntactic discontinuities. Moreover, due to the fact that legal English is used in real professional settings, its pragmatic dimension is essential. This article focuses on the manner in which the special features of legal language could be taught to Romanian Law School students.