The Legal English Program is an intensive three-week certificate program
designed for non-native speakers of English who have been admitted to an LL.M. program
or as a Law School visiting scholar for Fall 2008. This program offers 72 hours of
instruction over three weeks. Fifty-four hours of that time will be spent improving
students' proficiency in English generally, with special focus on developing the
English language, vocabulary, and academic skills required to succeed in an
American law school. Students will also receive 18 hours of instruction in fundamentals
of the United States legal system and the study of law in the U.S.
July 28 - August 15, 2008
Application deadline: July 1, 2008
Space in the course is limited. To ensure successful registration,
send your application well before the deadline.
Students will receive 18 hours of instruction in fundamentals
of the United States legal system and the study of law in the U.S. This portion of
the course will introduce methods of instruction common in American legal education,
including case study and the Socratic method. Through these instructional methods,
as well as lectures and group discussions, students will investigate three
fundamental aspects of U.S. law: federalism, constitutionalism and the common law system.
Students will develop their abilities to analyze legal issues as they arise in the U.S.
legal system and to communicate their legal analyses in a manner consistent with the
expectations of the U.S. legal culture.
Courses focus on giving students the skills needed to succeed
in an English-speaking legal environment, with specific focus on oral presentations,
academic listening, writing, and legal vocabulary.
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Reading and Writing: The reading and writing course focuses on detailed, close reading of cases that are used in the discussion of the US legal system class. The writing assignments consist of writing summaries of cases in clear and grammatically accurate English. Please note that this course helps prepare general English language skills for students who will be attending law school. It does not teach skills such as contract writing, which are taught in the writing courses within the LLM degree program.
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Listening and Speaking: The listening foci of the course are on listening to the language of coutroom settings and notetaking from short lectures on legal topics. Speaking assignments include managing discussions and debate and the performance of a simulated ('mock') trial in order to provide students with practice using English on their feet while handling legal topics.
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Application: Download and complete the application. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to see this file. Once the file has been downloaded, you can fill it in by hand or on your computer by clicking in different areas on the form and putting in the information. You can download the latest version of the free Adobe Acrobat Reader by clicking here.
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Contact information: iei@uiuc.edu or llm@law.uiuc.edu
A non-refundable application fee must accompany application and will be applied to the program tuition. Payment in full is due by July 14, 2008. The program tuition is not refundable unless you are unable to attend the program because you were denied a visa. If this happens, you must notify us before the beginning of the program and send us a copy of the letter from the US Embassy saying that you were denied a visa. Additional program costs for course materials, housing, health insurance and other expenses are not included.
Please complete and return the application form by July 1, 2008 via
fax to 217-265-0158 or by mail to:
Intensive English Institute
1205 W. Nevada
Urbana, IL 61802 USA
You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to see this file. Once the file has been downloaded, you can fill it in by hand or on your computer by clicking in different areas on the form and putting in the information. You can download the latest version of the free Adobe Acrobat Reader by clicking here.
On-campus housing is available for students--both incoming University of Illinois
students and those who will attend other universities. Please
contact http://www.housing.uiuc.edu/ for detailed information.
Please contact the Intensive English Institute at iei@uiuc.edu or the
University of Illinois College of Law LL.M. Program at llm@law.uiuc.edu
