Browse Hierarchy EAL4791: Critical Thinking and Writing in Law: Literacy Development

This module focuses on developing literacy as practised in the discipline of Law. The module introduces students who are new to UK Higher Education to the skills that will be expected of them at LLM level. Critical thinking which is central to effective argumentation in academic and professional legal communication will be developed through different methodologies. Legal texts will be analysed from a linguistic perpective and focus will be placed on raising students' awareness and skill as regards expression, structure, and argumentation in English within the discipline of Law.