The "Ins and Outs" of Legal English... and How to Teach it Effectively
A workshop presented by William YeagoMarch 17th, 2012
2:00pm to 5:00pm
Télécom ParisTech
Once you go through the 49 rue Vergniaud gate, go straight, through the car park to the large set of double doors. The room, Opale, will be on your right as you enter the building.
Most international firms and businesses who work in English find themselves dealing with issues involving varying aspects of contract law, corporate law, and /or employment law. Within these areas of interest lurk misunderstandings in terms and false cognates which are potential minefields.
In this afternoon workshop organized by TESOL France and Cambridge University Press Wiliam Yeago, who is a Paris-based teacher, lawyer, TransLegal representative for France and Benelux and co-author of the teacher's books for Introduction to International Legal English and International Legal English (Cambridge University Press) will provide insights and information on how to avoid pitfalls while helping you develop an effective approach to teaching contract law, company law and legal practice.
William will also inform you about the 'Cambridge English Legal - the International Legal English Certificate' (ILEC) certification designed by Cambridge ESOL and TransLegal to demonstrate to employers and clients that an individual has the English language skills to work in a legal context. He and Terry Elliott, Senior ELT Advisor, Cambridge University Press, will present on- line and paper support for ILEC candidates.
After a question and answer session, Terry Elliott will wrap up the afternoon with a short overview of related and new publications from Cambridge University Press.
We haven't forgotten creature comforts either: refreshments will be provided!
William Yeago, (B.A., J.D., LL.M) received his education at Duke University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Sophia University in Tokyo, the Sorbonne in Paris and is a certified English teacher (ESL/EFL) by the California State Board of Education and the Royal Society of Arts (RSA). He studied law at the University of California - San Francisco, Oxford University (Magdalen college), and the University of Paris II (Assas-Pantheon). He was admitted to the State Bar Association of California, the United States Federal Court for the Northern District of California, the California Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He has practiced 10 years in appellate law in the areas of Corporate and Commercial law. He is currently an Adjunct Professor of Foreign Law and Languages at the University of Paris II (Pantheon-Assas), the University of Paris I (Sorbonne) and Head Lecturer and Bar Examiner at the Paris Bar Association Legal Training Centre (EFB). William is a contributor to the Cambridge University Press book International Legal English and advisor for the University of Cambridge ESOL International Legal English Certificate (ILEC) examination.