ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES (LEGAL STUDIES)

SCHEDULE OF WORK (LTE3603) – 2023

30/09/23
 Reviewing the Student Handbook - highlighting the CA Tests, eligibility
criteria, and the importance of attending the day schools.
 Unit 1 - Session 4 – Speaking
 Unit -1 – Session 3- Listening – Students are expected to independently
complete this session as the audio clips are uploaded on the LMS.
 Advanced Communication Skills - Unit 1 – Session 1- Reading - Identifying
Topic/Main Idea sentence.

07/10/23 Online
 Reviewing of the work done.
 Advanced Communication Skills - Unit 1 – Session 2 – Writing - Learning to
write the Main Idea Sentence and Supporting Details.
 Advanced Communication Skills - Unit 1 – Session 2 – Writing - Learning &
practising to write a paragraph on a given topic (of 5 sentences).
 Ability to use either list structure or chain structure in writing a paragraph.

14/10/23
 Advanced Communication Skills – Unit 2 – Session 1 – Reading
 Understand how to write the topic sentence of a paragraph.
 Practise answering comprehension questions.

21/10/23
 Understand how an argument of fact or argument of policy is written
wherever it should come.
 Learning to write Arguments of Fact & Arguments of Policy.

04/11/23

 Practising writing an Argumentative Essay on a given topic.

 Revision of the work done.
CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT TEST 01
[Online Test held after the 5th day-school, date and time of the test will appear in the
announcement column on LearnOUSL]

11/11/23 Online

 Understand how to write the topic sentence in a longer text.

 Practising argumentative essay writing.
 Ability to structure paragraphs in an essay
 Unit 3 Reading

18/11/23
 Understand writing a legal document (petition).
 Learning the main features of a Petition.
 Learning to write a petition.

25/11/23 Online

 Understand how an affidavit is written & practice writing an affidavit based

on the facts given in the petition.

02/12/23 Online

 Understand how to write a submission. Discussion of the important features

of a submission. Comparison with the structure of an essay.
 Practising essay writing

09/12/23
 Revision on writing a petition or an affidavit on a given issue
 Mock Final Examination - Discussion

CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT TEST 02

[Onsite Test held after the 10th day-school, date, time and venue of the test will appear
in the announcement column on LearnOUSL]