Students work through topics that introduce them to fundamental English legal terminology and to the specific historical and contemporary features of the English legal system, the legal profession in the United Kingdom, and the English judiciary. These contents are presented to students through the following texts: What Is Meant by Law?; Sources and Varieties of English Law – Historical Development of Law; Branches of Law; Parliament and Legislation – Statute Law in Britain; The British Judiciary; The Hierarchy of English Courts and the Doctrine of Precedent; and The Legal Profession in England. Students also revise and consolidate their knowledge of word classes and their functions in a sentence, the structure of simple and expanded declarative, interrogative, and exclamatory sentences, as well as the formation and use of basic verb tenses.

After completing the course, the students will be able to: compare and critically analyse basic legal terminology in English , analyze in English the basic characteristics, origin and development of English law , define in English the basic terms and concepts of the Common Law , connect existing and new data when forming all types of simple and extended sentences, apply verb tenses common in everyday communication and in the context of the legal profession , apply newly acquired legal terminology in spoken and written communication in English, Independently present in English a paper related to some of the English legal terms.,