Open AccessDeveloping Law Students’ Communicative Competence: the ESP Perspective
Author(s) -
E. Yu. Voyakina,
L. Yu. Korolyova,
N. A. Gunina
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
voprosy sovremennoj nauki i praktiki. universitet im. v.i. vernadskogo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2541-853X
pISSN - 1990-9047
DOI - 10.17277/voprosy.2020.03.pp.137-147
Subject(s) - communicative competence , communicative language teaching , competence (human resources) , foreign language , psychology , pedagogy , linguistic competence , foreign language teaching , linguistics , sociology , language education , philosophy , social psychology
The paper discusses the essence of the communicative competence and ways of its development in law students. Teaching and learning of a foreign language is presented in the context of developing the communicative competence as a combination of linguistic, sociolinguistic, discourse, and strategic competences. The content and the structure of the course in English for Law Students are described. Sample assignments to improve the language skills for professional communication in Legal English are given.