English - 1
Section: 1 - Theoretical
Considerations
Section: Introduction
Topic: Introduction to language and communication
Reference Text: Developing
Communication skills by Krishna Mohan and Meera Banerji. 2002. Macmillan.
Section: 2 - Business and Legal Writing skills
Topic/Chapter:
ü Avoiding repetitions, Ch-21;
ü Avoiding legalese in writing, Ch-26;
ü Passive voice minimalization, Ch-30;
ü Removing unnecessary words, Ch-39;
ü Use of parallel constructions, Ch-41;
ü Fixing remote relative pronouns, Ch-51;
ü Symbols and abbreviations, Ch-54;
ü Sexist language, Ch-56; Dashes, Ch-57;
ü Quotation marks, Ch-60;
ü Spelling out numbers one to ten, Ch-69;
Reference Text: The Winning Brief: 100 Tips for Persuasive Briefing in Trial andAppellate Court (Hardcover) by Bryan A. Garner (2nd ed.)
Section: 3 - Legal writing and language for business lawyers
Chapter/pages:
ü Fundamental principles of legal writing, p211-213;
ü General guidelines relating to legal writing, p214-221;
ü How to write a case comment, P 232-246;
ü Legal maxims, p289-296;
ü Legal terms, p371- 393;
Reference Text: Dr. Anirudh Prasad. Outlines of legal language in India. 4th edition. Central law publications. Allahabad. 2007.
Section: 4 - Legal Linguistics
Topic:
ü Semantics; ü Morphology; ü Phonetics; ü Forensic linguistics
Reference Text: George Yule. 1997. The study of language. Cambridge; Akmajian, Demers, Farmer and Harmish. 2001. Linguistics: An introduction to language and communication. Prentice-Hall;
Section: 5 - Literary Readings and Social Skills
Readings:
ü The Merchant of Venice. Shakespeare, Act 4, 15;
An Autobiography or The Story of my Experiments with Truth by Mohandas K. Gandhi,
Section: 6 - Grammar
Topics:
ü Sentence; ü Subject and predicate; ü Phrase and clause; ü Case; ü Number; ü Person; ü Gender; ü Tense; Aspect; ü Active-passive; Modals; ü Prepositions; ü Infinitives; ü Gerunds; ü Adjectives; ü Degrees of comparison; ü Articles
Section 7 - Communication and comprehension skills
Topic: Complex and compound sentences, Reported speech, Common errors in usage, Reading and listening comprehension
Readings:
Otto Jesperse, Growth and Structure of the English Language.
Bryand, English in the Law Courts.
Linter, The Practice of Criticism.
David B. Paie, How to Write Critical Essays?
Reference Books:
§ A.S.Hornby, Guide to Patterns and Usage in English, OUP, Delhi, 1999.
§ Bansal, R.K. and J. B. Harrison. Spoken English for India: A Manual of
Speech and Phonetics,
§ Hyderabad: Orient Longman, 1983.
§ David Green, Contemporary English Grammar Structures and Composition,
Macmillan,
§ Chennai, 1999.
§ Forsyth, Sandy & Lesley Hutchison. Practical Composition. Edinburgh,
Oliver & Boyd, 1981
§ Geoffrey Leech and Jan Svartvik, A Communicative Grammar of English,
Longman, Delhi,
§ 2001.
§ H.K.Mukherjee, Legal Language, Legal writing and General English, Law
Point, Calcutta,
§ 2004.
§ Herbert Brown, A Selection of Legal Maxims, Sweet and Maxwell, London,
1998.
§ Locker, Kitty O. Business and Administrative Communication, McGraw Hill
Higher
§ Education, 7th edition. 2006.
§ M.A. Yadugiri and Geeta Bhasker. English for Law. Foundation books. 2005
§ Maison, Margaret M. Examine Your English, Hyderabad: Orient Longman,
1980
§ N. Krishnaswamy, Modern English, Macmillan, Delhi, 2001.
§ Paul Rylance, Legal Writing and Drafting,Universal Law,New Delhi,2000.
§ S. Pit Corder, An Intermediate English Practice Book, Orient Longman,
Hyderabad, 1996.
§ S.C.Tripathi, Legal Language,Legal Writing and General English,Central
Law
§ Publications,New Delhi,2005.
§ Thomson and Martinet, A practical English Grammar, OUP, Mumbai, 1970.
§ V.R.Narayanswami, Strengthen Your Writing, Orient Longman, Hyderabad,
2000.
§ Winning Advocacy: Preparation, Questions, Argument, Hugh Selby, Graeme
Blank Oxford
§ University Press Australia. 2nd Revised edition, ISBN: 9780195550955
Pages: 170, September
§ 2004
§ Wren and Martin, English Grammar and Composition, S. Chand, Delhi,
latest edition.
§ Writer’s Guide to Style and Usage, Macmillan, Delhi, 2000.