Difficulties in Legal English Reading Comprehension to English-Majored Students at Hanoi Law University
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23038506 |
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| Authors | Nhac Thanh Huong (Hanoi Law University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 92-104 |
| Publication date | 2022-10-31 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | VNU Journal of Foreign Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2525-2445 • E-ISSN: 2525-2445 |
| Publisher | Vietnam National University of Languages and International Studies (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.25073/2525-2445/vnufs.4735 |
| OpenAlex | W4321128604 |
| Language | DE |
| References cited | 2 |
Legal English, a style of ESP (English for Specific Purpose), is an indispensable factor contributing to the development of legal field. It cannot be denied that legal English reading comprehension plays an important role in learning legal English as it sets the basis for other skills. This present research, which makes use of survey questionnaires as the main method, aims to identify difficulties in legal English reading comprehension encountered by English majored students at Hanoi Law University. The results reveal that the majority of the participants have troubles in terms of linguistic aspects of legal English language, background knowledge of law subjects and psychological factors. It is expected that these findings do propose a number of suggestions for teachers in legal English teaching process.
Comparative law · Comprehension · English for specific purposes · English language · Field (mathematics) · International Legal English Certificate · Legal Education · Legal research · Legal writing · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Political science · Process (computing) · Reading (process) · Reading comprehension · Style (visual arts) · Computer Science · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · History · Law · Psychology · Second Language Acquisition and Learning · Second Language Learning and Teaching
| Highly cited | No |
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