The basics of legal English, introduction into the language of English contracts. Review of the most important expressions of the Hungarian Civil Code in English

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The potential student

• has not dealt with legal English before, but need to know English contracts for their work
• has intermediate English language skills and basic legal skills
• would like to pass the legal English exam and wants to take the first step towards the successful exam

Syllable

• Contracts in general (contract types, parties)
• Contract of sales
• Rental contract
• Contracting agreement
• Agency contract
• Employment contract
• Articles of Association
• Minutes of Annual General Meeting
• Loan contract
• Mortgage contract
• Some important standard clauses

Training content

• Reading and interpreting the contracts
• Learning the precise meanings of the different legal terms
• Learning certain grammar issues characteristic of legal English
• Continuous revision of the material of previous lessons
• Reviewing English words with multiple meanings in Hungarian and vice versa
• Words with similar morphology but different meaning and usage
• Continuous monitoring of the progress
• Continuous testing of newly acquired knowledge
• Homework to ensure the register of newly learnt words and
• Developing communication skills in the topics of the course