Functional Grammar Analysis. Teaching implications of Functional Grammar as regards Legal Engliosh

1. TEACHING IMPLICATIONS
OF THE FUNCTIONAL
GRAMMAR APPROACH.
In the case of LEGAL ENGLISH Teaching.

2. TEACHING IMPLICATIONS
OF THE FUNCTIONAL
GRAMMAR APPROACH.
***EXPERIENTIAL MEANING in the study
of certain processes, actors and goals.
*** CONTEXT OF CULTURE: in the study
of some Genres.
***TEXTUAL ANALYSIS in the study of
connector as discourse markers and
signalling transitions.

3. 1) IN UNIT ONE: THE
LEGAL SYSTEM.
PERSONS IN
COURT
DOCUMENTS
ACTIONS/
VERBS.

4. PERSONS
IN COURT
ACTORS
PROCESS
GOAL

5. PERSONS IN
COURT/ ACTOR
ACTION/
PROCESS
GOAL/
DOCUMENT.
Defendent/
Respondent
Files An Answer
Claimant Files/ prepares A complaint.
Judge Issues An injunction.
A Resolution
Appelant Appeals
Goes to
A decision
(range?)
A higher court.

6. PERSONS IN
COURT/ ACTOR
ACTION/
PROCESS
GOAL/ DOCUMENT.
PLAINTIFF Files A PETITION. A
CLAIM.
ADVOCATE PLEADS (in
court)
.
CLERK FILES
TAKES
PAPERS
RECORDS.
WITNESS TESTIFIES (IN
COURT)

7. SECOND EXAMPLE: THE STUDY OF
DIFFERENT GENRES.
 **** CASE STUDIES:
 Case studies involve the study of DIFFERENT
LEGAL DOCUMENTS:
 A) Excerpt from Sections of different legal
provisions.
 B) Publications or Journal articles.
 C) Textbook on (e.g.) Corporate law.
 Ex: page 62/63 -. Page 92 of “International
Legal English” (2nd edition).
 ***We prepared ppt related to different legal
documents.

8. ENGLISH FOR LAW.
CURSO DE INGLES JURIDICO “MEDIO”.
AÑO 2013.
PROFESORES: MAURICIO MUÑOZ LUNA Y
ADELA PEREZ DEL VISO
ESTE PPT CONTIENE:
“DOCUMENTS IN COURT”
Source (among others):
http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/tut
orials/civil-court-lawsuits/common-court-
documents/#deposition

9. AFFIDAVIT OF JOHN DOE
Name: John Doe
Occupation: Mechanic/Owner of John Doe Auto Repair
I, John Doe, swear or affirm:
1. That I am the Owner of John Doe Auto Repair, located in Madison County, Indiana.
2. That on November 21, 2011, Jim Jones (“Mr. Jones”) brought his 2010 Chevy Cruz to my
auto repair shop for an estimate.
3. That Mr. Jones explained to me at that time that he had been in an accident and said that
the
other vehicle owner caused it, and that her insurance company would be paying for the
repair.
4. That I have estimated the cost of repair to Mr. Jones’ Cruz to be $1,561.00, and that said
estimate is attached as exhibit A.
Further affiant saith not.
I SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE ABOVE AND FOREGOING REPRESENTATIONS ARE
TRUE AND CORRECT TO THE BEST OF MY INFORMATION, KNOWLEDGE, AND BELIEF.
________________ ____________________________________
Date John Doe
STATE OF INDIANA
COUNTY OF MADISON
I, the undersigned Notary Public, do hereby affirm that John Doe personally appeared
before

10.  Letter of notice
 Dear Sir/Madam,
 Much to our regret, we have yet to receive a response from
you to our demands for payment, in spite of the fact that we
have provided you with ample time in which to fulfill your
payment obligations. We will now give you the opportunity to
arrange payment for the amount past due on the invoice
shown below within 7 days.
 Invoice number: [Factuurnummer vermelden]
Date: [Factuurdatum vermelden]
Amount: [€ Factuurbedrag vermelden]
 In the event we do not receive your payment within the period
specified, we shall be obliged to turn this matter over to
Weggemans Incasso & Gerechtsdeurwaarders. You will be
charged in full for any costs or fees arising from such an
action.
 Sincerely,

11. CIVIL LAWSUIT. – a CLAIM.

12. A “DEPOSITION”
A
DEPOSITIO
N.

13.  THIRD EXAMPLE:
 DISCOURSE MARKERS AS SENTENCE
OPENERS and ORAL TRANSITIONS.
 A letter of advice to a client.
 Advice concerning business method
patents.
 THEORY AND PRACTICE RELATED TO
FUNCTIONS OF THE OPENING
SENTENCES.

14.  Discourse markers: how ideas interrelate
 In this exercise: Connectors (at the
beginning of a sentence)
FUNCTION EXAMPLES
Establishing a sequence First of all, As a next step,
Secondly,
Expanding on a point. Besides, In addition,
Contrasting In contrast,
Referring to the past. Formerly
Emphasising. Specifically, In particular,

15.  ORAL TRANSITIONS: How a
presentation should begin and conclude
(clear statement of the topic and
conclusion). Other signalling transitions.
 A) “My presentation will deal with the
topic of X. // I will discuss the three most
important types of X in my jurisdiction. /
I would like to explain X in my
jurisdiction”.
 B) A three- part classification is
advisable: Introduction, three main
points and a conclusion.

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