Resources for Teaching U.S.

Legal English
Natalia C. Walter, J.D., M.A. Vivi Qing, LLM Candidate International Legal English Office of Foreign Programs Boston University School of Law Center for English Language and Orientation Programs 765 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 1534 Boston, MA 02215 Nataliaw@bu.edu

This is an initial list, based on materials sent by publishers and is not exhaustive. Your additions and comments welcome. Legal Skills for Non-Native Speakers of English LEGAL WRITING FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, Susan Reid, Peconic Press, 2005. AMERICAN LEGAL ENGLISH, USING LANGUAGE IN LEGAL CONTEXTS, Debra S. Lee, Charles Hall, Marsha Hurley, University of Michigan Press, 1999 CULTURE TO CULTURE, A GUIDE TO U.S. LEGAL WRITING, Jill J. Ramsfield, Carolina Academic Press, 2005 Introduction to U.S. Legal System and U.S. Legal Discourse
These can be used as context reading or as texts for introductory U.S. Legal System courses. Some are directed at non-native speakers of English; others are for U.S. students who are native English speakers.

THE UNITED STATES LEGAL SYSTEM: AN INTRODUCTION (Second Edition), Margaret Z. Johns, Rex R. Perschbacher, Carolina Academic Press, 2006. INTRODUCTION TO THE LAW OF THE UNITED STATES (Second Edition), David S. Clark, Tuarul Ansay, Kluwer Law International, 2002. AMERICAN GOVERNMENT: BRIEF VERSION ( Seventh Edition), James Q. Wilson, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2005. AMERICAN LAW, Lawrence M. Friedman, W.W. Norton & Company, 1984. FUNDAMENTALS OF AMERICAN LAW, Alan B. Morrison, Oxford University Press, 1996.

 AN INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN LAW, Gerald P. Mcalinn, Dan Rosen, John P. Stern, Carolina Academic Press, 2005. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE UNITED STATES LEGAL SYSTEM: CASES AND COMMENTS, Alberto M. Benitez, Carolina Academic Press, 2005. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE LEGAL SYSTEM OF THE UNITED STATES (Third Edition), E. Allan Farnsworth, Oceana Publications, Inc., 1996. AMERICAN LEGAL SYSTEMS: A RESOURCE AND REFERENCE GUIDE, Toni M. Fine, Anderson Publishing Co., 1997. INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF LAW: CASES AND MATERIALS (Second Edition), John Mardisi, Anderson Publishing Co., 1997. INTRODUCTION TO THE LAW AND LEGAL SYSTEM OF THE UNITED STATES (Fourth Edition), William Burnham, Thomson/West, 2006. AMERICAN LAW IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT: THE BASICS, George P. Fletcher, Steve Sheppard, Oxford University Press, 2005. INTRODUCTION TO LAW AND THE LEGAL SYSTEM (Eighth Edition), Frank A. Schubert, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. Legal Research, Reading and Writing Skills These materials are generally used for native speakers of English studying in J.D. programs. ALWS CITATION MANUAL: A PROFESSIONAL SYSTEM OF CITATION (Third Edition), Association Of Legal Writing Directors, Dickerson, ASPEN Publishers, 2005. LEGAL REASONING, RESEARCH AND WRITING FOR INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE STUDENTS, Nadia E. Nedzel, Aspen Publishers, 2004 LEGAL REASONING, RESEARCH, AND WRITING FOR INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE STUDENTS: TEACHERS MANUAL, Nadia Nedzel, Aspen Publishers, 2004. BEYOND THE BASICS: A TEXT FOR ADVANCED LEGAL WRITING (Second Edition), Mary Barnard Ray, Barbara J. Cox, Thomson/West, 2003.

 LEGAL WRITING: GETTING IT RIGHT AND GETTING IT WRITTEN (Fourth Edition), Mary Barnard Ray, Jill J. Ramsfield, Thomson/West, 2005. THE LEGAL WRITING HANDBOOK, Laurel Currie Oates, Anne Enquist, Kelly Kunsch, Aspen, 2003 READING LIKE A LAWYER, Ruth Ann McKinney, Carolina Academic Press, 2005 Oral Skills THE MOOT COURT BOOK: A STUDENT GUIDE TO APPELLATE ADVOCACY (Third Edition), John T. Gaubatz, Taylor Mattis, Lexisnexis, 1994. Law School Skills STARTING OFF RIGHT IN LAW SCHOOL, Carolyn J. Nygren, Carolina Academic Press, 1997. SUCCEEDING IN LAW SCHOOL, Carolina Academic Press, Herbert N. Ramy, 2006. Bar Exam Skills PASS THE BAR!, Denies Riebe, Michael H. Schwartz, Carolina Academic Press, 2006. PASS THE BAR!: TEACHERS MANUAL, Denies Riebe, Michael H. Schwartz, Carolina Academic Press, 2006.