A Tentative Exploration on Multimodal Teaching of Legal English
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17507/jltr.1203.19Keywords:
legal English, multimodality, moot court, ESP teachingAbstract
Based on the theory of multimodality and Internet technology, the present paper analyzes the existing problems in legal English teaching, explores the feasibility of constructing a multimodal teaching mode, and presents a case study of moot court by applying the multimodal means of teaching. The tentative study proves that a multimodal teaching mode can satisfy the requirements of legal English teaching, though there still exist problems to be solved.
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