Legal English private tuition course and TOLES exam course online

Course Profile: Legal English live online course

Once you have booked your course, you will be sent a needs analysis form to complete with your legal topics and skills requests. We will ask you which areas of law you wish to cover during the course and which skills you wish to focus on, for example; speaking, listening, drafting, contracts, negotiating.

Individual Tuition (1-to-1) classes are very adaptable to your specific needs. Topics and requested skills can be changed and added to throughout the course. Please feel free to discuss changes and extra requests with your teacher.

Once we receive your needs analysis form and before your first class, you will have a 20 minute conversation with your teacher regarding your needs analysis form and course content.

What to expect:

Focus on acquiring Legal English vocabulary for commercial or criminal law

common legal collocations
specific legal terminology

Focus on speaking skills in general or legal contexts

speaking in social/work situations
discussing legal concepts, systems and legal issues

Focus on enhancing your pronunciation

improving clarity and reducing accent

Focus on Legal English writing skills

review of general writing skills
legal correspondence
accuracy in Legal English writing

Specific practice for the TOLES examination

What is TOLES?

Corrective feedback

throughout the course from your teacher

Course Level

Suitable for:

Intermediate B1 — Advanced C1

Course Summary

A block of 5, 10, 15, 20 live teacher contact hours (1 hour = 60 minutes)
20-minute pre-course needs analysis with your teacher
Directed self-study tasks in the form of readings, writings and speaking preparation
Experienced and qualified teacher of Legal English
Course certificate and language report
Study times between 08.00 - 20.00 GMT, Monday to Saturday
Live language sessions held via Zoom or Skype, as preferred by the client
Minimum age 18

Course Outcomes

Speak and write more fluently and accurately in English
Use a wide range of appropriate legal English vocabulary
Be more confident in work or study situations
Make progress in areas that you have particular difficulty with
Take the TOLES examination with confidence (exam fee and TOLES coursebook are not included in the course price)

Prices: Legal English live online course

Individual Tuition (1-to-1) Online Course
5 hours = 200 GBP
10 hours = 380 GBP
15 hours = 525 GBP
20 hours = 650 GBP

5 hours = 200 GBP

10 hours = 380 GBP

15 hours = 525 GBP

20 hours = 650 GBP

Price Includes

all teaching
20 minute pre-course assessment and needs analysis
guided self-study throughout the course
end of course language report
certificate of attendance

A timetable for this option is not currently available.

Terms & Conditions for online classes

1 hour = 60 minutes

Online teaching will take place via Zoom or Skype, as agreed with the client before the first class

Payment for the agreed number of hours must be paid and received before the first class via Flywire https://www.flywire.com/pay/ecsscotland

Client must provide the completed needs analysis form at least 72 hours before the first class. Email the form to [email protected]
Classes to take place between 08.00 - 20.00 GMT, Monday to Saturday. Exact class times will be arranged at mutually suitable times for client and teacher

If it is necessary to change the arranged class times, the client and teacher can negotiate mutually suitable days and times for classes. Changes can be made as necessary, provided both parties are aware of and agree to the change in advance

Classes cancelled by the client 23 hours or less before the class start time will be charged at the full rate and will not be recuperated

Classes cancelled by the client 24 hours or more before the class start time can be postponed to another mutually suitable day within 14 days of the original class

In case of absence, the teacher will be substituted by an equally qualified colleague and the client notified in advance. The option to postpone the class will also be given