Abstract
A rule of the thumb is: you apply what you have learnt. However, many have failed to do so. This paper reports the lack of ability to apply the learnt knowledge into real-life context of the legislative communicative event of writing the important legal documents. Parameters of Munby’s Communication Needs Processor (CNP) were adapted and used to investigate the need to master the written communication in the legislative domain. The data was gathered from semi-structured interviews with selected specialist informants who are legal practitioners in legal firms. Thematic analysis was applied to the responses received. The findings highlighted crucial problems faced by legal practitioners when employing fresh graduates from law faculties of various higher learning institutions in the nation. The findings are deemed important and are used to justify the need of a research investigating the written legislative discourse. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n6s2p230
Highlights
A rule of thumb is: you apply what you have learned
It was crucial to identify the types of written legal documents prepared by present legal practitioners in Malaysia as this information provided answers to research question (a) What are the written legal documents prepared by legal practitioners in Malaysia?
The first research question was answered using the feedback received from the legal practitioners, in terms of the types of legal documents being prepared by the present legal practitioners
Summary
A rule of thumb is: you apply what you have learned. In language classrooms, this notion has been treated with foremost priority, concerning the language needs of many prospective employers of the learners. The increasing demand of English language especially in terms of employments has generated a new perspective of teaching the language. Various language needs analysis has been conducted locally and globally (Nur Muhammad Insan Jalil, 2005; Manvender, 2004; Eslami, 2010; Viator, 2012), in order to highlight the fundamental requirement of the language, in terms of job accomplishment. A Needs Analysis in the context of language use is an activity carried out to identify learners’ specific language needs and requirements (Fatihi, 2003; Songhori, 2008). In order to develop suitable course content of a particular ESP course design, conducting a Needs Analysis becomes a crucial point of progression into syllabus and materials development
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