Assessment of the use of English in undergraduate law degrees: are law schools complying with the QAA subject benchmark?

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Abstract

This article considers the approach of law schools to the assessment of students’ use of English. The QAA Subject Benchmark Statement for Law requires students to demonstrate the ability to use English proficiently but over recent years there has been anecdotal evidence that some students who lack this ability have obtained law degrees. To obtain further information on how law schools try to ensure compliance with the relevant benchmark, a short questionnaire was sent to a randomly selected sample of 20 English law schools. This article presents the results of that research, considers some of its possible implications and concludes that the assessment methods that many law schools are currently employing do not ensure compliance with the relevant benchmark.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)38-49
JournalThe Law Teacher
Volume46
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

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