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Plain English and legal writing: Comparing expert and novice writers -…
Plain English and legal writing: Comparing expert and novice writers
Plain English for lawyers
(Richard C. Wydick, 2005)
no passive voice
no nominalization
nouns derived from other parts of speech
Expert (EOP)
10 memos
little usage of passive voice
frequent verb in the half of the texts "convict"
specific usage in certain cases
rare usage of nominalization
Suggestion: use of authentic memoranda
Low level students(EAP)
significant use of passive voice and nominalization
13 memos
Suggestion: Focus on meaning
High level students (EAP)
remarkable indicator of passive voice and nominalization
13 memos
Suggestion: Direct instructions of strategies
Connection to the principles
Students need more research base
Expert writers' memos should have been authentic rather ready samples
Focus on L1 law proficiency
The article changed my mind in that
EAP and EOP differ in some grammar points
EAP materials should also align with EOP ones