Lead-in
| Topic | Aims | Teacher-Students Interactions | Skill Focus | Teaching Methods | AI Tool & Other Materials | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Correspondence | Gaining fundamental and in-depth knowledge of ESP for the field of criminal justice and security. | Introduction into correspondence: the teacher starts with a lead-in quote on writing and asks students to think of the importance of writing in relation to correspondence. Students provide their feedback using their phones and the app Mentimeter. The teacher presents the answers. | A higher level of communication skills in the subject area (reading, writing, oral comprehension, speech). | Lectures, discussions. | Mentimeter & Quotes | 5 min |
| 2. Dictionary Compilation | Gaining fundamental and in-depth knowledge of ESP for the field of criminal justice and security. | Introduction into dictionary compilation: the teacher starts with a lead-in quote on writing dictionaries and asks students what dictionaries are, how often they use them, what types of dictionaries do they use etc. Students provide their feedback using their phones and the app Mentimeter. The teacher presents the answers. | A higher level of communication skills in the subject area (reading, writing, oral comprehension, speech). | Lectures, discussions. | Mentimeter & Quotes | 5 min |
| 3. Abbreviations | Gaining fundamental and in-depth knowledge of ESP for the field of criminal justice and security. | Introduction into abbreviations from the field of criminal justice and security: the teacher starts with a lead-in quote on abbreviations and asks students if they know any abbreviations related to the field of criminal justice and security. Students provide their feedback using their phones and the app Mentimeter. The teacher presents the answers. | A higher level of communication skills in the subject area (reading, writing, oral comprehension, speech). | Lectures, discussions. | Mentimeter & Quotes | 5 min |
| 4. Forensic Linguistics | Gaining fundamental and in-depth knowledge of ESP for the field of criminal justice and security. | Introduction into forensic linguistics: the teacher starts with a lead-in quote forensic linguistics and asks students what is forensic linguistics. Students provide their feedback using their phones and the app Mentimeter. The teacher presents the answers. | A higher level of communication skills in the subject area (reading, writing, oral comprehension, speech). | Lectures, discussions. | Mentimeter & Quotes | 5 min |
| 5. Legal terminology | Gaining fundamental and in-depth knowledge of ESP for the field of criminal justice and security. | Introduction into legal terminology: the teacher starts with a lead-in quote on the importance of legal language and asks students why legal language is so compilated as it is mentioned for the general public. Students provide their feedback using their phones and the app Mentimeter. The teacher presents the answers. | A higher level of communication skills in the subject area (reading, writing, oral comprehension, speech). | Lectures, discussions. | Mentimeter & Quotes | 5 min |
Teaching
| Topic | Aims | Teacher-Students Interactions | Skill Focus | Teaching Methods | AI Tool & Other Materials | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Correspondence | Understanding, analyzing and interpreting texts. | The teacher explains the basics of correspondence following a list of required references dealing with the topic of letter writing, e.g. letter layout, types of letters, letter structure, formality level, opening and salutation and finishing with presenting a selection of letters from the field of criminal justice and security. In relation to the field of criminal justice and security the teacher explains the concept of classified information. The teacher uses the following AI tools: Grammarly for language revision, Mandalay for reference gathering and ChatGPT for PPT preparation. | A higher level of communication skills in the subject area (reading, writing, oral comprehension, speech). | Lectures, discussions. | List of references, letter samples, Grammarly for language revision, Mandalay for reference gathering and ChatGPT for PPT preparation. | 20 min |
| 2. Dictionary Compilation | Understanding, analyzing and interpreting texts. | The teacher explains the basics of dictionary writing following a list of required references dealing with the topic of dictionary compilation, e.g. bilingual, monolingual, terminological etc. related to the field of criminal justice and security. In relation to the field of criminal justice and security the teacher explains the current position of dictionary resources for the field. The teacher uses the following AI tools: Grammarly for language revision, Mandalay for reference gathering and ChatGPT for PPT preparation. | A higher level of communication skills in the subject area (reading, writing, oral comprehension, speech). | Lectures, discussions. | List of references on dictionaries, Grammarly for language revision, Mandalay for reference gathering and ChatGPT for PPT preparation. | 20 min |
| 3. Abbreviations | Understanding, analyzing and interpreting texts. | The teacher explains the basics of abbreviations, brings some reference book, orthographic dictionaries, dictionaries of abbreviations, specialized databases and explains the usage of abbreviations in the field of criminal justice and security. The teacher displays some examples of official notes and together with the students they observe the presence of abbreviations in the text. In the following stage the teacher introduces Krajšavar algorithm for the recognition of abbreviations in texts. | A higher level of communication skills in the subject area (reading, writing, oral comprehension, speech). | Lectures, discussions. | List of references on abbreviations, dictionaries, databases, official notes, Krajšavar | 20 min |
| 4. Forensic Linguistics | Understanding, analyzing and interpreting texts. | The teacher explains the basics of forensic linguistics, outlining the development of the filed, the importance in criminal cases and presents a theoretical frame. Some examples of texts are presented. The students familiarize with the texts, observe the structure, find interesting points related to criminal justice and security. The teacher uses the following AI tools: Grammarly for language revision, Mandalay for reference gathering and ChatGPT for PPT preparation. | A higher level of communication skills in the subject area (reading, writing, oral comprehension, speech). | Lectures, discussions. | List of references on forensic linguistics, Grammarly for language revision, Mandalay for reference gathering and ChatGPT for PPT preparation. | 20 min |
| 5. Legal terminology | Understanding, analyzing and interpreting texts. | The teacher explains the basics legal language in relation to criminal justice and security, an overview of the constitution, human rights and fundamental freedoms etc. explains the characteristics of a legals text. Students familiarize with the new vocabulary. The teacher uses the following AI tools: Grammarly for language revision, Mandalay for reference gathering and ChatGPT for PPT preparation. | A higher level of communication skills in the subject area (reading, writing, oral comprehension, speech). | Lectures, discussions. | List of references on legal terminology from the field of criminal justice and security, Grammarly for language revision, Mandalay for reference gathering and ChatGPT for PPT preparation. | 20 min |
Practice
| Topic | Aims | Teacher-Students Interactions | Skill Focus | Teaching Methods | AI Tool & Other Materials | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Correspondence | Development of the four language skills. | Students complete the exercises related to correspondence, a gap fill, a true/false exercise, a quiz, a written exercise where they have to write a letter for the position of police inspector. They master the newly learned vocabulary, e.g. police inspector, police directorate, official note, uniformed police division etc. For the preparation of the exercise, we used a selection of exercises from a relevant list of literature and ChatGPT for the preparation of the instructions for the cover letter and true and false exercise. | A higher level of communication skills in the subject area (reading, writing, oral comprehension, speech). | Individual and group projects; problem-based learning; teamwork. | Selection of exercises, ChatGPT | 35 min |
| 2. Dictionary Compilation | Development of the four language skills. | Students complete the exercises related to dictionary compilation for the field of criminal justice and security. The first select texts related to the field of criminal justice and security and build their own corpora using Sketch Engine tool. In the second phase they retrieve collocation from the field of criminal justice and security and gather them in excel documents. Students translate the collocations into their native languages. | A higher level of communication skills in the subject area (reading, writing, oral comprehension, speech). | Individual and group projects; problem-based learning; teamwork. | Selection of exercises, Sketch Engine | 35 min |
| 3. Abbreviations | Development of the four language skills. | Students are given a list of abbreviations and a corpus of texts that they filter with Krajšavar algorithm. After the filtration they obtain expansions (meanings) and write them next to the abbreviations. In the following stage they translate the expansions in their native language. | A higher level of communication skills in the subject area (reading, writing, oral comprehension, speech). | Individual and group projects; problem-based learning; teamwork. | Krajšavar DeepL | 35 min |
| 4. Forensic Linguistics | Development of the four language skills. | Students work in groups of criminal inspectors and criminals. In turns they pretend to be criminals and write several forensic texts, namely a letter from prison, a ransom note, a kidnapping letter etc. The police inspector tries to find forensic elements, new terminology in the letters. They help themselves with a selection of samples and AI. | A higher level of communication skills in the subject area (reading, writing, oral comprehension, speech). | Individual and group projects; problem-based learning; teamwork. | Selection of samples, DeepL, ChatGPT | 35 min |
| 5. Legal terminology | Development of the four language skills. | Students have two texts of the Slovenian constitution, the original texts in Slovene and the English translation. In the English translation the titles of the articles are not given, students have to translate them on their own. Students use several dictionaries and also AI for providing translations of the terms. Students write the terms. | A higher level of communication skills in the subject area (reading, writing, oral comprehension, speech). | Individual and group projects; problem-based learning; teamwork. | Slovene constitution, English translation, DeepL, dictionaries | 35 min |
Feedback
| Topic | Aims | Teacher-Students Interactions | Skill Focus | Teaching Methods | AI Tool & Other Materials | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Correspondence | Consciousness raising in terms of the meaning of contrasted English lexical units or translation equivalents; mastering the use of relevant ESP dictionaries. | Exercises are revised by the teacher and feedback is given immediately to the students. Cover letters are included into ChatGPT and Grammarly for language accuracy and to provide immediate feedback. | A higher level of communication skills in the subject area (reading, writing, oral comprehension, speech). | Individual and group projects; problem-based learning; teamwork; individual teacher-student tutoring. | ChatGPT and Grammarly | 20 min |
| 2. Dictionary Compilation | Consciousness raising in terms of the meaning of contrasted English lexical units or translation equivalents; mastering the use of relevant ESP dictionaries. | Together with the teacher they revise the compiled dictionaries of collocations and apply changes and modifications to the dictionary entries. They verify the spelling and language accuracy using Grammarly, DeepL and other terminological dictionaries. | A higher level of communication skills in the subject area (reading, writing, oral comprehension, speech). | Individual and group projects; problem-based learning; teamwork; individual teacher-student tutoring. | DeepL and Grammarly | 20 min |
| 3. Abbreviations | Consciousness raising in terms of the meaning of contrasted English lexical units or translation equivalents; mastering the use of relevant ESP dictionaries. | Together with the teacher they revise the compiled abbreviations-expansions pairs from criminal justice and security, and they check the translations. They verify also spelling and language accuracy using Grammarly and DeepL. | A higher level of communication skills in the subject area (reading, writing, oral comprehension, speech). | Individual and group projects; problem-based learning; teamwork; individual teacher-student tutoring. | DeepL and Grammarly | 20 min |
| 4. Forensic Linguistics | Consciousness raising in terms of the meaning of contrasted English lexical units or translation equivalents; mastering the use of relevant ESP dictionaries. | Together with the teacher they revise the letters and the forensic elements and write a report on their findings. They verify the spelling and language accuracy using Grammarly, DeepL and other terminological dictionaries. | A higher level of communication skills in the subject area (reading, writing, oral comprehension, speech). | Individual and group projects; problem-based learning; teamwork; individual teacher-student tutoring. | DeepL and Grammarly | 20 min |
| 5. Legal terminology | Consciousness raising in terms of the meaning of contrasted English lexical units or translation equivalents; mastering the use of relevant ESP dictionaries. | Together with the teacher students revise the transaltion of the terms related to the Slovenian constitution. They verify the spelling and language accuracy using Grammarly, DeepL and other terminological dictionaries. | A higher level of communication skills in the subject area (reading, writing, oral comprehension, speech). | Individual and group projects; problem-based learning; teamwork; individual teacher-student tutoring. | DeepL and Grammarly | 20 min |
Homework
| Topic | Aims | Teacher-Students Interactions | Skill Focus | Teaching Methods | AI Tool & Other Materials | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Correspondence | Acquaintance with, understanding and practical use of ESP vocabulary in spoken and written discourse in the field of criminal justice and security issues. | Students are asked to prepare 2 more letters, the structure of both was explained in lesson stage 2, namely a conference letter (for the conference organized by the Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security – Dnevi varstvoslovja) where they have to ask about the venue, conference fee, conference topics, submission of abstracts etc., and a letter of recommendations. Students use Grammarly for language accuracy and DeepL for transition of specific terms, e.g. conference topics, e.g. economic crime, cyber-crime, forensic linguistics. | A higher level of communication skills in the subject area (reading, writing, oral comprehension, speech). | Individual teacher-student tutoring. | Grammarly and DeepL | 20 min |
| 2. Dictionary Compilation | Acquaintance with, understanding and practical use of ESP vocabulary in spoken and written discourse in the field of criminal justice and security issues. | Students work on the compilation of their own corpora on a given subtopic of criminal justice and security, e.g. cyber-crime, domestic violence, juvenile crime etc. and extract 50 collocations and provide their translations. | A higher level of communication skills in the subject area (reading, writing, oral comprehension, speech). | Individual teacher-student tutoring. | Sketch Engine | 20 min |
| 3. Abbreviations | Acquaintance with, understanding and practical use of ESP vocabulary in spoken and written discourse in the field of criminal justice and security issues | Students work on the compilation of their own database of abbreviations form the field of criminal justice and security. They compile 25 dictionary articles. | A higher level of communication skills in the subject area (reading, writing, oral comprehension, speech). | Individual teacher-student tutoring. | Sketch Engine | 20 min |
| 4. Forensic Linguistics | Acquaintance with, understanding and practical use of ESP vocabulary in spoken and written discourse in the field of criminal justice and security issues | Students gather all forensic texts and write down in tables the forensic elements, new terminology and characteristics and their observations in relations to them. | A higher level of communication skills in the subject area (reading, writing, oral comprehension, speech). | Individual teacher-student tutoring. | DeepL and Grammarly | 20 min |
| 5. Legal terminology | Acquaintance with, understanding and practical use of ESP vocabulary in spoken and written discourse in the field of criminal justice and security issues | Students work on the texts of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Slovene and English. In both texts some terms are missing, (but given in the other text), students complete the two texts and familiarize with new vocabulary related to the topics of human rights and fundamental freedoms. | A higher level of communication skills in the subject area (reading, writing, oral comprehension, speech). | Individual teacher-student tutoring. | Text of humans right and fundamental freedoms in Slovene and English, DeepL, dictionaries | 20 min |
