If your typical AI prompt for a legal or business English class looks like this:
„𝘞𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱,” it is probably ultimately ineffective. The output lacks precision, relevance, and pedagogical value.
Try treating prompt writing as an essential part of the lesson design process.
Instead of a vague request, frame your prompts with intention:
𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲: Legal English educator at a university
𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹: Create a case study for an interactive Business/Legal English class, focusing on partnership disputes.
𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: Law or business students at B2+ to C1 level, preparing for exams or real-world legal contexts.
𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗸:
Write a structured, fictional case study that deals with a business partnership disagreement. The narrative should:
- Include clear facts about the business, the nature of the partnership, and the source of the conflict (e.g., breach of fiduciary duty, disagreement over profit-sharing, unequal contributions, etc.)
- Present both partners’ perspectives
- Be realistic and relevant to students studying business law or commercial contracts
- Include three relevant documents for analysis, e.g. partnership agreement, a piece of legislation, a citation from a precedent, etc.
- include speaking and writing tasks
𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:
- Suitable for a 45–60 minute class discussion
- Include a short glossary (5–10 key legal terms)
- Add 3–5 guided discussion questions
- Maintain a neutral, classroom-appropriate tone
This shift in approach may not only improve the AI-generated material – it may also transform the way you teach your students to interact with AI tools. Prompt crafting has become part of their training, especially for case-based legal analysis and contract drafting and redrafting.
For educators looking to integrate AI into their classroom, the takeaway is simple:
Don’t just ask questions – design prompts with clarity, purpose, and pedagogy in mind.
PS
Consider creating your own AI model which you will train to write most relevant case studies for your purposes.