MP208Z Language I.2. - French For Lawyers

Faculty of Law
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Kateřina Sedláčková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Daniela Veškrnová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Kateřina Sedláčková, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Law Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Lenka Pavlíková
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Law Division – Language Centre
Prerequisites
MP109Z French for Lawyers && !NOWANY( MP207Z German for Lawyers I.2. , MP210Z English for Lawyers , MP223Z Spanish for Lawyers )
The students are supposed to have attended and passed successfully the course in Language I.1. - French for Lawyers 1.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, PR_) (2)
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV) (2)
Course objectives
The main objectives can be summarized as follows: to be introduced to legal French to learn specific features of the French legal system to get new knowledge and new communicative competences and oral skills, in particular understanding both written and spoken texts. At the end of the course students will be able to understand texts on specific topics and explain the key concepts in the following areas : Family Law, Judiciary in France, Common Courts, Civil Procedure, Judicature - Comparisons. Lexis and grammar of the language for specific purposes.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to use this information in discussions on specific topics, to explain and to support their arguments. Using acquired knowledge students will be able to interpret unknown texts.
Syllabus
  • Exploring and working with the texts relating to the following fields:
  • Liberté de circulation
  • Organisation judiciaire
  • Professions juridiques
  • Procédure civile
  • Droit de famille
Literature
  • CARBONNIER, Jean. Droit civil. 1. éd. Paris: Presses universitaires de France, 2004, xv s. ISBN 2130547397. info
  • GRÉGOIRE, Maïa and Odile THIÉVENAZ. Grammaire progressive du français : avec 600 exercices. Edited by Elisabeth Franco - Alina Kostucki. Nouv. éd. Paris: CLE International, 2003, 271 s. ISBN 2090338482. info
  • BOULARES, Michèle and Jean-Louis FRÉROT. Grammaire progressive du français : avec 400 excercices. Paris: CLE International, 2001, 192 s. ISBN 2090338625. info
  • GRÉGOIRE, Maïa, Odile THIÉVENAZ and Elisabeth FRANCO. Grammaire progressive du français avec 500 exercices. Paris: CLE international, 1995, 255 s. ISBN 2090338547. info
Teaching methods
interactive language seminar
Assessment methods
Requirements: Active participation in classes, submitting a portfolio of continuous work.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

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Teacher's information
For more detailed information, see the Interactive Course Syllabus (Study Materials). Students will receive an email with instructions and an appropriate links before the start of the course.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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