PrF:MP309Z English for Lawyers - Course Information

MP309Z Language I.3 - English for Lawyers

Extent and Intensity

0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Štěpánka Dillingerová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Alena Hradilová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Barbora Chovancová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Hana Kallus, M.A., Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Dr. Michael Svoboda, B.A. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Radek Šimek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Radoslava Šopovová (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

PhDr. Hana Kallus, M.A., Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Law Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: JUDr. Helena Sýkorová

Timetable of Seminar Groups

MP309Z/01: Mon 8:00–9:30 011, Mon 22. 9. to Fri 19. 12. Mon 8:00–9:30 011, H. Kallus
MP309Z/02: Mon 9:35–11:05 011, Mon 22. 9. to Fri 19. 12. Mon 9:35–11:05 011, H. Kallus
MP309Z/03: Mon 11:10–12:40 011, Mon 22. 9. to Fri 19. 12. Mon 11:10–12:40 011, H. Kallus
MP309Z/04: Mon 13:30–15:00 011, Mon 22. 9. to Fri 19. 12. Mon 13:30–15:00 011, Š. Dillingerová
MP309Z/05: Mon 13:30–15:00 259, Mon 22. 9. to Fri 19. 12. Mon 13:30–15:00 259, R. Šopovová
MP309Z/06: Mon 15:05–16:35 011, Mon 22. 9. to Fri 19. 12. Mon 15:05–16:35 011, Š. Dillingerová
MP309Z/07: Mon 15:05–16:35 259, Mon 22. 9. to Fri 19. 12. Mon 15:05–16:35 259, R. Šopovová
MP309Z/08: Mon 16:40–18:10 011, Mon 22. 9. to Fri 19. 12. Mon 16:40–18:10 011, Š. Dillingerová
MP309Z/09: Tue 9:35–11:05 131, Mon 22. 9. to Fri 19. 12. Mon 16:40–18:10 316, H. Kallus
MP309Z/10: Tue 11:10–12:40 131, Mon 22. 9. to Fri 19. 12. Tue 9:35–11:05 131, H. Kallus
MP309Z/11: Tue 11:10–12:40 129, Mon 22. 9. to Fri 19. 12. Tue 11:10–12:40 129, B. Chovancová
MP309Z/12: Tue 13:30–15:00 129, Mon 22. 9. to Fri 19. 12. Tue 11:10–12:40 131
MP309Z/13: Tue 15:05–16:35 129, Mon 22. 9. to Fri 19. 12. Tue 13:30–15:00 129
MP309Z/14: Tue 16:40–18:10 129, Mon 22. 9. to Fri 19. 12. Tue 15:05–16:35 129, Š. Dillingerová
MP309Z/15: Wed 8:00–9:30 208, Mon 22. 9. to Fri 19. 12. Tue 16:40–18:10 129, R. Šopovová
MP309Z/16: Wed 9:35–11:05 208, Mon 22. 9. to Fri 19. 12. Wed 8:00–9:30 208, R. Šopovová
MP309Z/17: Wed 11:10–12:40 208, Mon 22. 9. to Fri 19. 12. Wed 9:35–11:05 208, R. Šopovová
MP309Z/18: Fri 8:00–9:30 215, Mon 22. 9. to Fri 19. 12. Wed 11:10–12:40 208, A. Hradilová
MP309Z/19: Fri 9:35–11:05 215, Mon 22. 9. to Fri 19. 12. Fri 8:00–9:30 215, R. Šimek
MP309Z/20: Fri 11:10–12:40 215, Mon 22. 9. to Fri 19. 12. Fri 8:00–9:30 133, R. Šimek
MP309Z/21: Mon 22. 9. to Fri 19. 12. Fri 9:35–11:05 259, R. Šimek

Prerequisites

The students are expected to have passed the previous courses in the first and the second terms of the first year - English for lawyers.

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, M-PPV)

Course objectives

The aim of the course is to expose the students to various types of authentic legal texts - both oral and written.

Syllabus

• Topics for authentic materials work, discussion and terminology acquisition:
• Running a business, organization- types of companies,internal management, raising capital, termination of business
• Powell:68-74, Chromá II: 215/1c, 217/3b, 218/4a,b, 219/5, 220/6, 241/1, 247/6, 249/7c Family law, nullification of marriage, divorce, rights of succession, protection of children
• Powell:75-81, Chromá II:64/4a, 66/7, 68/8, 70/10 Law and consumers contracts between goods and services suppliers and consumers, exemption clauses, product liability Powell:82-87, Chromá II: 125/17, 126/1, 160/1 Employment law, employment rights, EU employment law
• Powell:88-92, Chromá II: 87/1, 90/2b,c, 90/3, 92/5, 94/6a,b, 95/8, 101/12a,d Intellectual property, patents, copyrights tracdemarks, trade secrets,infringing copyright
• Powell: 93-96, Chromá II: 173/7b,c, 174/a,b,c, 180/4, 185/C work with authentic materials

Literature

• POWELL, Richard. Law today. 1st ed. Harlow: Longman, 1993, 128 s. ISBN 0582056357. info
• CHROMÁ, Marta. English-czech law dictionary. 2., upr. vyd. Praha: Leda, 1997, 341 s. ISBN 808592725X. info
• RILEY, Alison. English for law. 1. ed. London: Macmillan Press, 1991, xxiv, 256. ISBN 0-333-49387-7. info
• Black's law dictionary : definitions of the terms and phrases of American and English jurisprudence, ancient and modern (Orig.) : Blackův právnický slovník. [1. svazek], [A - I] : Blackův právnický slovník. [2. svazek], [J - Z]. info
• CHROMÁ, Marta and Thomas COATS. Úvod do právnické angličtiny. 2. doplněné vydání. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 1998, 368 stran. ISBN 807184697X. info
• CHROMÁ, Marta and Thomas COATS. Úvod do právnické angličtiny. 2. doplněné vydání. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 1998, 378 stran. ISBN 8071845876. info

Assessment methods (in Czech)

Požadavky k zápočtu: docházka, aktivní účast, test

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• MP409Z Language I.4 - English for Lawyers

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• MP409Zk Language I.4 - English for Lawyers
  (MP309Z || CM308Z) && (MP210Z || CM210Z)  
• MV313Z Language II.1. - English for Lawyers
  !CM111Z && !CM210Z && !CM308Z && !CM408Z && !CM408Zk && !MP111Z && !MP210Z && !MP309Z && !MP409Z && !MP409Zk && !NOWANY(MP111Z)  
• MV416K Language II.2 - English For Lawyers
  MV313Z && !CM111Z && !CM210Z && !CM308Z && !CM408Z && !CM408Zk && !MP111Z && !MP210Z && !MP309Z && !MP409Z && !MP409Zk  
• MV510Z Language II.3. - English for Lawyers
  MV416K && !CM111Z && !CM210Z && !CM308Z && !CM408Z && !CM408Zk && !MP111Z && !MP210Z && !MP309Z && !MP409Z && !MP409Zk  
• MV612Zk Language II.4 - English For Lawyers
  MV510Z && !CM111Z && !CM210Z && !CM308Z && !CM408Z && !CM408Zk && !MP111Z && !MP210Z && !MP309Z && !MP409Z && !MP409Zk  

Teacher's information

http://lingua.muni.cz

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