MP306Z Language I.3. - German for Lawyers

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Marie Košutová (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Eva Šrámková (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Eva Šrámková
Language Centre, Faculty of Law Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Magdalena Kunzová
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Law Division – Language Centre
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MP306Z/01: Mon 1. 10. to Fri 21. 12. Mon 11:10–12:40 316, E. Šrámková
MP306Z/02: Mon 1. 10. to Fri 21. 12. Mon 13:30–15:00 302, E. Šrámková
MP306Z/03: Mon 1. 10. to Fri 21. 12. Wed 9:35–11:05 315, E. Šrámková
MP306Z/04: Mon 1. 10. to Fri 21. 12. Wed 8:00–9:30 315, E. Šrámková
MP306Z/05: No timetable has been entered into IS. E. Šrámková
Prerequisites
(! MP109Z French for Lawyers ) && (! MP111Z English for Lawyers ) && (! MP208Z French For Lawyers I.2. ) && (! MP210Z English for Lawyers ) && ( MP207Z German for Lawyers I.2. || CM207Z German for Lawyers )
The students of German for Lawyers required to complete 2 semester course.
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
Students will be able to discuss specific fields of law (e.g. Commercial law, Criminal law, Procedural law) at the level of B2 – C1 (CEFR). At the end of the course students will be able to write a well structured CV and job application in German. They will understand the gist of conversations on legal topics (listening level B2-C1).
Syllabus
  • Topics for reading comprehension, assisted discussion and terminology 1. Introduction: programme of the course, literature, discussion on curriculum vitae 2. Job application - application discussion, letter of application 3. Commercial law - business person, agent, commercial undertaking 4. Company law - partnership, stock corporation 5. Criminal law - basic principles 6. Criminal law - elements of a criminal offence, consequences of a crime 7. Procedural law - particular type of court, jurisdiction 8. Procedural law - a court, legal proceedings, the system of courts in Germany 9. Procedural law - civil proceedings 10. Procedural law - criminal proceedings 11. Juvenile criminal law - criminal liability of children and juveniles, consequences of criminal acts of juveniles 12. Final test (vocabulary, grammar, knowledge)
Literature
    recommended literature
  • https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/1422/podzim2011/CM306Z/index.qwarp
    not specified
  • Simon, Heike - Funk-Baker, Gisela. Einführung in das deutsche Recht und die deutsche Rechtssprache. München : C.H. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 2006. ISBN 3-406--53712-X.
  • Náhradní obsah: Horálková, Milena - Linhartová, Hana - Henkel, Brigitta. Němčina pro právníky. Plzeň 2005. 1. vyd. ISBN 80-86898-16-4.
  • CREIFELDS, Carl. Rechtswörterbuch. Edited by Dieter Guntz - Klaus Weber. 16., neubearb. Aufl. München: C.H. Beck, 2000, xvii, 1662. ISBN 3406464114. info
  • HORÁLKOVÁ, Milena, Hana LINHARTOVÁ and Jaroslava REZKOVÁ. Německý jazyk pro právníky. 1. vyd. Praha: Nákladem spolku čs. právníků Všehrd, 1997, 354 s. ISBN 80-85305-35-6. info
  • JUNG, Lothar. Rechtswissenschaft :Lese- und Arbeitsbuch. 1. Aufl. Ismaning: Max Hueber, 1994, 192 s. ISBN 3-19-001561-9. info
  • PINTER, Donat and Walter UNTERHOLZNER. Rechtskunde. 7. neubearb. Aufl. München: Hueber-Holzmann, 1992, 399 s. ISBN 3-19-004804-5. info
Teaching methods
Interactive language seminar, analysis of legal texts, reading comprehension, listening comprehension, independent speaking
Assessment methods
The course is taught in the form of seminars. It is ended by a credit awarded on the basis of an active participation in class discussions and a final credit test(vocabulary, grammar, knowledge). The required success rate of tests is 70%.Systematic work with e-learning programme will be rewarded by a bonus of 1 up to 3 points.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on completion of the course: Každý semestr je ukončen zápočtovým testem.
The course is taught annually.
General note: Předpokladem je absolvování 1. a 2. semestru.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2012, recent)
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