PrF:BZ503K Foreign Languaguage-German - Course Information

BZ503K Rudiments of a Foreign Language for Bachelors - German

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Eva Šrámková (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

PhDr. Eva Šrámková
Language Centre, Faculty of Law Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Lenka Pavlíková
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Law Division – Language Centre

Timetable

Fri 2. 10. 9:35–11:05 030, 11:10–12:40 030, Fri 4. 12. 11:10–12:40 030

Prerequisites

!NOWANY( BZ502K Foreign Language-English ) && !OBOR(PR) && !PROGRAM(N-VS)
The prerequisite for Rudiments of a Foreign Language for Bachelors - German is the language competence at the intermediate level.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• International Commercial Law Studies (programme PrF, B-PSP)
• Commercial Law Studies (programme PrF, B-PSP)
• Legal Questions of Land Register (programme PrF, B-PSP) (2)
• Law and Finance (programme PrF, B-PSP)
• Law and International Trade (programme PrF, B-PSP)
• Law and Business (programme PrF, B-PSP)
• Social Security Law (programme PrF, B-PSP)
• Theory and Practice of Criminal Procedure (programme PrF, B-PSP)
• Theory and Practice of Criminal and Administrative Procedure (programme PrF, B-VS)
• Public Administration (programme PrF, B-PSP) (2)
• Public Administration (programme PrF, B-VS)
• Senior Officer of Justice (programme PrF, B-PSP)

Course objectives

The course develops language skills, especially reading comprehension and writing. The students are expected to reach the language competence of B1 level applied to specific and academic language. At the end of this course students will be able to understand simple texts on specific topics, deduce the meanings of unknown words from a context and define key legal terms

Syllabus

• 1. Lawyers at work, curriculum vitae, job interview 2. Basic legal terms - what is law, introduction to legal German 3. Sources of law - common law systems, continental systems 4. Civil and public law 5. Fundamental rights - constitutional and human rights 6. Civil law - types of contracts 7. Civil law - law of property 8. Procedural law - criminal proceedings 9. Administrative proceedings, remedial measures 10.Correspondence with citizens and institutions, formal letters

Literature

required literature
• https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/1422/podzim2008/BZ503K/index.qwarp

recommended literature
• Schritte international, Band 3. und 4. Hueber Verlag. Ismaning 2010 - 2012. ISBN 978-3-19-001854-3.

not specified
• Themen aktuell 2. Hueber Verlag. Ismaning 2010 - 2012. ISBN 978-3-19-181691-9.

Teaching methods

The course is taught on the basis of an e-learning program with an introductory seminar.

Assessment methods

The course is ended by a colloquium in the form of a test - 30 multiple-choice questions.The required success rate of tests is 70%.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 10 hod. seminářů za semestr - 10 hrs of seminars per semester.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• BZ502K Basics of a Foreign Language for Bachelors - English
  !NOWANY(BZ503K) && !obor(PR) && !obor(PR01) && !program(N-VS)  

• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2015, recent)
  
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