PrF:MV510Z English for Lawyers II. - Course Information
MV510Z Language II.3. - English for Lawyers
Faculty of LawAutumn 2017
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Štěpánka Dillingerová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Radmila Doupovcová (seminar tutor)
David Hoeflaak (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Alena Hradilová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Barbora Chovancová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Kateřina Chudová (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Hana Kallus, M.A., Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Radek Šimek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Radoslava Šopovová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Věra Hromádková (assistant) - Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Barbora Chovancová, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Law Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Lenka Pavlíková
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Law Division – Language Centre - Timetable of Seminar Groups
- MV510Z/01: No timetable has been entered into IS. K. Chudová
MV510Z/02: No timetable has been entered into IS. K. Chudová
MV510Z/03: No timetable has been entered into IS. K. Chudová
MV510Z/04: No timetable has been entered into IS. Š. Dillingerová
MV510Z/05: No timetable has been entered into IS. Š. Dillingerová
MV510Z/06: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Šopovová
MV510Z/07: No timetable has been entered into IS. H. Kallus
MV510Z/08: No timetable has been entered into IS. H. Kallus
MV510Z/09: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Doupovcová
MV510Z/10: No timetable has been entered into IS. D. Hoeflaak
MV510Z/11: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Šimek
MV510Z/12: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Šopovová
MV510Z/13: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Šopovová
MV510Z/14: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Šimek
MV510Z/15: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Šimek
MV510Z/16: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Šimek
MV510Z/17: No timetable has been entered into IS. A. Hradilová
MV510Z/18: No timetable has been entered into IS. H. Kallus
MV510Z/19: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Šimek
MV510Z/20: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Šimek
MV510Z/21: No timetable has been entered into IS. A. Hradilová
MV510Z/22: No timetable has been entered into IS. D. Hoeflaak
MV510Z/23: No timetable has been entered into IS. Š. Dillingerová - Prerequisites
- MV416K English For Lawyers II && ! CM111Z English for Lawyers && ! CM210Z English for Lawyers && ! CM308Z English for Lawyers && ! CM408Z Language I.4. - English for Lawyers && ! CM408Zk English for Lawyers && ! MP111Z English for Lawyers && ! MP210Z English for Lawyers && ! MP309Z English for Lawyers && ! MP409Z English for Lawyers I.4. && ! MP409Zk English for Lawyers I.4
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.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Law (programme PrF, M-PPV) (2)
- Course objectives
- Students will be able to discuss, negotiate, decide and justify the decisions in specific fields of law (e.g. setting up a business, family law, consumer law) at the level of B2 – C1 (CEFR). They will be able to write a well-structured memorandum and a formal letter. They will understand the gist of conversations on a legal topic, note down key terms (listening level B2-C1) which they will be able to pass on to a client. They will learn to understand individual steps in civil procedure and provide explanation of each of them.
- Syllabus
- Company law – business organizations CR and UK, company formation and management (documents), advantages and disadvantages, termination, memos Sale of goods – business to business contracts, business to consumer contract (differences, product liability), exemption clauses Family law - marriage, divorce, protection of children, case studies Civil procedure - steps in civil procedure, alternative dispute resolution: arbitration or mediation.
- Literature
- required literature
- https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/1422/podzim2016/MP309Z/um/
- not specified
- KROIS-LINDNER, Amy and Matt FIRTH. Introduction to International Legal English. 1st ed. Cambridge: CUP, 2008. ISBN 9780521718998. URL info
- KROIS-LINDNER, Amy and TRANSLEGAL. International Legal English. 2nd edition. Cambridge University Press, 2011, 336 pp. ISBN 978-0-521-27945-1. info
- CHROMÁ, Marta. Česko-anglický právnický slovník s vysvětlivkami : Czech-English law dictionary with explanations (Souběž.). 1. vyd. Praha: Leda, 2001, 478 s. ISBN 80-85927-90-X. info
- CHROMÁ, Marta. English-czech law dictionary. 2., upr. vyd. Praha: Leda, 1997, 341 s. ISBN 808592725X. info
- CHROMÁ, Marta. Nový úvod do právnické angličtiny. 4th ed. V Praze: Karolinum, 2003, 554 s. ISBN 8024607387. info
- CHROMÁ, Marta. Nový úvod do právnické angličtiny. 4th ed. V Praze: Karolinum, 2003, 562 s. ISBN 8024607204. info
- Teaching methods
- interactive language seminar
- Assessment methods
- Requirements: Active participation in class discussion, submitting a written task, final written credit test (a translation, definitions and a short written text), students need to score at least 70% out of 59 points.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Follow-Up Courses
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Podmínkou započtení jako PVP je absolvování a ukončení předmětu ve všech jeho částech (zápočet a zkouška).
The course is taught annually.
General note: Jazyk II. je rozvrhově sloučen s Jazykem I. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- Teacher's information
- http://law.cjv.muni.cz/
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2017, recent)
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