PrF:DSANG1 English I - Course Information
DSANG1 English I
Faculty of LawAutumn 2020
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Radek Šimek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Štěpánka Dillingerová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Kateřina Sedláčková, Ph.D. (assistant)
PhDr. Eva Šrámková (assistant) - Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Radek Šimek, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Law Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Lenka Pavlíková - Prerequisites
- An exam in Legal English is pressupposed.
- 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
- Civil Law (programme PrF, OBCP_) (2)
- Procedural Civil Law (programme PrF, OBCP_) (2)
- History of Law (programme PrF, DPRP_) (2)
- Financial Law and Financial Sciences (programme PrF, FPFV_) (2)
- Private International Law (programme PrF, MEPS_) (2)
- International Law (programme PrF, MEEP_) (2)
- Commercial Law (programme PrF, OBPR_) (2)
- Environmental Law (programme PrF, SP_) (2)
- Roman Law (programme PrF, DPRP_) (2)
- Administrative Law (programme PrF, SP_) (2)
- Theory of Law (programme PrF, TEPR_) (2)
- Criminal Law (programme PrF, TRPR_) (2)
- Constitutional Law and Theory of State (kombinovaný) (programme PrF, USPS_) (2)
- Course objectives
- The aim of the course is to pass an examination in professional English. The prerequisite for its passing is to have studied English professional texts at the amount of 150-200 pages. The exam topics are related to the student's specialization.
- Learning outcomes
- After passing the exam students should be able to read and discuss scholarly and expert texts concerning their dissertations. At the exam, the student is to prove that he/she is able to understand scholarly and expert texts, to focus on the peculiarities of the professional style and terminology, to understand the spoken professional language, and to talk about issues related to the field. The student should also be able to write a brief text (CV, research plan or resume of his/her dissertation).
- Syllabus
- The credit is awarded after emailing one's CV and a summary of one's dissertation.
- Literature
- recommended literature
- GARNER, Bryan A. A dictionary of modern legal usage. 2. ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001, xxvi, 953. ISBN 0195142365. info
- Teaching methods
- Self-study of the texts concerning one's dissertation, and consultations.
- Assessment methods
- Credit awarded after emailing one's CV and a summary of one's dissertation.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Follow-Up Courses
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
- Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- Teacher's information
- The student chooses the text on the basis of which the oral examination takes place (scholarly or expert text from their field of study). The exam is recognized after submission of the certificate of passing the ILEC exam - it is marked A.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2020, recent)
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