PrF:MP309Z English for Lawyers - Course Information
MP309Z Language I.3 - English for Lawyers
Faculty of LawAutumn 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching - Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Štěpánka Dillingerová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Radmila Doupovcová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Alena Hradilová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Věra Hromádková (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)
Ing. Daniela Svobodová (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
- MP309Z/01: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Mon 8:00–9:40 257, K. Chudová
MP309Z/02: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Mon 10:00–11:40 042, H. Kallus
MP309Z/03: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Mon 10:00–11:40 024, K. Chudová
MP309Z/04: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Mon 12:00–13:40 020, K. Chudová
MP309Z/05: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Mon 14:00–15:40 020, R. Doupovcová
MP309Z/06: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Mon 12:00–13:40 214, R. Doupovcová
MP309Z/07: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Mon 8:00–9:40 258, R. Doupovcová
MP309Z/08: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Wed 16:00–17:40 160, A. Hradilová
MP309Z/09: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Tue 8:00–9:40 257, Š. Dillingerová
MP309Z/10: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Tue 8:00–9:40 040, R. Doupovcová
MP309Z/11: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Tue 10:00–11:40 124, Š. Dillingerová
MP309Z/12: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Tue 14:00–15:40 160, R. Šimek
MP309Z/13: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Tue 14:00–15:40 042, H. Kallus
MP309Z/14: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Tue 16:00–17:40 041, R. Šimek
MP309Z/15: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Wed 8:00–9:40 040, K. Chudová
MP309Z/16: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Wed 10:00–11:40 040, K. Chudová
MP309Z/17: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Wed 12:00–13:40 040, A. Hradilová
MP309Z/18: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Wed 8:00–9:40 020, V. Hromádková
MP309Z/19: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Wed 10:00–11:40 020, V. Hromádková
MP309Z/20: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Wed 8:00–9:40 136, B. Chovancová
MP309Z/21: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Wed 10:00–11:40 024, R. Šimek
MP309Z/22: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Wed 8:00–9:40 034, R. Šimek
MP309Z/23: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Wed 10:00–11:40 041, B. Chovancová
MP309Z/24: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Tue 16:00–17:40 136, H. Kallus
MP309Z/25: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Wed 14:00–15:40 258, A. Hradilová
MP309Z/26: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Tue 12:00–13:40 124, Š. Dillingerová
MP309Z/27: No timetable has been entered into IS. Š. Dillingerová - Prerequisites
- (! MP109Z French for Lawyers ) && (! MP108Z German for Lawyers ) && (! MP208Z French For Lawyers I.2. ) && (! MP207Z German for Lawyers I.2. ) && MP210Z English for Lawyers
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
- Public Administration Informatics (programme FI, B-AP)
- Law (programme PrF, PR_) (2)
- Law (programme PrF, M-PPV) (2)
- Course objectives
- The student will be able to discuss, negotiate, argue (and also identify argumentative fallacies), make decisions, and provide reasons for decisions in professional legal topics (business law, family law, consumer law) at the B2 – C1 level (CEFR). They will be able to write a formal letter in English based on a document (a letter in Czech). They will understand the content of conversations on legal topics and be able to capture key information (listening exercises at the B2-C1 level) to advise clients. They will learn to navigate the individual steps of civil proceedings and explain them.
- Learning outcomes
- The student will be able to discuss, negotiate, argue (including identifying argumentative fallacies), make decisions, and provide reasons for decisions in professional legal topics (business law, family law, consumer law) at the B2 level (CEFR). They will be able to write a formal letter to a client in English based on Czech materials. The student will be able to recognize different types of negotiators, know what to do and what to avoid during negotiations, and consider cultural specifics in negotiations. They will understand the content of conversations on legal topics and be able to capture key information (listening exercises at the B2-C1 level) to advise clients. They will learn the steps of civil procedure and explain them.
- Syllabus
- Running a business – business organizations CR and UK, company formation and management (documents), advantages and disadvantages, termination, letter of advice to a client based on materials provided in Czech (linguistic mediation) Civil procedure - steps in civil procedure, alternative dispute resolution: arbitration or mediation. Sale of goods – business to business contracts, business to consumer contract (differences, product liability), exemption clauses, negotiation and argumentation Family law - marriage, divorce, protection of children, case studies
- Literature
- required literature
- BILOVÁ, Štěpánka, Radmila DOUPOVCOVÁ, Alena HRADILOVÁ, Věra HROMÁDKOVÁ, Barbora CHOVANCOVÁ, Hana KALLUS and Radek ŠIMEK. Právnická angličtina (Legal English). 1st ed. Praha: Grada, 2022, 325 pp. ISBN 978-80-271-2537-1. URL info
- https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/law/podzim2024/MP309Z/um/
- not specified
- 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. Czech-English law dictionary with explanations. 3. vyd. Voznice: Leda, 2010, 481 s. ISBN 9788073352493. info
- KROIS-LINDNER, Amy and Matt FIRTH. Introduction to International Legal English. 1st ed. Cambridge: CUP, 2008. ISBN 9780521718998. URL info
- Česko anglický právnický slovník s vysvětlivkami (Czech-English Law Dictionary with Explanations). 1st ed. Voznice: LEDA, 2001, 478 pp. ISBN 90-85927-90-X. info
- Teaching methods
- interactive language seminar
- Assessment methods
- Requirements: Active participation in class discussion, submission of a written task, oral presentation of a legal case, and final written credit test (a translation, linguistic meditation and providing legal advice in a short dialogue, and a short written text); students must score at least 70%.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Follow-Up Courses
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
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
- MP409Zk Language I.4 - English for Lawyers
- Teacher's information
- http://law.cjv.muni.cz/
Information about English seminars for lawyers is published in the "Interaktivní osnova" and also on the notice board of the Language Education Center at the Faculty of Law, Masaryk University, and in IS MU. These include the syllabus, a list of literature, requirements for obtaining credits, including seminar attendance requirements. Office hours of the teachers are published in IS and at the department. Individual instructors may also share information for seminar groups on MS Teams.
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