MV510Z Language II.3. - English for Lawyers

Faculty of Law
Autumn 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)
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. H. Kallus
MV510Z/03: No timetable has been entered into IS. K. Chudová
MV510Z/04: No timetable has been entered into IS. K. Chudová
MV510Z/05: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Doupovcová
MV510Z/06: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Doupovcová
MV510Z/07: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Doupovcová
MV510Z/08: No timetable has been entered into IS. A. Hradilová
MV510Z/09: No timetable has been entered into IS. Š. Dillingerová
MV510Z/10: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Doupovcová
MV510Z/11: No timetable has been entered into IS. Š. Dillingerová
MV510Z/12: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Šimek
MV510Z/13: No timetable has been entered into IS. H. Kallus
MV510Z/14: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Šimek
MV510Z/15: No timetable has been entered into IS. K. Chudová
MV510Z/16: No timetable has been entered into IS. K. Chudová
MV510Z/17: No timetable has been entered into IS. A. Hradilová
MV510Z/18: No timetable has been entered into IS. V. Hromádková
MV510Z/19: No timetable has been entered into IS. V. Hromádková
MV510Z/20: No timetable has been entered into IS. B. Chovancová
MV510Z/21: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Šimek
MV510Z/22: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Šimek
MV510Z/23: No timetable has been entered into IS. B. Chovancová
MV510Z/24: No timetable has been entered into IS. H. Kallus
MV510Z/25: No timetable has been entered into IS. A. Hradilová
MV510Z/26: No timetable has been entered into IS. Š. Dillingerová
MV510Z/27: 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: 11/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, PR_)
  • 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
    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)
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/
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.
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 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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