MV418K Language II.2. - French for Lawyers

Faculty of Law
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Kateřina Sedláčková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Kateřina Sedláčková, 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
MV418K/01: No timetable has been entered into IS. K. Sedláčková
MV418K/02: No timetable has been entered into IS. K. Sedláčková
Prerequisites
MV319Z French for Lawyers && ! MP109Z French for Lawyers && ! MP208Z French For Lawyers I.2. && ! MP307Z French for Lawyers && ! MP407Z French for Lawyers I.4. && ! MP407Zk French for Lawyers
The students are supposed to have attended and passed successfully the course in Language II.1. - French for Lawyers 1.
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 16 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 5/16, only registered: 0/16
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, PR_)
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
The main objectives can be summarized as follows: to be introduced to legal French to learn specific features of the French legal system to get new knowledge and new communicative competences and oral skills, in particular understanding both written and spoken texts. At the end of the course students will be able to understand texts on specific topics and explain the key concepts in the following areas : Family Law, Judiciary in France, Common Courts, Civil Procedure, Judicature - Comparisons. Lexis and grammar of the language for specific purposes.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to use this information in discussions on specific topics, to explain and to support their arguments. Using acquired knowledge students will be able to interpret unknown texts.
Syllabus
  • Exploring and working with the texts relating to the following fields:
  • Liberté de circulation
  • Organisation judiciaire
  • Professions juridiques
  • Procédure civile
  • Droit de famille
Literature
  • CARBONNIER, Jean. Droit civil. 1. éd. Paris: Presses universitaires de France, 2004, xv s. ISBN 2130547397. info
  • GRÉGOIRE, Maïa and Odile THIÉVENAZ. Grammaire progressive du français : avec 600 exercices. Edited by Elisabeth Franco - Alina Kostucki. Nouv. éd. Paris: CLE International, 2003, 271 s. ISBN 2090338482. info
  • BOULARES, Michèle and Jean-Louis FRÉROT. Grammaire progressive du français : avec 400 excercices. Paris: CLE International, 2001, 192 s. ISBN 2090338625. info
  • GRÉGOIRE, Maïa, Odile THIÉVENAZ and Elisabeth FRANCO. Grammaire progressive du français avec 500 exercices. Paris: CLE international, 1995, 255 s. ISBN 2090338547. info
Teaching methods
interactive language seminar
Assessment methods
Requirements: Active participation in classes, submitting a portfolio of continuous work.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Nutno absolvovat první semestr výuky francouzštiny pro právníky.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
For more detailed information, see the Interactive Course Syllabus (Study Materials). Students will receive an email with instructions and an appropriate links before the start of the course.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2023, recent)
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