PrF:SOC041 Introduction to Legal English - Course Information
SOC041 Introduction to Legal English for Erasmus Students
Faculty of LawSpring 2023
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Štěpánka Dillingerová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Štěpánka Dillingerová, Ph.D.
Faculty of Law
Contact Person: prof. JUDr. Ing. Michal Radvan, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Faculty of Law - Timetable
- Mon 20. 2. to Fri 19. 5. Thu 12:00–13:40 131
- Prerequisites
- Intermediate level of English and essential background knowledge of law
- 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
- Multidisciplinary studies (programme CST, KOS)
- Multidisciplinary studies at Faculty of Law (programme CST, KOS)
- Multidisciplinary studies (programme PrF, KOS)
- Course objectives
- In the course, students will;
strengthen the speaking skills in the environment of legal practice;
increase the comprehension of spoken English on legal topics;
improve the ability to present a law related topic;
strengthen/extend legal vocabulary. - Learning outcomes
- The student will be able to
indentify specific features of legal English;
describe various areas of law;
describe civil and criminal cases;
compare legal professions in various countries;
present a law-related topic (face-to-face and as a podcast);
discuss law-related issues;
provide feedback. - Syllabus
- 1. Introduction to the course, syllabus, requirements, aims.
- 2. What is law?
- 3. Legal education
- 4. The legal systems: sources of law - common law, civil law;
- 5. The legal system: legislation;
- 6. Classification of law - various branches;
- 7.Types of courts, civil procedure;
- 8.Types of courts, criminal procedure;
- 9. Legalese and legal Latin;
- 10. A career in the law, law firm structure;
- 11. Case briefs;
- 12. Podcasts, discussions, feedback.
- Literature
- required literature
- Materials and e-learning in the Interactive syllabus
- recommended literature
- KROIS-LINDNER, Amy. International legal English : a course for classroom or self-study use : [students' book with audio CDs]. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006, 320 s. ISBN 9780521675178. info
- Teaching methods
- 1) Seminars with the active participation of students motivated to develop their language skills, especially speaking.
2) Out-of-class work: e-learning tasks in the IS MU (ROPOTs), recording a podcast on a legal topic, providing feedback to podcasts. - Assessment methods
- Requirements for the credits:
1) active participation in the lessons (80% attendance required),
2) a team presentation with a discussion task,
3) completing e-learning tasks concerning the topics (ROPOTs), including short writing tasks,
4) uploading an individual podcast and peer feedback to the podcasts,
5) written examination - online final test (ROPOT: 1 listening task, 2 reading tasks, 1 writing task) - Language of instruction
- English
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course is taught annually.
- Teacher's information
- Detailed information about the requirements and the content can be found in the Intaractive syllabus of the course.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2023, recent)
- Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/law/spring2023/SOC041