CBO205Zk English for Specific Purposes II

Faculty of Law
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/10. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Štěpánka Dillingerová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Radmila Doupovcová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Alena Hradilová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Barbora Chovancová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Hana Kallus, M.A., Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Radek Šimek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Radoslava Šopovová (seminar tutor)
Ing. Lenka Matyášová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Štěpánka Dillingerová, 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
CBO205Zk/01: Fri 21. 3. 11:10–12:40 129, 13:30–15:00 129, 15:05–16:35 129, Fri 18. 4. 15:05–16:35 129, 16:40–18:10 129, Š. Dillingerová
CBO205Zk/02: No timetable has been entered into IS. Š. Dillingerová
Prerequisites
CBO106K English for Specific Purposes
The students are expected to have passed the previous course - English for Specific Purposes I.
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
Course objectives
At the end of the course the students will have basic familiarity with English for specific purposes in the field of international sale contracts. The students will be able: to describe the main parts of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods; to explain the content of ICC International Sale Contract; to negotiate simple contractual terms and draft the results of negotiation into a clause; to compare the work and responsibilities of commercial agents and distrubutors; to present their knowledge orally; to write a memorandum.
Syllabus
  • 6. Commercial Contract Structure. 7. The UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CSIG). 8. International Sale Contracts. 9. Agency and Distributorship Contracts. 10. Exam Practice.
Literature
    required literature
  • materiály ve složce Compulsory literature ve studijních materiálech v IS MU
    not specified
  • ŠOPOVOVÁ, Radoslava and Radek ŠIMEK. Introduction to English for International Trade Law. 1.vydání. Masarykova univerzita Brno, 2005, 99 pp. Právnická fakulta, Multimediální učební text č.15. ISBN 80-210-3777-06. info
Teaching methods
interactive language seminar
Assessment methods
The course is ended by examination which consists of two parts: written test and oral examination. To sit for the test the students are required to work actively in the seminars and to hand in a language portfolio in electronic form. Written test: 90 minutes - listening - reading comprehension - language-focus and grammar (translation in the context, sentence transformation) - writing (letter/email/memorandum) Oral Part: - explaining terms and discussion related to a given topic: International Trade Organizations, Export and Import Transactions, INCOTERMS, International Payment Mechanisms, Commercial Contract Structure, The UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, International Sale Contracts, Agency and Distributorship Contracts
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2013.
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