CM210Z Language I.2 - English for Lawyers

Faculty of Law
Spring 2003
Extent and Intensity
0/2/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Štěpánka Dillingerová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Hana Forest, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Alena Hradilová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Barbora Chovancová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. Mgr. Jan Chovanec, 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)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Alena Hradilová, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Law Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: JUDr. Helena Sýkorová
Timetable of Seminar Groups
CM210Z/01: Thu 15:05–16:35 133 and each odd Thursday 16:40–18:10 133
Prerequisites
The students are expected to reach at least an intermediate level of English. This course is linked to the work done in the first term.
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
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to expose the students to various types of authentic texts - both written and oral.
Syllabus
  • Introduction Contracts - different types of contracts, essential elements, damages, other remedies Powell: 38-44 Chromá II: 114/3, 116/6, 119/10, 121/13, 122/14, 123/15, 124/16, 142/1a, 149/9a, b Criminal law - what is a crime, elements of proof, defenses, types of crime Powell: 45-50 Chromá II: 7/1a, b, 8/2a, 9/3, 13/7, 14/8, 15/9, 17/10, 17/11, 20/13 Torts - requirements of proof, comparison with crimes, comparison with broken contracts Powell: 51-56 Chromá I: 266/1, 267/2, 267/3, 269/6, 269/8, 270/9, 277/19, 280/23, 281/25, 304/8 Trusts - different types of trusts, enforcers and administrators, requirements Powell: 57-60 Land law - complexity of land law, estate in English law, legal interests, land transfer, short term possession, regulation of private and public land Powell: 61-67 Authentic materials Analysis of typical features of legal texts - definitions, legalese, syntactic and lexical difficulties
Literature
  • POWELL, Richard. Law today. 1st ed. Harlow: Longman, 1993, 128 s. ISBN 0582056357. info
  • CHROMÁ, Marta. English-czech law dictionary. Vyd. 1. Praha: Leda, 1995, 341 s. ISBN 8085927012. info
  • CHROMÁ, Marta and Thomas COATS. Úvod do právnické angličtiny. 2. doplněné vydání. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 1998, 368 stran. ISBN 807184697X. info
  • CHROMÁ, Vlasta and Thomas COATS. Introduction to legal English. Vol. 2 : Úvod do právnické angličtiny. Díl 2. 1. vyd. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 1996, 356 s. ISBN 80-7184-263-X. info
  • Black's law dictionary : definitions of the terms and phrases of American and English jurisprudence, ancient and modern (Orig.) : Blackův právnický slovník. [1. svazek], [A - I] : Blackův právnický slovník. [2. svazek], [J - Z]. info
  • BOČÁNKOVÁ, Milena. Odborný anglicko-český slovník z oblasti ekonomické, obchodní, finanční a právní. 2. rozš. vyd. Praha: Linde, 1996, 912 s. ISBN 8072010409. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
The work done in seminars is based on interactive teaching. The credit test checks the acquisition of terminology, understanding the content of texts and language skills closely related to legal English - defining.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět je určen pro max. 10 studentů jiných fakult.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
http://lingua.muni.cz
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2002, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014.
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