PrF:MP409Zk English for Lawyers I.4 - Course Information
MP409Zk Language I - English for Lawyers I.4
Faculty of LawSpring 2012
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2. 3 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)
doc. JUDr. Tereza Kyselovská, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Martina Nosková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Radek Šimek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Radoslava Šopovová (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Barbora Chovancová, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Law Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Magdalena Kunzová
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Law Division – Language Centre - Timetable of Seminar Groups
- MP409Zk/01: Mon 27. 2. to Fri 18. 5. Mon 11:10–12:40 211, R. Doupovcová
MP409Zk/02: Mon 27. 2. to Fri 18. 5. Mon 13:30–15:00 211, B. Chovancová
MP409Zk/03: Mon 27. 2. to Fri 18. 5. Mon 13:30–15:00 025, R. Šopovová
MP409Zk/04: Mon 27. 2. to Fri 18. 5. Tue 8:00–9:30 211, B. Chovancová
MP409Zk/05: Mon 27. 2. to Fri 18. 5. Tue 9:35–11:05 211, B. Chovancová
MP409Zk/06: Mon 27. 2. to Fri 18. 5. Tue 11:10–12:40 121, A. Hradilová
MP409Zk/07: Mon 27. 2. to Fri 18. 5. Tue 13:30–15:00 211, T. Kyselovská
MP409Zk/08: Mon 27. 2. to Fri 18. 5. Tue 15:05–16:35 211, R. Šopovová
MP409Zk/09: Mon 27. 2. to Fri 18. 5. Wed 15:05–16:35 214, H. Kallus
MP409Zk/10: Mon 27. 2. to Fri 18. 5. Wed 16:40–18:10 211, H. Kallus
MP409Zk/11: Mon 27. 2. to Fri 18. 5. Thu 8:00–9:30 126, B. Chovancová
MP409Zk/12: Mon 27. 2. to Fri 18. 5. Thu 9:35–11:05 126, B. Chovancová
MP409Zk/13: Mon 27. 2. to Fri 18. 5. Thu 11:10–12:40 126, R. Doupovcová
MP409Zk/14: Mon 27. 2. to Fri 18. 5. Thu 13:30–15:00 211, Š. Dillingerová
MP409Zk/15: Mon 27. 2. to Fri 18. 5. Thu 15:05–16:35 034, H. Kallus
MP409Zk/16: Mon 27. 2. to Fri 18. 5. Thu 9:35–11:05 209, R. Šimek
MP409Zk/17: Mon 27. 2. to Fri 18. 5. Thu 11:10–12:40 209, R. Šimek
MP409Zk/18: Mon 27. 2. to Fri 18. 5. Thu 13:30–15:00 214, R. Šimek
MP409Zk/19: Mon 27. 2. to Fri 18. 5. Thu 15:05–16:35 160, A. Hradilová
MP409Zk/20: Mon 27. 2. to Fri 18. 5. Mon 8:00–9:30 211, R. Doupovcová
MP409Zk/21: Mon 27. 2. to Fri 18. 5. Mon 9:35–11:05 211, R. Doupovcová
MP409Zk/22: Mon 27. 2. to Fri 18. 5. Tue 16:40–18:10 211, R. Šopovová
MP409Zk/23: Mon 27. 2. to Fri 18. 5. Tue 11:10–12:40 211, Š. Dillingerová
MP409Zk/24: Mon 27. 2. to Fri 18. 5. Thu 16:40–18:10 214, R. Doupovcová
MP409Zk/25: No timetable has been entered into IS. Š. Dillingerová - Prerequisites
- ( MP309Z English for Lawyers || CM308Z English for Lawyers )
The students are expected to finalize the work done during the previous terms. The aim of the course is to expose the students to various types of authentic legal texts - both written and oral. The students are expected to show their command of English in writing as well as orally. They are expected to reach at least upper intermediate level, present their academic skills and to show their legal English expertise. - 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
- Public Administration Informatics (programme FI, B-AP)
- Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
- Course objectives
- At the end of the course, students will be able to prepare and deliver a well-structured presentation with the use of visual aids on a specialized topic. They will be exposed to various types of authentic legal texts - both written and oral, so that by the end of this semester they will be ready to take the final examination.
- Syllabus
- Constitutional Law and the Rights of Citizens: Powell 104-107, Chromá I Lessons 5-6
- Public International Law and Human Rights: Powell 109-113, Chromá I Lesson 7
- Enforcing the Law: Criminal Procedure: Powell 115-120, Chromá II Lesson 20
- Enforcing the Law: Civil Procedure: Chromá Lesson 18
- Introduction to the Law and Language of the European Union: Chromá II Lessons 21-23
- Literature
- New Introduction to Legal English, Volume I. 4th ed. Praha: Karolinum, 2003, 562 pp. ISBN 80-246-0720-4. info
- New introduction to legal English, Volume II. 4th ed. Praha: Karolinum, 2003, 554 pp. ISBN 80-246-0738-7. info
- CHROMÁ, Marta. English-czech law dictionary. 2., upr. vyd. Praha: Leda, 1997, 341 s. ISBN 808592725X. 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
- KROIS-LINDNER, Amy and Matt FIRTH. Introduction to International Legal English. 1st ed. Cambridge: CUP, 2008. ISBN 9780521718998. URL info
- POWELL, Richard. Law today. 1st ed. Harlow: Longman, 1993, 128 s. ISBN 0582056357. info
- Teaching methods
- interactive language seminar
- Assessment methods
- The examination consists of three parts: continuous assessment during the term, written test and oral examination.
Continuous assessment: active participation in the class and oral or written presentation of a legal topic
Written part: 60 minutes
- controlled cloze test (in the first part deleted expressions will be given in Czech and students will translate them to stuit the context, in the second part there will be underlined expressions in English to be translated into Czech
- providing definitions
- language focus exercises (e.g. sentence transformation, word-formation, prepositions)
- reading comprehension
- listening
Oral part:
text - reading, summary, comments and discussion
discussion related to the topic chosen conversation topic - Law studies, Faculty of law, Masaryk university
terminology based on prescribed texts
Topics: What is law, Sources of modern law, Civil and public law, Judicial institutions, Lawyers at work, Contracts, Criminal law,Torts, Trusts, Land law, Running a business, The law and the family, The law and consumers, Employment law, Intellectual property, Constitutional law and The rights of citizens, Public International law and Human rights, Enforcing the law: Criminal Procedure, Enforcing the law: Civil Procedure, Law and language of the European Union - Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- MVV46K International Legal English
MP409Zk - MVV57908K Introduction into Investment Law and Arbitration
(MP215Zk || CM215Zk) && (MP409Zk || CM408Zk || MV612Zk) - MV313Z Language II.1. - English for Lawyers
!CM111Z && !CM210Z && !CM308Z && !CM408Z && !CM408Zk && !MP111Z && !MP210Z && !MP309Z && !MP409Z && !MP409Zk && !NOWANY(MP111Z) - MV416K Language II.2 - English For Lawyers
MV313Z && !CM111Z && !CM210Z && !CM308Z && !CM408Z && !CM408Zk && !MP111Z && !MP210Z && !MP309Z && !MP409Z && !MP409Zk - MV510Z Language II.3. - English for Lawyers
MV416K && !CM111Z && !CM210Z && !CM308Z && !CM408Z && !CM408Zk && !MP111Z && !MP210Z && !MP309Z && !MP409Z && !MP409Zk - MV612Zk Language II.4 - English For Lawyers
MV510Z && !CM111Z && !CM210Z && !CM308Z && !CM408Z && !CM408Zk && !MP111Z && !MP210Z && !MP309Z && !MP409Z && !MP409Zk
- MVV46K International Legal English
- Teacher's information
- http://lingua.muni.cz
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2012, recent)
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