BZ503K Introduction to German for Lawyers

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Marie Košutová (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Eva Šrámková (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Eva Šrámková
Language Centre, Faculty of Law Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Magdalena Kunzová
Timetable of Seminar Groups
BZ503K/01: Fri 1. 10. 9:35–11:05 S71, 11:10–12:40 S71, Fri 3. 12. 11:10–12:40 140, E. Šrámková
BZ503K/02: No timetable has been entered into IS. E. Šrámková
Prerequisites
!NOWANY( BZ502K Introduction to English )
The prerequisite for German for Lawyers is the language competence at the intermediate level.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course develops language skills, especially reading comprehension and writing. The students are expected to reach the language competence of B1 level applied to specific and academic language. At the end of this course students will be able to understand simple texts on specific topics, deduce the meanings of unknown words from a context and define key legal terms
Syllabus
  • 1. Lawyers at work, curriculum vitae, job interview 2. Basic legal terms - what is law, introduction to legal German 3. Sources of law - common law systems, continental systems 4. Civil and public law 5. Fundamental rights - constitutional and human rights 6. Civil law - types of contracts 7. Civil law - law of property 8. Procedural law - criminal proceedings 9. Administrative proceedings, remedial measures 10.Correspondence with citizens and institutions, formal letters
Literature
  • https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/1422/podzim2008/BZ503K/index.qwarp
  • Hartmut Aufderstraße, Heiko Bock, Dr. Helmut Müller, Jutta Müller.Themen aktuell 2. Max Hueber Verlag, 2009.
Teaching methods
The course is taught on the basis of an e-learning program with an introductory seminar.
Assessment methods
The course is ended by a colloquium in the form of a test - 30 multiple-choice questions.The required success rate of tests is 70%.
Language of instruction
German
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 10 hod. seminářů za semestr - 10 hrs of seminars per semester.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2010, recent)
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