FF:AJ22077 Registers of English - Legal - Course Information

AJ22077 Registers of English - Legal English

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

prof. Mgr. Jan Chovanec, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek

Timetable

Mon 16:40–18:15 G22

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• English Language and Literature (programme FF, M-FI) (2)
• English Language and Literature (programme FF, M-HS)
• English Language and Literature (programme FF, N-FI) (2)
• English Language and Literature (programme FF, N-HS)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in English Language and Literature (programme FF, N-HS3)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in English Language and Literature (programme FF, N-SS) (2)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in English Language and Literature (programme FF, N-SS3)

Course objectives

The focus of the class this term will be on legal English. The main aims are to get acquainted with some of the basic concepts in the fields of business law, contract law, criminal law, civil law, etc. and to explore the linguistic complexities of legal documents and communication in English legal contexts. The seminars will combine a practical approach to learning the fundamentals of legal English with analyses of the textual structures of legal materials.

Syllabus (in Czech)

• Předmět se vyučuje anglicky.

Literature

• English Law and Language by Frances Russell and Christine Locke, ISBN 0-13-280454-9, 1992 Cassell Publishers Ltd
• 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

Assessment methods (in Czech)

Seminar; Assessment will be based on the results of a test written at the end of the course and a mini-presentation of a particular area of law to other students (introduction to the main concepts in English).

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět si nemohou zapsat studenti Bc. studia AJ

• Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2007, recent)
  
• Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/phil/spring2007/AJ22077