MVV264K Integrated English Language Course on Commercial Law - Case Studies

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2021

The course is not taught in Autumn 2021

Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Hana Kallus, M.A., Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. JUDr. Jarmila Pokorná, CSc. (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. Eva Tomášková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Jarmila Pokorná, CSc.
Department of Commercial Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Vladimíra Vraná
Supplier department: Department of Commercial Law – Faculty of Law
Prerequisites
The course is open to students from the third year of their studies.
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 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to improve students'soft skills in English and apply theoretical knowledge on solving case studies in marketing and business law.
Learning outcomes
Students will apply their theoretical knowledge on case studies and develop soft skills, in particular presentations, negotiations, solving conflicts and team work.
Syllabus
  • 1. Project presentation, presentation of a law office, professional web pages, marketing for lawyers. Presentation of improvements. Case study. 2. Principles of polite communication in English, basic theoretical concepts, 'face-threatening acts', principles of negotiation. 3. Visual style of a law office - presentation of proposals for improvements, teamwork. 4. Essential principles of solving conflicts. Simulations. 5. Case studies in law - business law. Language mediation. Dealing with an English-speaking client in a Czech environment and an explanation of concepts from Czech law. 6. Case studies in law - business law. Team presentation of a case and its solution.
Literature
  • KRIEGER, Stefan H., Richard K. NEUMANN and Renée M. HUTCHINS. Essential lawyering skills : interviewing, counseling, negotiation, and persuasive fact analysis. Sixth edition. New York: Wolters Kluwer, 2020, xxiii, 483. ISBN 9781543808889. info
  • FINCH, Emily and Stefan FAFINSKI. Legal skills. Seventh edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019, xvii, 495. ISBN 9780198831273. info
  • PLAMÍNEK, Jiří. Řešení konfliktů a umění rozhodovat. 1. vyd. Praha: Argo, 1994, 198 s. ISBN 8085794144. info
Teaching methods
Minipresentations, presentations, critical analysis of texts, negotiation, argumentation, solving conflicts, language mediation
Assessment methods
continuous assessment of team work in class, evaluation of a presented solution
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every other week.
Teacher's information
This subject was developed with the aim to provide more opportunities for students to practise English, improve their soft skills and apply their theoretical knowledge from subjects - marketing and business law on solving case studies.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2021, recent)
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