MP409Z Language I.4 - English for Lawyers

Faculty of Law
Spring 2002
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
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
PhDr. Hana Kallus, M.A., Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Law Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: JUDr. Helena Sýkorová
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MP409Z/01: Mon 8:00–9:30 011, J. Chovanec
MP409Z/02: Mon 9:35–11:05 011, J. Chovanec
MP409Z/03: Mon 11:10–12:40 011, J. Chovanec
MP409Z/04: Mon 13:30–15:00 011, H. Kallus
MP409Z/05: Mon 15:05–16:35 148, R. Šimek
MP409Z/07: Mon 15:05–16:35 011, H. Kallus
MP409Z/08: Mon 16:40–18:10 011, H. Kallus
MP409Z/09: Mon 16:40–18:10 148, R. Šimek
MP409Z/10: Tue 15:05–16:35 011, B. Chovancová
MP409Z/11: Tue 16:40–18:10 011, B. Chovancová
MP409Z/12: Wed 15:05–16:35 148, H. Forest
MP409Z/13: Wed 15:05–16:35 214, J. Chovanec
MP409Z/14: Thu 8:00–9:30 209, B. Chovancová
MP409Z/15: Thu 9:35–11:05 209, B. Chovancová
MP409Z/16: Thu 9:35–11:05 211, H. Forest
MP409Z/17: Thu 11:10–12:40 209
MP409Z/18: Thu 11:10–12:40 211, H. Forest
MP409Z/19: Thu 11:10–12:40 214, B. Chovancová
MP409Z/21: Thu 13:30–15:00 211, R. Šopovová
MP409Z/22: Thu 13:30–15:00 214, A. Hradilová
MP409Z/23: No timetable has been entered into IS.
Prerequisites
NOW ( MP409Zk English for Lawyers I.4 - exam )
The students are expected to finalize the work done in previous terms. The aim of the course is to expose the students to various types of authentic legal texts - both written and oral.
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 legal texts - both written and oral.
Syllabus
  • Freedom of speech and expression The rights of citizens Human rights Enforcing the law Internationalization of the law Work with authentic materials Academic skills - presentations either written or oral
Literature
  • CHROMÁ, Marta and Thomas COATS. Úvod do právnické angličtiny. 2. doplněné vydání. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 1998, 368 stran. ISBN 807184697X. info
  • CHROMÁ, Marta and Thomas COATS. Úvod do právnické angličtiny. 2. doplněné vydání. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 1998, 378 stran. ISBN 8071845876. info
  • CHROMÁ, Marta. English-czech law dictionary. 2., upr. vyd. Praha: Leda, 1997, 341 s. ISBN 808592725X. info
  • POWELL, Richard. Law Today. 1993rd ed. London: Longman, 1993. info
  • CHROMÁ, Marta. Supplementary texts and English-Czech law dictionary. Praha: Karolinum, 1993, 357 s. ISBN 80-7066-804-0. 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
Assessment methods (in Czech)
This is the final term of a four term course of English for lawyers. At the end of this term, students are expected to sit for an examination which has two parts - oral and written. See more on MP422Zk.
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 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2002, recent)
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