MP109Z Language I.1 - French for Lawyers I.1.

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Taught online.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Kateřina Sedláčková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Daniela Veškrnová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Kateřina Sedláčková, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Law Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Lenka Pavlíková
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Law Division – Language Centre
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MP109Z/01: Mon 12. 10. to Fri 15. 1. Mon 14:00–15:40 257, D. Veškrnová
MP109Z/02: Mon 12. 10. to Fri 15. 1. Mon 12:00–13:40 148, K. Sedláčková
MP109Z/03: No timetable has been entered into IS. D. Veškrnová
Prerequisites
! NOWANY ( MP108Z German for Lawyers , MP111Z English for Lawyers , MP116Z Spanish for Lawyers ) && ! MP108Z German for Lawyers && ! MP111Z English for Lawyers && ! MP116Z Spanish for Lawyers && ! CM111Z English for Lawyers
The students are supposed to have command of general French at the level of secondary school. Tuition is synchronous, taking place online, regularly, every week, according to the valid timetable for the semester using the MS Teams or ZOOM application. Students must have basic equipment – a computer or a tablet, internet connection, a camera and a microphone. For more detailed information, see the Interactive Course Syllabus (Study Materials). Students will receive an email with instructions and an appropriate links before the start of the course.
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, PR_) (2)
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV) (2)
Course objectives
The main objectives can be summarized as follows: to be introduced to legal French to learn specific features of the French administrative and legal system to get new knowledge and new communicative competences and oral skills, in particular understanding both written and spoken texts.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able to understand texts on specific topics and explain the key concepts in the following areas: Administrative organisation in France. Executive and Legislative Bodies. Parliament and Constitutional Council. Elections. Basic concepts in law and in civil Law. Lexis and grammar of the language for specific purposes. They will be able to use this information in discussions on specific topics, to explain and to support their arguments. Using acquired knowledge students will be able to interpret unknown texts.
Syllabus
  • Topics for work with texts and for communicating professional issues relating to the following fields: Administrative organisation in France. Executive and Legislative Bodies. Parliament and Constitutional Counicl. French constitution. Elections. Basic concepts in law and in civil Law. Judiciary employees. Practice of the courts. Lexis and grammar of the language for specific purposes.
Literature
  • Fontaine, M. Notions fondamentales de droit. Éditions Foucher. Ganges. 2006. 6e édition. ISBN 978-2-216-11046-9
  • LARIŠOVÁ, Markéta. Francouzsko-český, česko-francouzský, právnický slovník. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk. 312 s. ISBN 9788073801113. 2008. info
  • DUPONT DELESTRAINT, Pierre. Droit civil : introduction a l'étude du droit civil. 8. éd. Paris: Dalloz. 148 s. ISBN 2247001343. 1980. info
Teaching methods
interactive language seminar Tuition is synchronous, taking place online, regularly, every week, according to the valid timetable for the semester using the MS Teams or ZOOM application. Students must have basic equipment – a computer or a tablet, internet connection, a camera and a microphone. For more detailed information, see the Interactive Course Syllabus (Study Materials). Students will receive an email with instructions and an appropriate links before the start of the course.
Assessment methods
Requirements: Active participation in on-line classes, submitting a portfolio of continuous work.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

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