PrF:MV612Zk English For Lawyers II - Course Information
MV612Zk Language II.4 - English For Lawyers
Faculty of LawSpring 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Štěpánka Dillingerová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Radmila Doupovcová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Alena Hradilová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Věra Hromádková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Barbora Chovancová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Kateřina Chudová (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Hana Kallus, M.A., Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Radek Šimek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Barbora Chovancová, 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
- MV612Zk/01: No timetable has been entered into IS. K. Chudová
MV612Zk/02: No timetable has been entered into IS. K. Chudová
MV612Zk/03: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Doupovcová
MV612Zk/04: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Šimek
MV612Zk/05: No timetable has been entered into IS. H. Kallus
MV612Zk/06: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Doupovcová
MV612Zk/07: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Šimek
MV612Zk/08: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Doupovcová
MV612Zk/09: No timetable has been entered into IS. K. Chudová
MV612Zk/10: No timetable has been entered into IS. H. Kallus
MV612Zk/11: No timetable has been entered into IS. V. Hromádková
MV612Zk/12: No timetable has been entered into IS. A. Hradilová
MV612Zk/13: No timetable has been entered into IS. V. Hromádková
MV612Zk/14: No timetable has been entered into IS. Š. Dillingerová
MV612Zk/15: No timetable has been entered into IS. Š. Dillingerová
MV612Zk/16: No timetable has been entered into IS. K. Chudová
MV612Zk/17: No timetable has been entered into IS. B. Chovancová
MV612Zk/18: No timetable has been entered into IS. B. Chovancová
MV612Zk/19: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Doupovcová
MV612Zk/20: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Doupovcová
MV612Zk/21: No timetable has been entered into IS. H. Kallus
MV612Zk/22: No timetable has been entered into IS. K. Chudová
MV612Zk/23: No timetable has been entered into IS. H. Kallus
MV612Zk/24: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Šimek
MV612Zk/25: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Šimek
MV612Zk/26: No timetable has been entered into IS. Š. Dillingerová - Prerequisites
- MV510Z English for Lawyers II. && ! CM111Z English for Lawyers && ! CM210Z English for Lawyers && ! CM308Z English for Lawyers && ! CM408Z Language I.4. - English for Lawyers && ! CM408Zk English for Lawyers && ! MP111Z English for Lawyers && ! MP210Z English for Lawyers && ! MP309Z English for Lawyers && ! MP409Z English for Lawyers I.4. && ! MP409Zk English for Lawyers I.4
The students are expected to build on the work done during the previous terms. The course aims to expose the students to various types of authentic legal texts - both written and oral. The students are expected to show their command of English in writing as well as orally. They are expected to reach at least B2 level, present their academic skills, and guide their legal English expertise. - 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
- Course objectives
- At the end of the course, students will be able to prepare and deliver a well-structured presentation with the use of visual aids on a specialized topic. They will be exposed to various types of authentic legal texts - both written and oral, so that by the end of this semester they will be ready to take the final examination.
- Learning outcomes
- At the end of the course, students will be able to prepare and deliver a well-structured presentation using visual aids on a specialized topic. They will be exposed to various types of authentic legal texts - both written and oral so that by the end of this semester, they will be ready to take the final examination.
- Syllabus
- Employment law – the job interview, discrimination (rights), civil procedure, CV and cover letter Civil rights - Constitution, separation of powers - checks and balances Human rights – civil vs. human rights, international agreements, UDHR, Amnesty International, European Convention on Human Rights, case studies Presentation skills and academic English - group presentations and abstracts
- Literature
- required literature
- https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/law/jaro2024/MP409Zk/um/
- BILOVÁ, Štěpánka, Radmila DOUPOVCOVÁ, Alena HRADILOVÁ, Věra HROMÁDKOVÁ, Barbora CHOVANCOVÁ, Hana KALLUS and Radek ŠIMEK. Právnická angličtina : kniha ušitá na míru českým právníkům. První vydání. Praha: Grada, 2022, 325 stran. ISBN 9788027125371. URL info
- not specified
- New Introduction to Legal English, Volume I. 4th ed. Praha: Karolinum, 2003, 562 pp. ISBN 80-246-0720-4. info
- KROIS-LINDNER, Amy and TRANSLEGAL. International Legal English. 2nd edition. Cambridge University Press, 2011, 336 pp. ISBN 978-0-521-27945-1. info
- KROIS-LINDNER, Amy and Matt FIRTH. Introduction to International Legal English. 1st ed. Cambridge: CUP, 2008. ISBN 9780521718998. URL info
- CHROMÁ, Marta. English-czech law dictionary. 2., upr. vyd. Praha: Leda, 1997, 341 s. ISBN 808592725X. info
- Česko anglický právnický slovník s vysvětlivkami (Czech-English Law Dictionary with Explanations). 1st ed. Voznice: LEDA, 2001, 478 pp. ISBN 90-85927-90-X. info
- New introduction to legal English, Volume II. 4th ed. Praha: Karolinum, 2003, 554 pp. ISBN 80-246-0738-7. info
- Teaching methods
- interactive language seminar
- Assessment methods
- The course is completed with an examination consisting of three parts: a graded team oral presentation given in class during the course, a written test and an oral examination. To be allowed to take the written test and, subsequently, the oral exam, the students are required to participate actively in class, give a graded oral team presentation on a legal topic in front of a peer group, and complete a written task (Continuous assessment). Written test: 90 minutes - listening - reading comprehension - language-focus and grammar (translation in the context, sentence transformation) - writing (letter/email/memorandum) Oral Part: - explaining terms and discussion on a given legal topic: Introduction to Law and Its Sources, Civil and Criminal Procedure + Judicial Institutions, Legal professions, Contracts, Criminal law and procedure, Torts, Property, Trusts, Intellectual Property, Company Law, Sale of Goods, Family Law, Civil Procedure, Employment Law, Civil Rights, Human Rights.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course is taught annually.
General note: Jazyk II. je rozvrhově sloučen s Jazykem I. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- Teacher's information
- http://law.cjv.muni.cz/
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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