MV713Z Language III.1. - English for Lawyers

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2001
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 1 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
Mgr. Radek Šimek, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Law Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: JUDr. Helena Sýkorová
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Prerequisites
The students are required to reach at least inter-mediate level of general English before they enter the course. All language skills will be practised with special focus on English for specific purposes and English for academic purposes.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those 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
  • Topics for the work with texts, discussion and terminology acquisition: Introduction to legal English
  • What is lawprescriptive and descriptive law, customs and laws
  • Sources of modern law,common law systems, continental systems
  • Civil and public law, main categories of civil and public law
  • Judicial institutionsEnglish courts
  • Lawyers at work, education, range of work, legalese
Literature
  • POWELL, Richard. Law today. 1st ed. Harlow: Longman, 1993, 128 s. ISBN 0582056357. info
  • RILEY, Alison. English for law. 1. ed. London: Macmillan Press, 1991, xxiv, 256. ISBN 0-333-49387-7. info
  • CHROMÁ, Marta. English-czech law dictionary. 2., upr. vyd. Praha: Leda, 1997, 341 s. ISBN 808592725X. info
  • BLACK, Henry Campbell, Joseph R. NOLAN and Jacqueline M. NOLAN-HALEY. Blackův právnický slovník. Translated by Vladimír Balaš. 6. vyd., v ČR 1. Praha: Victoria Publishing, 1993, s. 768 - 1. ISBN 80-85605-23-6. info
  • BLACK, Henry Campbell, Joseph R. NOLAN and Jacqueline M. NOLAN-HALEY. Blackův právnický slovník. [2,] [J - Z]. Edited by Zdeněk Masopust, Translated by Vladimír Balaš. 6. vyd., v ČR 1. Praha: Victoria Publishing, 1993, S.768 - 14. info
  • CHROMÁ, Marta and Thomas COATS. Úvod do právnické angličtiny. 2. doplněné vydání. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 1998, 368 stran. ISBN 807184697X. info
  • 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)
Požadavky k zápočtu: docházka, aktivní práce, test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
General note: Jazyk III. je rozvrhově sloučen s Jazykem I.
Teacher's information
http://lingua.muni.cz
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010.
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