PrF:BZ503K Introduction to German - Course Information

BZ503K Introduction to German for Lawyers

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Marie Košutová (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Eva Šrámková (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

PhDr. Eva Šrámková
Language Centre, Faculty of Law Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Magdalena Kunzová

Timetable of Seminar Groups

BZ503K/01: Fri 2. 10. 9:35–11:05 140, 11:10–12:40 140, Fri 4. 12. 11:10–12:40 140, E. Šrámková
BZ503K/02: No timetable has been entered into IS.

Prerequisites

!NOWANY( BZ502K Introduction to English )
The prerequisite for German for Lawyers is the language competence at the intermediate level.

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

• Legal Questions of Land Register (programme PrF, B-PSP) (2)
• Law and Finance (programme PrF, B-PSP)
• Law and Business (programme PrF, B-PSP)
• Social Security Law (programme PrF, B-PSP)
• Theory and Practice of Criminal Procedure (programme PrF, B-PSP)
• Public Administration (programme PrF, B-PSP) (2)

Course objectives

The course develops language skills, especially reading comprehension and writing. The students are expected to reach the language competence of B1 level applied to specific and academic language. At the end of this course students will be able to understand simple texts on specific topics, deduce the meanings of unknown words from a context and define key legal terms

Syllabus

• 1. Lawyers at work, curriculum vitae, job interview 2. Basic legal terms - what is law, introduction to legal German 3. Sources of law - common law systems, continental systems 4. Civil and public law 5. Fundamental rights - constitutional and human rights 6. Civil law - types of contracts 7. Civil law - law of property 8. Procedural law - criminal proceedings 9. Administrative proceedings, remedial measures 10.Correspondence with citizens and institutions, formal letters

Literature

• https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/1422/podzim2008/BZ503K/index.qwarp
• Hartmut Aufderstraße, Heiko Bock, Dr. Helmut Müller, Jutta Müller.Themen aktuell 2. Max Hueber Verlag, 2009.

Teaching methods

The course is taught on the basis of an e-learning program with an introductory seminar.

Assessment methods

The course is ended by a colloquium in the form of a test - 30 multiple-choice questions.The required success rate of tests is 50%.

Language of instruction

German

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 10 hod. seminářů za semestr - 10 hrs of seminars per semester.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• BZ502K Basics of a Foreign Language for Bachelors - English
  !NOWANY(BZ503K) && !obor(PR) && !obor(PR01) && !program(N-VS)  

• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2009, recent)
  
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