MP111Z Language I.1 - English for Lawyers

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Štěpánka Dillingerová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Radmila Doupovcová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Alena Hradilová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Barbora Chovancová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Hana Kallus, M.A., Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. JUDr. Tereza Kyselovská, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
JUDr. Michal Smejkal, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Radek Šimek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Radoslava Šopovová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Kateřina Chudová (assistant)
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
MP111Z/01: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Mon 8:00–9:30 315, B. Chovancová
MP111Z/02: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Mon 9:35–11:05 315, B. Chovancová
MP111Z/03: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Mon 11:10–12:40 315, B. Chovancová
MP111Z/04: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Mon 13:30–15:00 316, R. Šopovová
MP111Z/05: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Mon 15:05–16:35 315, T. Kyselovská
MP111Z/06: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Mon 16:40–18:10 315, T. Kyselovská
MP111Z/07: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Mon 18:15–19:45 315, T. Kyselovská
MP111Z/08: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Tue 9:35–11:05 302, Š. Dillingerová
MP111Z/09: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Tue 9:35–11:05 316, R. Šopovová
MP111Z/10: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Tue 11:10–12:40 316, R. Šopovová
MP111Z/11: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Wed 11:10–12:40 316, R. Šimek
MP111Z/12: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Wed 13:30–15:00 316, Š. Dillingerová
MP111Z/13: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Wed 15:05–16:35 316, Š. Dillingerová
MP111Z/14: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Wed 16:40–18:10 315, H. Kallus
MP111Z/15: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Wed 18:15–19:45 315, H. Kallus
MP111Z/16: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Thu 8:00–9:30 316, R. Šimek
MP111Z/17: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Thu 9:35–11:05 316, R. Šimek
MP111Z/18: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Thu 11:10–12:40 316, R. Šimek
MP111Z/19: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Thu 13:30–15:00 315, R. Doupovcová
MP111Z/20: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Thu 15:05–16:35 302, R. Doupovcová
MP111Z/21: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Thu 16:40–18:10 316, R. Šopovová
MP111Z/22: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Mon 16:40–18:10 148, R. Šopovová
MP111Z/23: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Tue 11:10–12:40 302, Š. Dillingerová
MP111Z/24: No timetable has been entered into IS. Š. Dillingerová
Prerequisites
! NOWANY ( MP108Z German for Lawyers , MP109Z French for Lawyers , MP116Z Spanish for Lawyers ) && ( NOWANY ( EL003 Diatest ) || EL003 Diatest ) && ! CM108Z German for Lawyers && ! MP108Z German for Lawyers &&! MP109Z French for Lawyers && ! MP116Z Spanish for Lawyers
The students are required to reach at least intermediate 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 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
This term, students will learn to understand and apply basic legal terms in order to be able to describe the main features of continental and “common” law systems. They will learn to define and explain basic differences between civil and public law, describe legal institutions and English and Czech system of courts in the seminars. They will become familiar with different types of legal education and legal work. They will be able to recognize differences between legalese and plain English. Last but not least, they will be able understand the basics of law of contract and law of torts.
Syllabus
  • Theory of law,
  • basic terms in legal English,
  • modern law and its sources,
  • the differences and similarities between common law systems continental systems,
  • the differences and similarities between civil and public law,
  • judicial institutions, English and Czech systems of courts,
  • legal profession, education, differences in different countries,
  • legal language and plain English,
  • law of contract,
  • law of tort.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • CHROMÁ, Marta. Nový úvod do právnické angličtiny. 4th ed. V Praze: Karolinum, 2003, 562 s. ISBN 8024607204. info
  • CHROMÁ, Marta. Nový úvod do právnické angličtiny. 4th ed. V Praze: Karolinum, 2003, 554 s. ISBN 8024607387. info
  • CHROMÁ, Marta. Česko-anglický právnický slovník s vysvětlivkami : Czech-English law dictionary with explanations (Souběž.). 1. vyd. Praha: Leda, 2001, 478 s. ISBN 80-85927-90-X. info
  • CHROMÁ, Marta. English-czech law dictionary. 2., upr. vyd. Praha: Leda, 1997, 341 s. ISBN 808592725X. info
  • KROIS-LINDNER, Amy and Matt FIRTH. Introduction to International Legal English. 1st ed. Cambridge: CUP, 2008. ISBN 9780521718998. URL 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
  • POWELL, Richard. Law today. 1st ed. Harlow: Longman, 1993, 128 s. ISBN 0582056357. info
  • KROIS-LINDNER, Amy and TRANSLEGAL. International Legal English. 2nd edition. Cambridge University Press, 2011, 336 pp. ISBN 978-0-521-27945-1. info
Teaching methods
interactive language seminar
Assessment methods
Requirements: Active participation in class discussion, final written credit test (a translation, definitions and a short written text), students need to score at least 70% out of 59 points.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Je vyžadována nejméně středně pokročilá úroveň na úrovni maturity na gymnáziu
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

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Teacher's information
http://lingua.muni.cz
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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