CM408Zk Language I.4 - English for Lawyers

Faculty of Law
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Štěpánka Dillingerová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Alena Hradilová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Barbora Chovancová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Hana Kallus, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Radek Šimek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Radoslava Šopovová (lecturer)
Mgr. Radmila Doupovcová (seminar tutor)
Ing. Lenka Matyášová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Barbora Chovancová, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Law Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Magdalena Kunzová
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Law Division – Language Centre
Timetable of Seminar Groups
CM408Zk/01: Mon 25. 2. to Fri 17. 5. Thu 8:00–9:30 208, Š. Dillingerová
CM408Zk/02: Mon 25. 2. to Fri 17. 5. Thu 9:35–11:05 208, R. Šopovová
CM408Zk/03: Mon 25. 2. to Fri 17. 5. Thu 11:10–12:40 208, R. Šopovová
CM408Zk/04: Mon 25. 2. to Fri 17. 5. Thu 11:10–12:40 209, Š. Dillingerová
CM408Zk/05: No timetable has been entered into IS. Š. Dillingerová
Prerequisites
CM308Z English for Lawyers
The students are expected to finalize the work done during the previous terms. The aim of the course is 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 upper intermediate level, present their academic skills and to show 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
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
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. Students will sit a mock test as designed for the Impact project.
Syllabus
  • Constitutional Law and the Rights of Citizens: Powell 104-107, Chromá I Lessons 5-6
  • Public International Law and Human Rights: Powell 109-113, Chromá I Lesson 7
  • Enforcing the Law: Criminal Procedure: Powell 115-120, Chromá II Lesson 20
  • Enforcing the Law: Civil Procedure: Chromá Lesson 18
  • Introduction to the Law and Language of the European Union: Chromá II Lessons 21-23
Literature
  • CHROMÁ, Marta. Nový úvod do právnické angličtiny. 4th ed. V Praze: Karolinum, 2003, 562 s. ISBN 8024607204. info
  • New introduction to legal English, Volume II. 4th ed. Praha: Karolinum, 2003, 554 pp. ISBN 80-246-0738-7. 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
  • POWELL, Richard. Law Today. 1993rd ed. London: Longman, 1993. info
  • Black's law dictionary : definitions of the terms and phrases of American and English jurisprudence, ancient and modern (Orig.) : Blackův právnický slovník. [1. svazek], [A - I] : Blackův právnický slovník. [2. svazek], [J - Z]. info
  • Náhradní obsah: CHROMÁ, Marta. Česko-anglický právnický slovník. Praha: Karolinum, 2003. 481 s. ISBN 80-7335-021-1.
  • 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
The examination consists of three parts: continuous assessment during the term, written test and oral examination.
Continuous assessment: active participation in the class and oral or written presentation of a legal topic
Written part: 60 minutes - controlled cloze test (in the first part deleted expressions will be given in Czech and students will translate them to stuit the context, in the second part there will be underlined expressions in English to be translated into Czech
- providing definitions
- language focus exercises (e.g. sentence transformation, word-formation, prepositions)
- reading comprehension
- listening
Oral part:
text - reading, summary, comments and discussion
discussion related to the topic chosen
conversation topic - Law studies, Faculty of law, Masaryk university terminology based on prescribed texts
Topics: What is law, Sources of modern law, Civil and public law, Judicial institutions, Lawyers at work, Contracts, Criminal law,Torts, Trusts, Land law, Running a business, The law and the family, The law and consumers, Employment law, Intellectual property, Constitutional law and The rights of citizens, Public international law and Human rights, Enforcing the law: Criminal procedure, Enforcing the law: Civil procedure, The law and language of the European Union
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
http://lingua.muni.cz
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2014.
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