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030294 KU International Legal English I (2024W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 3 - Rechtswissenschaften
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
DIGITAL
Moodle

An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 40 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Dienstag 08.10. 14:15 - 15:45 Digital
  • Dienstag 15.10. 14:15 - 15:45 Digital
  • Dienstag 22.10. 14:15 - 15:45 Digital
  • Dienstag 29.10. 14:15 - 15:45 Digital
  • Dienstag 05.11. 14:15 - 15:45 Digital
  • Dienstag 12.11. 14:15 - 15:45 Digital
  • Dienstag 19.11. 14:15 - 15:45 Digital
  • Dienstag 26.11. 14:15 - 15:45 Digital
  • Dienstag 03.12. 14:15 - 15:45 Digital
  • Dienstag 10.12. 14:15 - 15:45 Digital
  • Dienstag 17.12. 14:15 - 15:45 Digital
  • Dienstag 07.01. 14:15 - 15:45 Digital
  • Dienstag 14.01. 14:15 - 15:45 Digital
  • Dienstag 21.01. 14:15 - 15:45 Digital

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

Online can be good, very good !
Uni is mostly about learning, not teaching – so don’t think of an online class as second-best. In ILE, you will master both the course content and also develop your learning and communication skills. To help inter-action you will have partners for class exercises, and there will be regular small groups for discussions. Overall, you’ll probably remember far more than from a traditional lecture.
The course will develop your competence to work confidently in English in a legal context by improving skills in the four language areas - reading and writing, speaking and listening (Level C1).
It is based around Cambridge University’s successful international legal English syllabus, but with additional material from online sources such as the Guardian newspaper law pages, law reports, professional websites etc. Video and audio are extensively used. Topics in Part 1 include the foundations of legal language, the legal profession, company law and the law of contract. However, it should be emphasised that this is not a course in substantive law - simply that these subject areas provide a realistic context for language acquisition.
Classes will be interactive through Moodle. Weekly preparation and exercises, lasting 90 mins, are an obligatory part of the course. Programme leader is David Goulden, a Cambridge-qualified barrister, and an experienced language trainer.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Reading: improving your ability to read and understand legal texts such as legal journals, legislation, correspondence etc
Writing: to improve your ability to write common legal texts like letters and a memo.
Listening: to increase your understanding of spoken English topics in client meetings, conferences, seminars etc – and online.
Speaking: developing your confidence in explaining and disc ussing legal topics in English – again online.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

To be eligible for the assessment, which will be online, participants may miss no more than two classes and must complete all homework. The assessment will be as follows:
Reading (40mins) Listening (40 mins). Resits or upgrades are not possible.

Prüfungsstoff

The areas to be tested are:
Reading: semantic precision, grammatical and lexical knowledge, awareness of text structure and understanding gist, detail, opinion and information
Listening: understanding gist, detail, function, opinion and inference; also retrieving specific information, identifying speakers and topics; recognising attitude.

Literatur

There is no reading list beyond topics set in the course.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Letzte Änderung: Di 01.10.2024 15:05