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030619 KU Cambridge Legal English (ILEC) I (2014W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 3 - Rechtswissenschaften
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

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Details

max. 25 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

VB: in der ersten Std.

  • Mittwoch 08.10. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum SEM41 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 4.OG
  • Mittwoch 15.10. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum SEM41 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 4.OG
  • Mittwoch 22.10. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum SEM41 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 4.OG
  • Mittwoch 29.10. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum SEM41 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 4.OG
  • Mittwoch 05.11. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum SEM41 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 4.OG
  • Mittwoch 12.11. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum SEM41 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 4.OG
  • Mittwoch 19.11. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum SEM41 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 4.OG
  • Mittwoch 26.11. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum SEM41 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 4.OG
  • Mittwoch 03.12. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum SEM41 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 4.OG
  • Mittwoch 10.12. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum SEM41 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 4.OG
  • Mittwoch 17.12. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum SEM41 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 4.OG
  • Mittwoch 07.01. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum SEM41 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 4.OG
  • Mittwoch 14.01. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum SEM41 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 4.OG
  • Mittwoch 21.01. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum SEM41 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 4.OG

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

Cambridge Legal English (Goulden)

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.

Core of the course is Cambridge University's syllabus for the certificate in international legal English (ILEC); the main (obligatory) textbook is Cambridge's 'International Legal English' with additional material drawn from online sources such as The Guardian law pages, law reports, professional websites etc. Video and audio are used extensively including the supreme courts of the US and of England. Primarily based on Common Law jurisdictions and Commercial law, the concepts are found in many legal systems. Texts and topics include: company law, contract, sale of goods, employment, intellectual property, competition, debtor-creditor, negotiable instruments, secured transactions and competition law. However, it should be emphasised that this is not a course in substantive law-simply that these subject areas provide a realistic context for legal language skills training.
Teaching is in a highly-participative, tutorial format offering maximum opportunities to use the language that you are learning. Programme leader is David Goulden, a Cambridge-qualified barrister, and an experienced ILEC trainer.
You will be asked to deliver one case brief and to submit a short written exercise (Client letter or internal memo). Private preparation is expected to take 45 mins each week.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

At the conclusion of each semester, participants will sit an assessment based on the Cambridge ILEC exams as follows:

Reading (30 mins) Listening (30mins) Writing (30mins)

The areas tested are:
Reading: semantic precision, grammatical and lexical knowledge, awareness of text structure and understanding gist, detail, opinion and information
Writing: concise expression, accuracy of language, organisation of content and relevance.

Listening: understanding gist, detail, function, opinion and inference; also retrieving specific information, identifying speakers and topics; recognising attitude.
Speaking: responding to questions and expanding on responses; sustaining a long turn in discussion by giving information, and expressing and justifying opinions; negotiating and collaborating; comparing and contrasting etc.

The internal exam can also act as a trial run for those aspiring to qualify for the Cambridge University certificate by sitting the official ILEC exam, held each May and November in Vienna by the British Council. This, of course, is a valuable addition to your CV.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

The learning objectives are:

Reading: improving your ability to read and understand legal texts such as legal journals, legislation, correspondence etc

Writing: improving your ability to write common legal texts like letters and memoranda
Listening: increasing your understanding of spoken English when it is used to speak about legal topics in meetings, conferences, seminars etc

Speaking: to strengthen your speaking skills and to enable you to engage more effectively in a range of speaking situations typical of legal practice.

Prüfungsstoff

Literatur

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Letzte Änderung: Do 31.03.2022 00:16