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030577 KU International Legal English I (2020W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Tu 08.09.2020 00:01 to Tu 22.09.2020 23:59
- Deregistration possible until We 14.10.2020 23:59
Details
max. 100 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Tuesday 13.10. 17:00 - 18:30 Digital
- Tuesday 20.10. 17:00 - 18:30 Digital
- Tuesday 27.10. 17:00 - 18:30 Digital
- Tuesday 03.11. 17:00 - 18:30 Digital
- Tuesday 10.11. 17:00 - 18:30 Digital
- Tuesday 17.11. 17:00 - 18:30 Digital
- Tuesday 24.11. 17:00 - 18:30 Digital
- Tuesday 01.12. 17:00 - 18:30 Digital
- Tuesday 15.12. 17:00 - 18:30 Digital
- Tuesday 12.01. 17:00 - 18:30 Digital
- Tuesday 19.01. 17:00 - 18:30 Digital
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
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 discussing legal topics in English – again online.
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 discussing legal topics in English – again online.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
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 (35 mins). There may also be an in-course writing exercise. Resits are not possible.
Reading (40mins) Listening (35 mins). There may also be an in-course writing exercise. Resits are not possible.
Examination topics
The areas to be tested are described as:
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.
Writing: concise expression, accuracy of language, organisation of content and relevance.
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.
Writing: concise expression, accuracy of language, organisation of content and relevance.
Reading list
There is no reading list beyond topics set in the course.
Association in the course directory
Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:12
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. You will work in a “flipped * classroom”, and to help inter action you will have a “permanent” partner for class and homework projects, plus a regular small group for discussions.
In fact, many students last semester really enjoyed their online course – and, overall, you’ll probably remember far more than the 5% taken-away from a traditional lecture.
* Want to understand more before signing up?
Have a look at the first three minutes of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly4MLpmj3uU***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.
The focus is on Common law and Commercial law, whose concepts are found in many legal systems. Topics include: company law, contract, sale of goods, employment, real and intellectual property, 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 language acquisition.
Classes will be interactive through Moodle and Big Blue Button (maybe Zoom, What’s App etc as well) so you can apply the knowledge that you have learned in preparation; for example, many classes begin with small group discussions of a legal issue. Weekly preparation and exercises, lasting 90 mins, are an integral part of the course. Programme leader is David Goulden, a Cambridge-qualified barrister, and an experienced language trainer.