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Legal English (MUR-B-2-LEE-ENG-PS)
Studiengang
- Bachelorstudiengang Management & Recht
Kennzahl der Lehrveranstaltung
- MUR-B-2-LEE-ENG-PS
Niveau der Lehrveranstaltung laut Lehrplan
- Bachelor
Studienjahr
- Spring 2023
Semester in dem die Lehrveranstaltung angeboten wird
- 2
Anzahl der zugewiesenen ECTS-Credits
- 1.0
Name des/der Vortragenden
- Galvin Brian
Lernergebnisse der Lehrveranstaltung
- Derzeit nur in Englisch verfügbar
This course focuses on the study of authentic legal texts from both academic and professional contexts to introduce students to the English language skills needed when working in legal contexts internationally. The main part of the course concentrates on the language of commercial law, although other fields will also be covered (e.g. criminal law, international law and tort law).
Art der Veranstaltung
- face-to-face/optional online
Voraussetzungen laut Lehrplan
- Derzeit nur in Englisch verfügbar
relevant courses of previous semesters
empfohlene optionale Programmeinheiten
- Derzeit nur in Englisch verfügbar
none
Lehrinhalte
- Derzeit nur in Englisch verfügbar
legal terminology
peculiarities of Anglo-American legal terminology
legal practice an types of law
contractual clauses and contract law; cases studies, esp. Regarding the US case law system
empfohlene Fachliteratur
- Derzeit nur in Englisch verfügbar
McKay, W. R., Charlton, H. E., & Barsoum, G. (2011). Legal English. How to understand and master the language of law (2nd ed.). Pearson.
Craver, C. B. (2016). Effective legal negotiation and settlement (8th ed.). Durham: Carolina Academic Press.
Day, J. (2011). International Legal English. A course for classroom or self-study use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Edwards, E. W. (2009). Daigneault, Drafting International Agreements in Legal English (2. Aufl.). Wien: Facultas.
Lehr- und Lernformen
- Derzeit nur in Englisch verfügbar
The course adopts a communicative approach to the study of legal English, and includes work on all four skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking) by including a combination of texts, documents, and negotiation/presentation/debate
Unterrichtssprache
- English
Praktikum
- none