Business & Legal English

Department
  • Bachelor's program Management & Law
Course unit code
  • M&R-B-2-B_11-BLE-ILV
Number of ECTS credits allocated
  • 4.0
Name of lecturer(s)
  • Mag. Dr. Schrott Sabine, Galvin Brian
Mode of delivery
  • face-to-face
Recommended optional program components
  • none
Recommended or required reading
  • Books
    Murphy, R. (2019). English Grammar in Use (5th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
    Waite, M. (2013). Oxford Paperback Thesaurus (4th ed.). Oxford University Press.

    Journals
    Business Spotlight
    Newsweek
    The Economist
    Time Magazine
Level of course unit
  • Bachelor
Year of study
  • Spring 2025
Semester when the course unit is delivered
  • 2
Language of instruction
  • English
Learning outcomes of the course unit
  • Through more complex, business-related language situations, students will expand their business-specific vocabulary while improving and developing their C1-level language skills. In addition, this course focuses on the study of authentic legal texts from both academic and professional contexts to familiarize students with the English language skills required to work in international business law contexts. The main part of the course focuses on the language of corporate law, international Law and the law of torts.
Course contents
  • Business English II
    Through more complex, business-related language situations, students will expand their
    business-specific vocabulary while improving and developing their language skills to the
    C1 level and improve their language skills.

    Legal English I
    - European legal terminology / Anglo-American legal terminology
    - Courts, legal practice and areas of law
    - legal forms
    - Contract clauses and contract law
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
  • The course comprises an interactive mix of lectures, discussions and individual and group work.
Work placement(s)
  • none

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