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Lecturer(s)
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Čerpáková Anastasia, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Students know and explain legal terminology on the basis of work with authentic professional text. Students will memorize and explain basic legal terminology by working with authentic field-specific texts. Topical areas: Characteristics of legal language European legal system Anglo-American legal system European institutions Human rights Insurance Contracts and their types Labour law
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 30 hours per semester
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 22 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 26 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| to use spoken and written English corresponding to the independent user B2 according to CEFR |
| to have a good knowledge of current political and legal affairs in the Czech Republic and the EU; English |
| to have a good knowledge of more advanced grammatical stuctures |
| to define the fundamental specialist linguistic terminology from the field of morphosyntax |
| to distinguish adequately between written and spoken formal and informal English |
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| to carry out the morphosyntactic and stylistic analysis of texts at the fundamental level |
| to formulate adequately the main ideas of authentic specialized legal texts at the fundametal level |
| translate correctly selected parts of texts from English into Czech |
| to summarise the main ideas of listenings during listening comprehension exercises |
| to take part in discussions adequately |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| to use spoken and written English corresponding to the independent user B2 according to CEFR |
| to use the specialist English legal vocabulary at the fundamental level |
| to have a good knowledge of current political aaffairs in the Czech Republic and the EU; English |
| to use key concepts and phrases used in the EU |
| to explain characteristic features of official documents of the EU |
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| to explain the basic legal terminology while working with specialist authentic texts |
| to extract the most important information from specialist authentic legal texts |
| to interpret current news from the field of key politics of the EU at the fundamental level |
| to formulate adequately the main ideas from authentic specialized legal texts |
| Demonstrate a broadening and deepening of the level of language skills attained, i.e. B2+ according to the SERR, on various types of tasks |
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| Textual studies |
| Discussion |
| Seminar classes |
| E-learning |
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| Seminar |
| Skills demonstration |
| Discussion |
| E-learning |
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| Practicum |
| Skills demonstration |
| Task-based study method |
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| Continuous assessment |
| Written exam |
| Seminar work |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
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| Test |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Continuous assessment |
| Written exam |
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| Test |
| Continuous assessment |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
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Recommended literature
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Bázlik, Miroslav; Ambrus, Patrik. Legal English and its grammatical structure. Vyd. 1. Praha : Wolters Kluwer Česká republika, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7357-455-0.
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Chromá, Marta. New introduction to legal English = Nový úvod do právnické angličtiny. 5th ed. V Praze : Karolinum, 2007. ISBN 978-80-246-1406-9.
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Krois-Lindner, Amy. International Legal English : a course for classroom or self-study use. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006. ISBN 0-521-67517-0.
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Mascull, Bill. Business vocabulary in use : intermediate. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0-521-74862-9.
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Tozzi, Kamila; Přidalová, Eva. Legal English. Praha : Linde, 2004. ISBN 80-7201-507-9.
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Whittaker, Paul; Whittaker, Jarmila. English for Europe. Olomouc : inStep, 2002. ISBN 80-238-9259-2.
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