Course objectives:
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The aim of the course is to provide students with the basics of spoken and written communication in a legal working environment and extend their language competence to match CEF level B1. The specialist legal register and terminology are introduced to students.
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Requirements on student
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1) regular attendance
2) submitting all assigned tasks on time
3) 2 progress tests
4) presentation on a specific topic
5) final test (75% to pass)
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Content
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1. Introduction to studies and organizational matters
2. Basic concepts of law
3. Legal training in Germany Curriculum, didactics, commercial learning opportunities
4. Legal training in Germany, professional access, in-depth studies
5. Study abroad. Grammar - Passive
6. Legal professions lawyer, notary
7. Legal professions prosecutor
8. Legal professions - judges. Grammar participles
9. Public law, private law
10. Civil courts, parts of private law
11. Commercial law, copyright law
12. Civil code structure. Grammar prepositions
13. Final test
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Time requirements
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All forms of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Contact hours
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52
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Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15)
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15
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Preparation for formative assessments (2-20)
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40
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Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
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40
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Total
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147
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge - students are expected to possess the following knowledge before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
Identify the direct and indirect question |
identify the strong and weak declension |
identify the regular and irregular forms of the comparison of adjectives and adverbs |
use correct conjunctions |
use correct relative pronouns |
identify the forms of past and past perfect |
Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
use common grammatical structures and vocabulary in everyday life situations |
write a coherent text on a general topic |
analyse short articles and reports |
express your opinion and defend it |
find important information in authentic texts focused on the field of study |
use knowledge at the level B1 according to CEFR |
Competences - students are expected to possess the following competences before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
N/A |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
identify the passive voice in spoken and written texts |
identify the present and past participle |
identify prepositions that need to be followed by the dative or accusative case |
identify the declension of adjectives with the definite, indefinite and zero article |
identify the forms of the subjunctive mood |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
describe the main features of the professional legal style and the structure of legal texts |
summarise the content of a legal document |
analyze and express opinions on law topic |
evaluate suggestions and react to them in an adequate way |
present a topic related to the field of study |
use specialist literature when translating simple legal documents |
compare legal education in the Czech Republic and Germany |
practically use the vocabulary of public and private law in spoken and written texts |
describe the work of a lawyer, notary, public prosecutor and judge |
Competences - competences resulting from the course: |
N/A |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Test |
Skills demonstration during practicum |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Skills - skills achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Test |
Skills demonstration during practicum |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Competences - competence achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Test |
Skills demonstration during practicum |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Practicum |
Collaborative instruction |
Textual studies |
Self-study of literature |
Individual study |
Students' portfolio |
Skills - the following training methods are used to achieve the required skills: |
Practicum |
Textual studies |
Skills demonstration |
Students' portfolio |
Competences - the following training methods are used to achieve the required competences: |
Practicum |
Collaborative instruction |
Textual studies |
Self-study of literature |
Individual study |
Students' portfolio |
Skills demonstration |
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