| Course Name | English for Law VI |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG 302 | Spring | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Required | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | ||||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | The aim of this course is to develop law students' skills and proficiency in legal language in English. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This is the sixth part of an eight module course and this course includes a variety of legal topics which will help law students to use English in their legal studies effectively. |
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| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction to the course: objectives and assessment - Unit 5: Contracts: Contract Information | - |
| 2 | Unit 5: Contracts: Contract Information | - |
| 3 | Unit 5: Contracts: Contract Information | Reading A: Introduction to contract information - pp 64 - 65 |
| 4 | Unit 5: Contracts: Contract Information | Reading B: A covenant - page 67 |
| 5 | Unit 6: Contracts: remedies | Reading A: Introduction to contract remedies - pp 74 - 75 |
| 6 | Unit 6: Contracts: remedies | Reading B: Liquidated damages - pp 80 - 81 |
| 7 | Unit 6: Contracts: remedies | Review of the topics - Writing: follow-up correspondence to a client - pp 86 - 87 |
| 8 | Unit 7: Contracts: assignment and third-party rights - Practice Presentation | Review of the topics |
| 9 | Unit 7: Contracts: assignment and third-party rights | Reading A: Introduction to contract assignation - pp 94 - 95 |
| 10 | Unit 7: Contracts: assignment and third-party rights | Reading B: Understanding contract clauses - pp 96 - 97 |
| 11 | Unit 7: Contracts: assignment and third-party rights - Midterm Exam | Text analysis: Persuasive writing and speaking - pp 100 - 101 |
| 12 | Unit 8: Employment law | Reading A: Introduction to employment law - pp 108 - 109 |
| 13 | Unit 8: Employment law | Reading B: A sex discrimination case - page 112 |
| 14 | Unit 8: Employment law | Reading C: A justified dismissal - pp 114 - 115 |
| 15 | Final Presentation | Review of the topics |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | International Legal English - Amy Krois-Lindner and Translegal |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | - |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | 1 | 20 |
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 20 |
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 30 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 3 | 70 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 30 |
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 2 | |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | |||
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 12 | |
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 3 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 3 | |
| Total | 98 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to possess the knowledge in legal terminology, concepts and principles. | |||||
| 2 | Solves the legal problems with an analytic and integral point of view. | |||||
| 3 | Evaluates the legal knowledge and abilities obtained with a critical approach. | |||||
| 4 | Evaluates the developments in legal theory and practice by monitoring local, international and interdisciplinary dimensions. | |||||
| 5 | Is conscious of social, professional and scientific principles of ethic behaviour. | |||||
| 6 | Takes responsibility in solving problems by creative and innovative thinking. | |||||
| 7 | Interprets the sources of law by ways of legal methodology. | |||||
| 8 | To be able to interpret the legal norms with a sense of justice respectful to human rights and in the light of principles of democratic, secular and social state of law. | |||||
| 9 | To be able to use the daily scientific sources and court judgments in the framework of life time learning approach. | |||||
| 10 | Informs the related persons and institutions about legal matters both verbally and in written. | |||||
| 11 | Monitors the daily legal information/court decisions and interacts with the colleagues in a foreign language (“European Language Portfolio Global Scale” Level B1). | |||||
| 12 | Uses the information and communication technology together with the computer programs in a level required by the area of law (“European Computer Driving Licence, Advanced Level”). | |||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
