English Language III

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE
Course titleEnglish Language III
Chair of Foreign Languages and Sociology
Number of ECTS credits3
Lecturerprof.dr.sc. Ljubica Kordić
Office AddressRadićeva 13 K2 75
Telephone+385 91 1266 287
e-mailkordic.ljubica@pravos.hr
Lecturerdoc.dr.sc. Dubravka Papa
Office AddressRadićeva 13 S. Radića 13, kabinet 75
Telephone+385 31 224 583
e-maildubravka.papa@pravos.hr
Lecturer Željko Rišner
Office AddressRadićeva 13 45
Telephone+385 91 2245 545
e-mailzeljko.risner@pravos.hr
Lecturerdoc.dr.sc. Dubravka Papa
Office AddressRadićeva 13 S. Radića 13, kabinet 75
Telephone+385 31 224 583
e-maildubravka.papa@pravos.hr
Lecturerprof.dr.sc. Ljubica Kordić
Office AddressRadićeva 13 K2 75
Telephone+385 91 1266 287
e-mailkordic.ljubica@pravos.hr
Lecturer Željko Rišner
Office AddressRadićeva 13 45
Telephone+385 91 2245 545
e-mailzeljko.risner@pravos.hr
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course content

The teaching content includes the treatment of professional texts and legal terminology within the texts: Crime, Death and the Law, The Death penalty, Marriage, Divorce, and The Legal Character of International Law. The rules of word formation in English are introduced with an emphasis on forms typical of the language of the law. An overview of grammatical structures and the rules of sequence of tenses in conditional clauses and relative clauses is given. The function of connectors within the text and the structure of legal texts are analyzed and applied in oral and written exercises.

Course learning outcomes

Distinguish between professional legal text from the general language texts, Apply the learned professional terminology in the field of law in spoken and written communication in English, Demonstrate the understanding of legal texts by retelling or answering questions, Adopt and correctly apply grammatical and lexical structures typical for the English language of the legal profession in the field of family law, criminal law, constitutional law, and international law., By independently analyzing the professional text, to find keywords, and be able to write a summary of the text.,

TEACHING METHODS
☑ Lectures
☐ Seminars and workshops
☑ Exercises
☑ Independent tasks
☑ Multimedia and internet
☑ Distance education
☑ Office hours
☐ Laboratory
☐ Field work
☐ Mentoring work
☑ Knowledge test
EXAMINATION PROCEDURE
☑ Oral exam
☑ Written exam
☑ Colloquium
Other: -
ADDITIONAL FACTS
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LIST OF LITERATURE FOR STUDIES AND EXAMS
Required reading
VIĆAN-PAVIĆ-SMERDEL:. English for Lawyers. 2012. , Zagreb, Narodne novine
Sočanac, L. et al.:. English for the Legal Profession,. 2017. Zagreb, Narodne novine
Optional reading
Biber-Conrad-Leech: . STUDENT GRAMMAR OF SPOKEN AND WRITTEN ENGLISH. . 2005. Harlow: Longman /Printed Education Ltd.,
Gačić, M.. Englesko hrvatski rječnik prava, međunarodnih i poslovnih odnosa, . 2010. Školska knjiga, Zagreb