English Language 3
| GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE | |
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| Course title | English Language 3 |
| Chair of Foreign Languages and Sociology | |
| Number of ECTS credits | 3 |
| Lecturer | prof.dr.sc. Ljubica Kordić |
| Office Address | Radićeva 13 K2 75 |
| Telephone | +385 91 1266 287 |
| kordic.ljubica@pravos.hr | |
| Lecturer | doc.dr.sc. Dubravka Papa |
| Office Address | Radićeva 13 S. Radića 13, kabinet 75 |
| Telephone | +385 31 224 575 |
| dubravka.papa@pravos.hr | |
| Lecturer | Željko Rišner |
| Office Address | Radićeva 13 45 |
| Telephone | +385 91 2245 545 |
| zeljko.risner@pravos.hr | |
| Lecturer | doc.dr.sc. Dubravka Papa |
| Office Address | Radićeva 13 S. Radića 13, kabinet 75 |
| Telephone | +385 31 224 575 |
| dubravka.papa@pravos.hr | |
| Lecturer | prof.dr.sc. Ljubica Kordić |
| Office Address | Radićeva 13 K2 75 |
| Telephone | +385 91 1266 287 |
| kordic.ljubica@pravos.hr | |
| Lecturer | Željko Rišner |
| Office Address | Radićeva 13 45 |
| Telephone | +385 91 2245 545 |
| zeljko.risner@pravos.hr | |
| COURSE DESCRIPTION |
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| Course content |
Legal English discourse analysis and usage of legal terminology in English as regards the texts: Crime, Death and the Law, The Death Penalty, Marriage, Divorce, The Legal Character of International Law, The Charter of the UN, The European Court of Justice. The rules of word formation in legal English are introduced with an emphasis on forms typical for the language for specific purposes. An overview of grammatical structures is given and the sequence of tenses in conditional sentences is introduced. The structure and use of relative clauses is dealt with. |
| Course learning outcomes |
distinguish legal English text from that in general language, apply appropriate legal terminology in spoken and written communication, prove understanding of legal texts by answering questions, translating and retelling, correct application of grammatical and lexical structures typical for the English language of the legal profession in the field of criminal, constitutional, family and international law, independently analyze the legal English text, identify key words and write a summary of the text, |
| TEACHING METHODS | |
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| ☑ 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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| Regular attendance of lectures and exercises, active participation in the course and preparation for written and oral preliminary exams both in class and in a virtual environment. |
| LIST OF LITERATURE FOR STUDIES AND EXAMS |
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| Required reading |
| Vićan-Pavić-Smerdel . English for Lawyers. 2012. Narodne novine, Zagreb |
| Lelija Sočanac, Miljen Matijašević, Marijana Javornik Čubrić, Snježana Husinec, Irena Horvatić Bilić, . English for the Legal Profession. 2018. Narodne novine, Zagreb |
| Hewings, M.. Advanced Grammar in Use. 2013. Cambridge University Press |
| Optional reading |
| Lelija Sočanac, Marijana Javornik Čubrić, . English for Public Administration . 2018. Narodne novine, Zagreb |
| Gačić, M.. Hrvatsko-engleski rječnik prava. 2019. Narodne novine, Zagreb |
| Gačić, M.. Englesko-hrvatski rječnik prava i međunarodnih i poslovnih odnosa. 2010. Školska knjiga, Zagreb |
