English Language I

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE
Course titleEnglish Language I
Chair of Foreign Languages and Sociology
Number of ECTS credits3
Lecturerizv.prof.dr.sc. Dubravka Papa
Office AddressRadićeva 13 S. Radića 13, kabinet 75
Telephone+385 31 224 583
e-maildubravka.papa@pravos.hr
Lecturer Marinela Boras
Office AddressRadićeva 13 75/13
Telephone+385 31 224 575
e-mailmboras@pravos.hr
Lecturer Željko Rišner
Office AddressRadićeva 13 45
Telephone+385 31 224 545
e-mailzeljko.risner@pravos.hr
Lecturerizv.prof.dr.sc. Dubravka Papa
Office AddressRadićeva 13 S. Radića 13, kabinet 75
Telephone+385 31 224 583
e-maildubravka.papa@pravos.hr
Lecturer Marinela Boras
Office AddressRadićeva 13 75/13
Telephone+385 31 224 575
e-mailmboras@pravos.hr
Lecturer Željko Rišner
Office AddressRadićeva 13 45
Telephone+385 31 224 545
e-mailzeljko.risner@pravos.hr
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course content

Students work through topics that introduce them to fundamental English legal terminology and to the specific historical and contemporary features of the English legal system, the legal profession in the United Kingdom, and the English judiciary. These contents are presented to students through the following texts: What Is Meant by Law?; Sources and Varieties of English Law – Historical Development of Law; Branches of Law; Parliament and Legislation – Statute Law in Britain; The British Judiciary; The Hierarchy of English Courts and the Doctrine of Precedent; and The Legal Profession in England. Students also revise and consolidate their knowledge of word classes and their functions in a sentence, the structure of simple and expanded declarative, interrogative, and exclamatory sentences, as well as the formation and use of basic verb tenses.

Course learning outcomes

Nakon odslušanog kolegija studenti će: 1. Usvojiti osnovnu pravnu/upravno-pravnu terminologiju na engleskom jeziku 2. Razumjeti pojmove vezane uz osnovna obilježja, nastanak i razvoj engleskoga prava 3. Pokazati razumijevanje engleske pravne terminologije parafraziranjem na engleskom jeziku i prevođenjem 4. Primijeniti postojeća i novostečena znanja u oblikovanju svih vrsta jednostavnih i proširenih rečenica 5. Pravilno primijeniti glagolska vremena uobičajena u svakodnevnoj komunikaciji u tijelima državne uprave 6. Samostalno pripremiti i u pisanom i usmenom obliku izložiti referat vezan uz neki od engleskih pravnih pojmova,

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
LIST OF LITERATURE FOR STUDIES AND EXAMS
Required reading
Sočanac; Matijašević; Javornik-Čubrić; Horvatić-Bilić; Husinec:. ENGLISH FOR THE LEGAL PROFESSION. 2017. Narodne novine, Zagreb 2017.
Vićan-Pavić-Smerdel. ENGLESKI ZA PRAVNIKE. 2012. NARODNE NOVINE
Ivir, V. ENGLESKO-HRVATSKI UPRAVNO-PRAVNI RJEČNIK. 1994. šKOLSKA KNJIGA
Bujas, Ž.. VELIKI ENGLESKO – HRVATSKI RJEČNIK. 2008. Nakladni zavod, Globus, Zagreb
Biber, D.; Conrad, S.; Leech, G. STUDENT GRAMMAR OF SPOKEN AND WRITTEN ENGLISH. 2005. Longman, Harlow
Optional reading
Quirk, R.& Greenbaum, S.. A UNIVERSITY GRAMMAR OF ENGLISH. 1985. Longman
Karlovčan, V. . A SURVEY OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR. 1991. Nakladni zavod Matice hrvatske
Karlovčan, V.. A SURVEY OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR - WORKBOOK. 1991. Nakladni zavod Matice hrvatske, Zagreb
Davis, H. W. C.. MEDIEVAL ENGLAND. 1995. Bracken Books, London
Riley, A.; Sours, P.. Common Law Legal English and Grammar – a Contextual Approach. 2014. Bloomsbury, Oxford and Portland, Oregon