Universität Wien

030262 KU International Legal English I (2019W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 3 - Rechtswissenschaften
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
Moodle

An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 25 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Dienstag 08.10. 17:15 - 18:45 Seminarraum SEM51 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 5.OG (Vorbesprechung)
  • Montag 14.10. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum SEM63 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 6.OG
  • Dienstag 15.10. 17:15 - 18:45 Seminarraum SEM51 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 5.OG
  • Montag 21.10. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum SEM63 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 6.OG
  • Dienstag 22.10. 17:15 - 18:45 Seminarraum SEM51 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 5.OG
  • Montag 28.10. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum SEM63 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 6.OG
  • Dienstag 29.10. 17:15 - 18:45 Seminarraum SEM51 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 5.OG
  • Montag 04.11. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum SEM63 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 6.OG
  • Dienstag 05.11. 17:15 - 18:45 Seminarraum SEM51 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 5.OG
  • Montag 11.11. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum SEM63 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 6.OG
  • Dienstag 12.11. 17:15 - 18:45 Seminarraum SEM51 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 5.OG
  • Montag 18.11. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum SEM63 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 6.OG
  • Dienstag 19.11. 17:15 - 18:45 Seminarraum SEM51 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 5.OG
  • Montag 25.11. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum SEM63 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 6.OG
  • Dienstag 26.11. 17:15 - 18:45 Seminarraum SEM51 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 5.OG
  • Montag 02.12. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum SEM63 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 6.OG
  • Dienstag 03.12. 17:15 - 18:45 Seminarraum SEM51 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 5.OG
  • Montag 09.12. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum SEM63 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 6.OG
  • Dienstag 10.12. 17:15 - 18:45 Seminarraum SEM51 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 5.OG
  • Montag 16.12. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum SEM63 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 6.OG
  • Dienstag 17.12. 17:15 - 18:45 Seminarraum SEM51 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 5.OG
  • Dienstag 07.01. 17:15 - 18:45 Seminarraum SEM51 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 5.OG
  • Montag 13.01. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum SEM63 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 6.OG
  • Dienstag 14.01. 17:15 - 18:45 Seminarraum SEM51 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 5.OG
  • Montag 20.01. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum SEM63 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 6.OG
  • Dienstag 21.01. 17:15 - 18:45 Seminarraum SEM51 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 5.OG

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

The course will develop your competence to work confidently in English in a legal context by improving skills in the four language areas - reading and writing, speaking and listening (Level C1).
Core of the course is the international legal English programme developed by Cambridge University; the main (obligatory) textbook is Cambridge’s International Legal English* (2nd edition); with additional material drawn from online sources such as the guardian law pages, law reports, professional websites, etc. Video and audio are also used.
Although based on Common law and commercial law, the concepts are found in many legal systems. Topics and texts include: company law, contract, sale of goods, employment, real and intellectual property, and competition law. However, it should be emphasised that this is not a course in substantive law - simply that these subject areas provide a real-world context for language acquisition.
Teaching is in a participative, tutorial format offering opportunities to use the skills that you have learned in teaching sessions. Many classes begin with a small group discussion of a current legal issue. Weekly preparation and exercises, lasting 90 mins. are an integral part of the course. Programme leader is David Goulden, a Cambridge-qualified barrister, and an experienced language trainer.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Reading: improving your ability to read and understand legal texts such as legal journals, legislation, correspondence etc
Writing: to improve your ability to write common legal texts like letters and memoranda
Listening: to increase your understanding of spoken English when it is used to speak about legal topics in client meetings, conferences, seminars etc
Speaking: developing your confidence in explaining and discussing legal topics in English.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

To be eligible for the assessment participants must attend 10 of the 12 classes and complete all weekly homework exercises via Moodle. The assessment will be as follows:
Reading (40mins) / Listening (35 mins). Resits are not possible. There will also be an in-course writing exercise which constitutes one third of the Assessment score.

Prüfungsstoff

The areas to be tested are described as:
Reading: semantic precision, grammatical and lexical knowledge, awareness of text structure and understanding gist, detail, opinion and information
Listening: understanding gist, detail, function, opinion and inference; also retrieving specific information, identifying speakers and topics; recognising attitude.
Writing: concise expression, accuracy of language, organisation of content and relevance.

Literatur

Cambridge’s International Legal English* (2nd edition)

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Letzte Änderung: Fr 06.05.2022 00:15