030012 KU International Legal English I (2023W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Tu 12.09.2023 00:01 to Tu 26.09.2023 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Su 15.10.2023 23:59
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Wednesday
11.10.
10:00 - 12:00
Digital
Wednesday
18.10.
10:00 - 12:00
Digital
Wednesday
25.10.
10:00 - 12:00
Digital
Wednesday
08.11.
10:00 - 12:00
Digital
Wednesday
15.11.
10:00 - 12:00
Digital
Wednesday
22.11.
10:00 - 12:00
Digital
Wednesday
29.11.
10:00 - 12:00
Digital
Wednesday
06.12.
10:00 - 12:00
Digital
Wednesday
13.12.
10:00 - 12:00
Digital
Wednesday
10.01.
10:00 - 12:00
Digital
Wednesday
17.01.
10:00 - 12:00
Digital
Wednesday
24.01.
10:00 - 12:00
Digital
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
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 memos.
Listening: to increase your understanding of spoken English in client meetings, conferences, seminars etc – and online.
Speaking: developing your confidence in explaining and discussing legal topics in English to partners online.
Writing: to improve your ability to write common legal texts like letters and memos.
Listening: to increase your understanding of spoken English in client meetings, conferences, seminars etc – and online.
Speaking: developing your confidence in explaining and discussing legal topics in English to partners online.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
To be eligible for the assessment, which will be online, participants may miss no more than two classes and must complete all 10 homeworks. Homework does not count towards your grade but is essential to achieving the necessary study hours to be eligible for the exam and for ECTS points.The assessment will be: Reading (40mins) Listening (40 mins). Resits are not possible.
Examination topics
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.
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.
Reading list
There is no reading list beyond topics set in the course.
Association in the course directory
Last modified: Mo 09.10.2023 10:46
In ILE 1, you will master the course content and also develop your learning and communication skills. 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 (Europass Level C1). To help inter-action you will have regular partners for class exercises, and there will be small groups for discussions.
The foundation is Cambridge University’s successful international legal English syllabus, but with additions from online sources such as law reports, professional websites, Guardian newspaper law pages etc. Video and audio are extensively used.
The focus is on Common law and Commercial law, whose concepts are found in many legal systems.