Overview
Lecturer
Natalia Gloria Muntean
Seminar tutor
Natalia Gloria Muntean
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
English
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Law
Field of study
Law
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Class
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Communication methods, audio and video resources, presentations, student-student interraction.
Entry requirements
A2-B1, B2 English level
Aims
• Updating, correcting and developing the previously acquired English skills
• Developing the study abilities in English through specific tasks based on listening, speaking, and reading
• Developing a cognitive strategy for the understanding of the specialized texts through the familiarization with the specialized Legal terminology in English.
• Developing the abilities of clear communication and presentation of the acquired information in English.
Course contents
1.The Practice of Law
2.Company Law: formation and management
3.Company law: capitalisation
4.Company Law: fundamental changes in a company
5.Contracts: contract formation
6.Contracts: remedies
7.Employment Law
8.Real Property Law
9.Intellectual property
10.Negotiable instruments
11.Secured transactions
12.Debtor-creditor
13.Competition law
14.Sale of goods
Learning outcomes
• Developing listening, reading and speaking abilities related to specific Administrative and Legal topics
• Acquiring familiarity with specialized language; reading for gist, understanding and communicating contents.
• Arguing during debates
Assessment
Oral examination and presentation by students: – 60%; continuous assessment – 40%.
Recommended reading
• Murphy, Raymond, Essential Grammar in Use, second edition, Cambridge University Press, pg. 10-49, 60-77.
• Evans, V., Dooley, J., Smith, D., J., Career Paths – Law, Express Publishing UK Ltd, pg. 4-33.
• Mason, C., Atkins, R, The Lawyer’s English Language Coursebook, Global Legal English Ltd, 2011, pg. 9-38.
• Wyatt, R., Check Your English Vocabulary for Law, A&C Black London, 2006, pg. 1, 2, 23-31, 45, 48-50.