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2020/2021

English for Specific Purposes. Legal English - 1

Category 'Best Course for New Knowledge and Skills'
Type: Optional course
When: 1, 2 module
Language: English
ECTS credits: 3
Contact hours: 56

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The discipline refers to the variable educational tracks offered to students of the curricula for bachelor's and master's degree at choice while mastering the optional course of English in accordance with the Concept of developing English-speaking communicative competence of students of Higher School of Economics — National Research University https://www.hse.ru/docs/381549301.html The curriculum is for the 1st year students (a bachelor's degree program "Jurisprudence"and "Jurisprudence: Private law"). The curriculum is designed to develop foreign-language communicative and professional competencies that is based on "Regulations FOR Interim and Ongoing Assessments of Students at National Research University Higher School of Economics" and "Concept of Development of English-Language Communicative Competence HSE Students". The course is focused on basic professional terminology and knowledge of legal professions, litigation and arbitration, criminal and company within the framework of Anglo-Saxon and American law. The course supports both classroom and independent learning (online course). There are no blocking controls.
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • The aims of the course are: to improve student’s ability to read and understand law journal articles, commercial legislation, legal texts, legal correspondence;
  • - to develop an understanding of the law and consolidate language skills.
  • - to increase student’s comprehension of spoken English (legal topics in lectures, presentations, interviews, discussions, etc);
  • - to strengthen student’s speaking and writing skills in a range of situations typical of the study of law and the practice of law (client interview, act out in court etc.);
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • Expected learning outcomes (ELO) to be assessed:knows the general overview of university law courses as its starting point and practical skills required for careers in law, and different routes to legal profession;
  • distinguishes the main types of legal professions and lawyers, especially in common law countries;
  • knows the main areas of law in common law;
  • distinguishes legal terminology and the context of its use;
  • uses legal vocabulary more accurately, concisely and effectively;
  • communicates legal concepts and information confidently and easily;
  • develops skills in giving a presentation (informative/descriptive/argumentative/persuasive speech)
  • uses legal English in discussions and presentations confident in their ability and knowledge.
  • knows the range of ways to handle legal disputes; types and stages of litigation; types of ADR methods; distinguishes legal terminology and the context of its use; uses legal vocabulary more accurately, concisely and effectively; communicates legal concepts and information confidently and easily; organizes and presents ideas and statements in a clear, logical and appropriate way.
  • knows the difference in concepts and terminology between criminal law and civil law;
  • distinguishes crimes and torts (civil wrongs); knows the range of crimes and their categories; distinguishes street crimes and white-collar crimes, identity theft and its types; knows the purpose of punishment and types of punishment; uses legal vocabulary more accurately, concisely and effectively; organizes and presents ideas and statements in a clear, logical and appropriate way; detect logical fallacies in arguments
  • knows the main forms of business organization; the factors that could influence the choice of business; their advantages and disadvantages and disadvantages of each form; uses legal vocabulary more accurately, concisely and effectively; organizes and presents ideas and statements in a clear, logical and appropriate way
  • develops understanding of articles, reports, straightforward and specialised texts concerned with contemporary problems at the threshold/vantage/effective operational proficiency level
  • forms skills of note-taking
  • develops skills in writing summaries
  • forms understanding of text structure
  • develops skills of using basic reading techniques skimming and scanning (predicting, understanding main ideas, understanding details)
  • develops understanding of lectures and learning context
  • develops skills in writing e-mails
  • develops skills in delivering a monologue (informative/descriptive/argumentative/persuasive speech)
  • develops skills of participating in dialogues on general, academic, and professional topics (active listening, questioning, responding to questions, emphasizing, discussion strategies)
  • improves understanding of dialogues and polylogues on both familiar and unfamiliar topics
  • develops skills of using basic listening techniques (predicting, understanding main ideas and details)
  • develops skills in writing essays (opinion, discussion)
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • A Career in Law
  • Litigation and Arbitration
  • Criminal Law
  • Company Law
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking Written assessment
    SUMMARY ASSESSMENT CRITERIA max 10 points TASK RESPONSE: 3 - All key points are mentioned; 2 - Most key points are mentioned and/or some crucial supporting information is omitted and/or the author’s ideas are partly reflected; 1- Very few key points are mentioned and/or little supporting information is provided and/or very few of the author’s ideas are mentioned, 0 - Only the topic is mentioned and/or no supporting information is provided and/or the author’s ideas are not reflected. VOCABULARY: 3 – Without mistakes; 2 - The original expressions are paraphrased. A wide range of vocabulary is used. 1-2 lexical mistakes are made; 1 - The original expressions are partly paraphrased and/or an adequate range of vocabulary is used and/or 3-4 lexical mistakes are made; 0 - The original expressions are copied and/or a limited range of vocabulary is used and/or more than 4 lexical mistakes are made. GRAMMAR: 3 – Without mistakes; 2 - A variety of complex grammar structures is used. No more than 1 punctuation and/or 1-2 grammar mistakes are made; 1 - An attempt to use complex grammar structures is made and/or 3-4 grammar mistakes are made; 0 - Elementary grammar structures are used and/or more than 4 grammar mistakes are made. STRUCTURE: 3 - The text is logically organized. A wide range of transitions is used appropriately; 2 - The text is mostly logically organized and/or an adequate range of transitions is used; 1 - The text may have serious breaches in logic and/or transitions may be over- or underused; 0 - There is no sequence of ideas and/or transitions are used inappropriately or not used at all.
  • non-blocking Oral assessment
    formative assessment - 0.20
  • non-blocking Independent work assessment
    formative assessment - 0.25
  • non-blocking Final assessment
    formative assessment - 0.30
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • Interim assessment (2 module)
    0.3 * Final assessment + 0.25 * Independent work assessment + 0.2 * Oral assessment + 0.25 * Written assessment
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • Английский язык для журналистов : учебник для академического бакалавриата, Чиронова, И. И., 2016
  • Английский язык для юристов : учебник для бакалавров, Чиронова И.И., 2013
  • Английский язык для юристов : учебник для бакалавров, Чиронова, И. И., 2012
  • Английский язык для юристов : учебник для бакалавров, Чиронова, И. И., 2013
  • Английский язык для юристов : учебник для вузов, Чиронова, И. И., 2011
  • Английский язык для юристов : учебник и практикум для академического бакалавриата, , 2018

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