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| LANG0051-2 | General and Legal English
- Anglais usuel
- Anglais juridique
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| Duration : | Anglais usuel : 30h Th
Anglais juridique : 60h Th
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| Lecturer : | Anglais usuel : Doris De Laet, Frédéric Depas, Pierre Geron, Kevin Heyeres, Caroline Hougardy, ISLV
Anglais juridique : Doris De Laet, Frédéric Depas, Pierre Geron, Kevin Heyeres, Caroline Hougardy, ISLV
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| Coordinator : | Caroline Hougardy |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| English language |
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Course contents :
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| This 1st year course for law students aims at improving students' general English language skills in order for them to be able to deal with the legal English course more efficiently. This course also serves as a good preparation for the 2nd-year Juridical Terminology and Text Analysis course. |
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| This English course is intended for first-year law students and aims at improving their command of legal English in reading, listening and speaking.
CEFRL levels of the course :
- listening (B2)
- reading (C1)
- speaking (B2)
- writing (B1)
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| By the end of term, students should be able to read and understand the texts studied in the Legal English course. They will have revised and developed their grammar and vocabulary, as well as other practical language skills. |
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| By the end of the term, students will have
- developed their ability to read and understand legal texts such as legal periodicals, commercial legislation, legal correspondance and other commercial law documents.
- increased their comprehension of spoken English when it is used to speak about legal topics in meetings, presentations, interviews, discussions, etc.
- strengthened their speaking skills and become able to engage more effectively in a range of speaking situations typical of legal practice, such as client interviews, discussions with colleagues and contract negotiations.
- been provided with the necessary vocabulary and grammar tools .
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| This class is taught in English from the start and is meant for students with a prerequisite B1 level of English as described in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. |
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| The class is taught in English from the start and is not meant for beginners. Students should ideally have reached level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages before the start of the class.
Besides, this course also aims at encouraging the students to further prepare for the International Legal English Certificate by familiarising them with the kinds of tasks they would encounter on the ILEC examination. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| The General English class will be taught for one hour a week all year round, on top of the two-hour Legal English class.
A placement test will be organised on September 20th at 8.30AM to determine who can be exempted from the General English class. |
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| This 60-hour course is taught all year round, 2 hours a week.Students will make sure to prepare actively at home the exercises from the book and other additional activities as indicated by the teacher on a weekly basis to be able to keep up with the fast pace of the class.
In the same way, students will be expected to revise their basic English grammar on their own. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Information about the course book will be given in class on September 21st. |
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| The following coursebook will be used in class:Krois-Lindner, Amy and Firth, Matt. Introduction to International Legal English. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2008.
A supplementary course book will be available at Intercopy.
Students are advised to get hold of the Grammaire Anglaise de Base, ISLV, Editions du CEFAL
Besides, students will need a good bilingual dictionary (English/French, French/English) such as The New Collins Robert French Dictionary or Oxford/Hachette. They are also advised to get a monolingual dictionary such as Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary, Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Collins Cobuild English Dictionary for Advanced Learners or Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Most of these are also available on CD-rom. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Regular tests will be organised to assess students' progress. These tests will have no influence on the final mark.
Attendance is compulsory for all the students who have not been exempted from the course following the placement test.
The students who have attended less than 75% of general English classes will not be allowed to take their Legal English exams. Any absence for medical reason shall be excused by a medical certificate during the first week that follows the return of the student. |
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| The final exam in June will be twofold as it will be made up of a written and an oral part. There will be no exam in January.
The written part will be composed of true or false and multiple-choice questions about listening and reading comprehension, grammar and about the vocabulary seen in class.
The oral part will assess not only the students' speaking skills, but also their use of the vocabulary and language functions exercised in class as well as the comprehension of texts.
Students are expected to choose a text at least 1,5 pages long that proves to have a strong connection with one of the units discussed in class. They are free to use any sources but will be asked, among other things, to justify their choice, make connections with the concepts and units dealt with in class, paraphrase the content, explain the title, or give a summary. Students are required to hand in a copy of their text to their teachers during the week of April 16th 2012.
The points that make up the final mark will be distributed as follows:
Written exam : 10
Listening comprehension exam : 2
Oral exam : 8 |
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Organizational remarks :
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| Students have to have validated their choice of language on MyUlg by Saturday September 17th at the latest. No change will be possible after that date.
The placement test will take place on September 20th. Students whose language levels, as evaluated by their teachers, correspond to level B1 (intermediate) of the CEFRL can be exempted from the General English class.
The test results will be communicated to students in due time.
Classes will start during the week of October 3rd.
Note that students are allowed to take the test in whichever language they choose, irrelevant of whether that language is their mother tongue. |
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| An information session about the language courses will take place on Thursday 15 September at 2.15 PM in room 604 (Europe).
Students must have confirmed their choice of languages on MyUlg by Saturday, September 17th at the latest.
They must also sign up on WebCT for one of the 10 Legal English groups no earlier than Monday, September 19th.
Classes will start during the week of October 3rd. |
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Contacts :
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