Duration
6h Th, 8h AUTR
Number of credits
| Master in law (120 ECTS) | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Organised jointly by the Faculties of Law and Political Science, and Psychology and Education Sciences, the 'communication and debate applied to legal professions' seminar offers students a range of references, concepts, ideas and illustrations relating to communication and debate, specifically in contexts when a point of view has to be expressed and an audience has to be convinced. The course mainly focuses on two theoretical and practical trends: 1. The pragmatics of communication, which looks at the impact on communication on human relationships and behaviour. 2. The new rhetoric, which believes that all communication aims to convince the other party. In this context, debate is understood in its broadest sense as a procedure which aims to make something understandable and to convince. The examples and applications which are set out come from legal and political contexts as well as from daily life. They are addressed through cases provided by a lawyer, documentaries, fictional films and examples from daily and political life. Students will use three practical cases: a defence speech in a business law case, a presentation by a lawyer in a board of directors meeting, and a speech in a parliamentary debate.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
- to be able to identify the major principles and rules of communication and debate as applied to contexts such as defence and prosecution speeches, board of directors' meetings or political debates. - to develop the ability to critically analyse such presentations in legal, social and political environments - to develop the ability to prepare, analyse and conduct this type of presentation in line with these theories and principles.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course framework will be organised as follows:
- 21 September 2021: presentation of the course, presentation of three cases from which students will have to chose (defence/prosecution speech, board of directors' meeting, parliamentary debate), creation of two-person teams who will work together throughout the process.
- du 24 au 30 september 2021: students choose cases (in teams of two)
- October 2021 : students conduct a filmed presentation of their case. The aim of this initial presentation is to learn from the process.
- The presentation will be submitted to the teaching staff's department on USB key by 16 October. Secretariat : Ms Isabelle Lheureux, 1st floor of the Faculty of Law, office I.71
- November 2021 : Three courses (2h) given by D. Faulx (teacher ), Cédric Danse (assistant) and Philippe Culot (laywer);
- December 2021 (one session to be chosen by students), half day of viewing films and discussion based on the classes (D. Faulx, P. Culot, C. Danse).
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Recommended or required readings
Workbook and reference films available on the platform
Any session :
- In-person
oral exam
- Remote
oral exam
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person
Additional information:
Quality of the presentation in legal and communication terms. See supporting booklet.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Professeur Daniel Faulx : Daniel.Faulx@uliege.be
Mme Antoinette Gosselin : a.gosselin@uliege.be