Legal English II
2
2023-2024
01210873
LEGAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE
English
Face-to-face
SEMESTRIAL
6.0
Elective
1st Cycle Studies
Recommended Prerequisites
Council of Europe B2 or already having completed Legal English I
Teaching Methods
Presentation, communication, role-play, written and oral tests, written exam or continuous evaluation
Learning Outcomes
Revision and improvement of basic grammatical competence and its application in context of legal discourse
Work Placement(s)
NoSyllabus
Revision exercises on civil and criminal procedure
Grammar: Passives
Juries – introduction to evaluation exercises
Grammar: indirect questions
Vocabulary: criminal and civil law expressions
Questions and Answers about Libel and Slander
Grammar: used to, still, any more
European Union – introduction
European Arrest Warrant
Grammar: sentence transformations
Negligence
Trial procedure
Trial role play
Grammar: word transformation revision
Public spending cuts and judicial review
Grammar: relative clauses
Pre-nuptial agreements
Giving advice
Grammar: reported speech
Attendance notes
Contested wills and intestacy
Assessment Methods
Assessment
Presentation, communication, role-play, written and oral tests, written exam or continuous evaluation: 100.0%
Bibliography
Nenhuma, mas são aconselhados dicionários e livros de gramática adequados, e são indicados sites úteis.