Law

Legal English I(ING401)

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Course Code Course Name Semester Theory Practice Lab Credit ECTS
ING401 Legal English I 7 2 0 0 2 2
Prerequisites
Admission Requirements
Language of Instruction English
Course Type Compulsory
Course Level Bachelor Degree
Course Instructor(s) Melisa KONFİDAN mkonfidan@gsu.edu.tr (Email)
Assistant
Objective The course aims to develop students’ skills of using the English language in the context of their legal practice. Students will learn legal terminology, make presentations in English, write submissions and draft decisions in English. As a side learning output, the course will also help students to improve their advocacy skills.
Content • Legal professionals
• International disputes
Course Learning Outcomes
Teaching and Learning Methods
References • Legal Writing and Analysis, 2nd edition Linda H. Edwards
• Judgments of the relevant courts.
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Weekly Contents
Theory Topics
Week Weekly Contents
1 Introduction to the Course: Methodology and Content
2 Majow Law System: Common Law and Civil Law
3 International Disputes
4 Commencement of the Presentations
5 Presentations
6 Presentations
7 Presentations
8 Mid Term Exam
9 Basic Principles with regards to preparation for Drafting a Legal Article
10 Article Review
11 Article Review
12 Case Review
13 Case Review
14 Case Review
Practice Topics
Week Weekly Contents
Assessment System
Contribution to Overall Grade
  Number Contribution
Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade 1 40
Contribution of final exam to overall grade 1 60
Toplam 2 100
In-Term Studies
  Number Contribution
Assignments 0 0
Presentation 1 20
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) 1 40
Project 0 0
Laboratory 0 0
Other Applications 0 0
Quiz 0 0
Term Paper/ Project 0 0
Portfolio Study 0 0
Reports 0 0
Learning Diary 0 0
Thesis/ Project 0 0
Seminar 0 0
Other 0 0
Make-up 0 0
Toplam 2 60
Relation of Proficiency
No Program Learning Outcomes Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Recognizing fundamental legal concepts, defining, interpreting and using them. X
2 Recognizing fundamental disciplines of law and their content, including legislation, case-law and the doctrine in the relevant discipline. X
3 Recognizing positive norms in the legislation and being able to define and explain the principals of methodology. X
4 Being able to determine, identify and restate legal problems. X
5 Being able to use legal interpretation principals in an efficient manner in order to analyse and resolve a legal problem and in order to develop a strategy. X
6 Being able to conduct academic researches on legal problems and to propose solutions. X
7 Assuming responsibility individually or collectively for resolving complicated legal problems. X
8 Being able to criticise positive norms of the law system. X
9 Being able to explain technical legal knowledge in Turkish, French and English verbally or in writing, being able to report personal opinion concerning a legal problem verbally or in writing in a persuasive manner. X
10 Being able to follow up the local and international legal literature, to update technical legal knowledge permanently, to use information technology in an efficient manner in order to achieve these goals. X
11 Being able to conduct comparative academic researches between different law systems. X
12 Respecting human rights and universal principals and notions of law. X
13 Respecting the ethical standarts, good faith, fairness and equity principals. X
14 Being sensitive to social problems, democracy, laicism and rule of law principal. X
ECTS
Activities Number Period Total Workload
Class Hours 14 2 28
Working Hours out of Class 11 2 22
Total Workload 50
Total Workload / 25 2.00
Credits ECTS 2
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