Insegnamento a.a. 2018-2019

The course is divided into ten core topic areas. Around these topic areas students practice and develop the appropriate skills expected at this level. There are regular focus on real life case studies.

• A career in law.
• Contract law.
• Tort law.
• Criminal law.
• Company law.
• Commercial law.
• Real property law.
• Litigation and arbitration.
• International law.
• Comparative law.
• For detailed information and syllabus, www.unibocconi.eu/languagecenter.

• Confidently deal with different types of text, such as business publications and correspondence.
• Satisfactorily produce different pieces of writing, such as letters, reports, proposals and emails.
• Adequately follow and understand a range of spoken materials, such as interviews, discussions and presentations.
• Communicate effectively in face-to-face situations.

• Deal confidently with different types of text.
• Write a variety of different items such as memos, faxes, emails, reports and proposals.
• Follow and understand a range of spoken materials such as conversations, interviews and discussions.
• Communicate effectively in face-to-face situations.

• Face-to-face lectures
• Exercises (exercises, database, software etc.)
• Individual assignments
• Interactive class activities (role playing, business game, simulation, online forum, instant polls)

Face-to-face lectures: given by the assigned professor.

Exercises (Exercises, database, software etc.): from the materials at the professor's disposal.

Individual assignments: assigned by course professor.

Interactive class activities :role playing, simulations.

At the end of the 2nd semester of the  second year, there is a written and oral final exam. This is mandatory. The format of the written exam is as follows:

• Listening comprehension and related test (30 marks).
• Reading Comprehension regarding academic-legal English topics (40 marks).
• Writing an essay on a given argument - about 220 words (30 marks).

The mark is initially expressed in hundredths and then converted into thirty. Access to the oral exam is only possible once a student has passed the written exam (18/30). For the oral exam students must show the ability to summarize and discuss 3 articles of a minimum 1.250 words on topics related to the syllabus Final year exam syllabus  is the same for attending and not attending students. Limited validity for all tests. For details, refer to the Course syllabus and examinations on www.unibocconi.eu/languagecenter.

Textbooks:

• A. KROIS LINDNER, M. FLIRTH, Introduction to International Legal English, Cambridge University Press.

B2 Legal English. The course is divided into ten core topic areas. Around these topic areas students practice and develop the appropriate skills expected at this level. There are regular focus on real life case studies.

• A career in law.
• Contract law.
• Tort law.
• Criminal law.
• Company law.
• Commercial law.
• Real property law.
• Litigation and arbitration.
• International law.
• Comparative law.

• Deal confidently with different types of text.
• Write a variety of different items such as memos, faxes, emails, reports and proposals.
• Follow and understand a range of spoken materials such as conversations, interviews and discussions.
• Communicate effectively in face-to-face situations.

• Deal confidently with different types of text.
• Write a variety of different items such as memos, faxes, emails, reports and proposals.
• Follow and understand a range of spoken materials such as conversations, interviews and discussions.
• Communicate effectively in face-to-face situations.

• Lezioni frontali
• Esercitazioni (esercizi, banche dati, software etc.)
• Lavori/Assignment individuali
• Altre attivita' d'aula interattive (role playing, business game, simulation, online forum, instant polls)

• Face-to-face lectures: by the assigned professor.
• Exercises (Exercises, database, software etc.) selected by the assigned course professor from the materials available.
• Individual assignments: set by the assigned professor during the course.
• Interactive class activities : role playing,simulation.

At the end of the 1st semester of the first year, students have the option of taking a written partial exam. This is not obligatory. At the end of the 2nd semester of the first year, there is a written and oral final exam. This is mandatory. The format of the written exam is as follows:

• Listening comprehension and related test (30 marks).
• Reading Comprehension regarding academic-legal English topics (40 marks).
• Writing an essay on a given argument - about 220 words (30 marks).

The mark is initially expressed in hundredths and then converted into thirty. Access to the oral exam is only possible once a student has passed the written exam (18/30). For the oral exam students must show the ability to summarize and discuss 3 articles of a minimum 1.250 words on topics related to the syllabus. Both partial and final year exam syllabuses are the same for attending and not attending students.

• A. KROIS LINDNER, M. FLIRTH, Introduction to International Legal English, Cambridge University Press.

Examples of topic areas that are considered during this course are the following:

• Career in law.
• Patents and Intellectual property.
• Competition Law.
• Employment law.
• International law.
• Human Rights law.
• Cybercrime.
• Communication.
• Crisis management.
• Teambuilding.
• Critical thinking.
• Management and leadership styles.
• Risk.

At the end of the course student will be able to...

• Write in appropriate styles on a range of topic areas: legal and business.
• Recognize the elements of effective professional communication.
• Deal with communication breakdowns.
• Negotiate skillfully.
• Make presentations.
• Express opinions on a wide range of topic areas: legal and business.
• Reading authentic legal materials eg euro law data base.
• Take effective notes and expanding on them.

At the end of the course student will be able to...

• Write in appropriate styles on a range of topic areas: legal and business.
• Recognize the elements of effective professional communication.
• Deal with communication breakdowns.
• Negotiate skillfully.
• Make presentations.
• Express opinions on a wide range of topic areas: legal and business.
• Reading authentic legal materials eg euro law data base.
• Take effective notes and expanding on them.

• Face-to-face lectures
• Exercises (exercises, database, software etc.)
• Individual assignments
• Interactive class activities (role playing, business game, simulation, online forum, instant polls)

• Face-to-face lectures: by the assigned professor.
• Exercises : selected by the assigned course professor from the materials available.
• Case studies in  legal contexts.
• Individual assignments and group assignements: set by the assigned professor during the course.
• Interactive class activities: role playing, simulation.

At the end of the 2nd semester of the first year, there is a written and oral final exam. This is mandatory. The format of the written exam is as follows:

• Listening comprehension and related test (30 marks).
• Reading Comprehension regarding academic-legal English topics (40 marks).
• Writing an essay, letter or report on a given argument - between 250-280 words (30 marks).

The mark is initially expressed in hundredths and then converted into thirty. Access to the oral exam is only possible once a student has passed the written exam (18/30). For the oral exam students must show the ability to summarize and discuss 3 articles of a minimum 1.250 words on topics related to the syllabus. The final year exam syllabus is  the same for attending and not attending students. For details, refer to the Course syllabus and examinations on www.unibocconi.eu/languagecenter.

• The main course material, for both attending and non-attending students book tbd
• Professor’s own materials.