Insegnamento a.a. 2024-2025

50128 - INGLESE GIURIDICO / LEGAL ENGLISH

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Orario di ricevimento / Student consultation hours
Orario delle lezioni / Class timetable
Calendario esami / Exam timetable
CLMG (3 cfu - I sem. - OB)
Docente responsabile dell'insegnamento / Course Director:
JOHN Mc HARDY CLARK

Modulo / Module: Livello B2 Legal
Docenti responsabili delle classi / Instructors:
Class 19: JOHN Mc HARDY CLARK, Class 20: RICHARD NICHOLAS


Conoscenze pregresse consigliate / Suggested background knowledge

A competent B2 level of English is recommended for active participation in the development activities covered during the course. These activities have been designed to enable students to approach their core subjects, taught and tested in English, in a much more confident manner.

Mission e Programma sintetico / Mission & Content Summary

MISSION

The course aims at improving students' written legal competence to enable them to confidently face their core subjects taught and tested in English. The course will also aim to widen students' legal knowledge as well as developing their skills set. This field is read-only and can not be changed

PROGRAMMA SINTETICO / CONTENT SUMMARY


The content below refers to information indicated in the course profile published on the website.

The course is a one semester course. Classes will be held twice weekly over a period of ten weeks.  The course will be divided into 4 modules. (Per dettagli consultare il programma d’aula)


Risultati di Apprendimento Attesi (RAA) / Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO)

CONOSCENZA E COMPRENSIONE / KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

Al termine dell'insegnamento, lo studente sarà in grado di... / At the end of the course student will be able to...

Students will improve their written legal competence to enable them to confidently face their core subjects taught and tested in English. The course will also aim to widen students' legal knowledge as well as developing their skills set.

CAPACITA' DI APPLICARE CONOSCENZA E COMPRENSIONE / APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

Al termine dell'insegnamento, lo studente sarà in grado di... / At the end of the course student will be able to...

Students will improve their written legal competence to enable them to confidently face their core subjects taught and tested in English. The course will also aim to widen students' legal knowledge as well as developing their skills set.


Modalità didattiche / Teaching methods

  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises
  • Individual works / Assignments

DETTAGLI / DETAILS

  • Face-to-face lectures
    • face-to-face lectures
  • Exercises 
    • in-class use of software
  • Individual assignments
    • exercises
  • Interactive class activities instant polls
    • instant polls

DETAILS 

In addition to face-to-face lectures,  teaching methods also include:
 

• Exercises: preparation of case studies, legal essay language and layout, legal language development

• Individual assignments: production of legal essays, case studies, summaries

• Interactive class activities -communicative activities, instant polls


Metodi di valutazione dell'apprendimento / Assessment methods

  Continuous assessment Partial exams General exam
  • Written individual exam (traditional/online)
     x
  • Collaborative Works / Assignment (report, exercise, presentation, project work etc.)
 x    
  • Active class participation (virtual, attendance)
 x    

STUDENTI FREQUENTANTI / ATTENDING STUDENTS

The assessment will consist of a written exam of two parts: Part 1: reading comprehension, Part 2: listening to writing.

There is no oral part to this exam.

The grade will be expressed in thirtieths            

The test lasts for 90 minutes. 

 

All exams will be held in presence using student's own personal PC (with Respondus Lockdown Browser).

Continuous assessment Test:  one mark will be awarded for each of the two tests (max two marks). These marks will only be added to the full exam if it has been passed with 18 or over, and if students have attended at least 75% of the curricular course. These extra marks will only be added to an exam taken iin the sessions held on 13th December 2024 and 17th January 2025 respectively. The test can only be sat in presence.


STUDENTI NON FREQUENTANTI / NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS

ALL THOSE WHO HAVE NOT SELECTED A CLASS OR ATTENDED LESS THAN A 75% OF THE TOTAL COURSE HOURS ARE CONSIDERED  NON ATTENDING STUDENTS

 

The assessment will consist of a written exam of two parts: Part 1: reading comprehension, Part 2: listening to writing.
 

There is no oral part to this exam.
 

The grade will be expressed in thirtieths 
          

The test lasts for 90 minutes. 
 

All exams will be held in presence using student's own personal PC (with Respondus Lockdown Browser).

Continuous assessment Test:  one mark will be awarded for each of the two tests ( max two marks). These marks will only be added to the full exam if it has been passed with 18 or over, and if students have attended at least 75% of the curricular course. These extra marks will only be added to an exam taken iin the sessions held on 13th December 2024 and 17th January 2025 respectively. The test can only be sat in presence.


Materiali didattici / Teaching materials


STUDENTI FREQUENTANTI E NON FREQUENTANTI / ATTENDING AND NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS

Specifically designed course materials presented and stored on Blackboard.

Absolute Legal English:  Helen Callanan and Lynda Edwards: Delta Publishing 

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