Course: Professional foreign language 1 - French

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Course title Professional foreign language 1 - French
Course code KJA/MFJ1
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction French
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Černá Leona, Mgr.
  • Přidalová Eva, Mgr.
Course content
1. The language of law and its characteristic traits. introduction to law français 2. The great divisions of law 3. Legislative use in the Czech Republic 4. The executive branch in the Czech Republic 5. Judicial proceedings in the Czech Republic 6. Legislative use in France 7. The executive branch in France 8. The French national institutional body 9. - 10. Fundamental acts of judicial organization in France 11. - 12. Legal professions in the French legal frameworke cadre juridique français

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
Learning outcomes
While studying at the Law Faculty of Palacký University, the students must choose one language (out of three languages - English, French and German) as a compulsory subject. As the students come from the secondary schools their knowledge of the language is supposed to be on the upper-intermediate level. Therefore the subject called 1. foreign language is focused on technical legal terminology. In the third year of their studies, the students can continue with their first foreign language as an optional subject "English for Specific Purposes" (ESP), or "Fachsprache Deutsch" (FBD), or "French in EU Law" (FUP).
Students who have completed this subject will gain knowledge and skills in the field of technical legal terminology and they will become familiar with french legal system.
Prerequisites
Completion of this subject is not conditional upon completion of another subject.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Written exam

In order to get the credit it is essential that the students have a regular attendance in the scope set by the seminar leader. The students must also complete the tasks assigned by the teacher.
Recommended literature
  • http://unifor.upol.cz/pravnicka/.
  • www.legifrance.gouv.fr.
  • Černá, L., Kulhajová, B. (2009). Le Français juridique. Leges, Praha.
  • Larišová, M. (2008). Francouzsko-český a česko-francouzský právnický slovník. A. Čeněk, Plzeň.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Law Study plan (Version): Law (2019) Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter