This level 3 course is part of the law and language certificate programme Fachsprache Jura and is offered this semester as both a weekly class and as an online/blended-learning course.The course may only be attended by those law students who have already satisfactorily completed at least the JAPO-Pflichtkurs Introduction to English Legal Language.
If you have any questions regarding the content or the requirements - in particular if you have moved to Erlangen from another university or have had courses recognised from a period of study abroad, please contact us via Email: rechtswissenschaft@jurasprachen.de
COMBINATION WITH OTHER ENGLISH COURSES
You may attend this course and other level 3 law courses and / or general English courses in the same semester.
REGISTRATION
Registration is obligatory for this course (by 13th April 2018 at the latest) online via StudOn
ATTENDANCE
Regular attendance and active participation are required in order to successfully complete this course, therefore attendance is compulsory in accordance wth the university guidelines. Your teacher will inform you in the first session about any compulsory tasks that need to completed during the course as a prerequisite for being admitted to the final exam, as well as the maximum number of classes you may miss. Please be aware that not all materials relevant for the exam will necessarily be posted on StudOn and that participants are responsible for making sure that they catch up on any missed classes, acquire any additional materials and complete and/or submit any compulsory tasks.
ASSESSMENT
There are three components to the assessment for this course:
A 60 minute written examination (60% of the final grade) which will take place on Saturday, 7th July 2018 (for time and room please see mein campus)
A listening comprehension task (20%)+
A text production task (20%)+
+The listening and text production tasks will be made available via StudOn on Wednesday, 30th May and must be submitted - also via StudOn - by Sunday, 17th June at the latest.
Registration for the exam via mein campus is compulsory (registration period: Monday, 21.05.2018 (0.01 Uhr) bis Friday, 08.06.2018 (12.00 Uhr)). The exam number is 30154.
REPEATING THE COURSE
We expect to offer this course again in the winter semester 2018/2019. Students who fail the exam and wish to retake it may do so at the end of the next semester without having to retake the whole course, providing they obtain the grade 4,7. Students who fail with the grade 5,0 must retake the whole course before being allowed to attempt the exam again.
Additional information for students who are interested in taking this course as an online / blended-learning course:
A grade of 2,3 or better in Introduction to English Legal Language or at least one other level 3 law course is required to take this course as an online / blended-learning course
Students who wish to take more than one level 3 law course this semester may only take one as a blended-learning course
Students who have already taklen a blended learning course must already have also taken at least one weekly course or be doing so this semester
Attendance is compulsory at all four classroom workshops, so please check the dates carefully!
The final (one hour) class on 29th June is an additional, optional (but strongly recommended) exam revision session
Students will work through most of the course materials independently using both online and printed materials. In the workshops students will have the opportunity to ask questions, clarify any points they are unsure about, and use the vocabulary and knowledge they have acquired in practical exercises.
The law of obligations is the term used to group together two distinct fields of law: the law of torts and contract law. This course focuses on the acquisition of the core legal terminology used in these two fields by learning about the fundamental legal principles in these areas. In addition to that, you will discover what procedures are involved in taking a civil case to court and the terminology used in civil procedural law.
The course consists of 3 units:
1. Civil Procedure
2. The Law of Torts
3. The Law of Contract
The course will cover all the four language learning skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking.