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 30th October 2020 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 with the university guidelines which are relevant in determining admissibility to the exam. 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 and acquire any additional materials.

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, 6th February 2021

• A listening comprehension task (20%)⁺

• A text production task (20%)⁺

⁺The listening and text production tasks will be made available via StudOn on Wednesday, 23rd December 2020 and must be submitted - also via StudOn - by Sunday, 10st January 2021 at the latest.

Registration for the exam via mein campus is compulsory (registration period: Monday, 30.11.2020 (0.01 Uhr) - Sunday, 13.12.2020 (12.00 Uhr)). The exam number is 30155.

REPEATING THE COURSE
We expect to offer this course again in the summer semester 2021. 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.

The course consists of 3 units:
1. Pre-trial Criminal Procedure
2. The Criminal Trial & Sentencing
3. Substantive Criminal Law:

• Elements of crimes

• Offences against the person & offences against property

• Defences
  

The course will cover all the four language learning skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking.

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 have already taken a blended learning course should ideally 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 January 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 main course materials will be provided as interactive pdf documents. The use of laptops and tablets in class is both welcomed and encouraged.

Credits: 2,5