Faculty of Law · Law · Undergraduate
ECTS: 3 T+P+L: 2+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Öğr. Gör. Yusuf AŞKIN
Instructors: Öğr. Gör. Yusuf AŞKIN
Course Objective
The main purpose of this module is to teach the terminological words and terms used in legal texts. Therefore, students are enabled to improve their ability to understand legal texts such as statutes, court decisions, contracts, and draft them. Another purpose of our course is to enable our students to advance their English to a level that they will need during their academic studies such as master and PhD which they may do after graduation.
Course Content
In this module, legal terms which are used in civil law and common law systems will be studied
Required Resources
- ANSAY, Tuğrul ve WALLACE, Don; Wolters Kluwer, “Introduction to Turkish Law”, 2011.
- AYBAY, Rona; “Introduction to law – with special references to Turkish Law”, 2. Baskı, Alfa Basım Yayım Dağıtım, 2013
- KROIS-LINDNER, Amy ve FIRTH, Matt; “Introduction to International Legal English”, Cambridge University Press, 2008
- KROIS-LINDNER, Amy; “International Legal English”, Cambridge University Press, Second Edition, 2011
- LINHART Karin ve FARBY Roger; “Englishe Rechtssprache, Ein Studien – und Arbeitsbuch”, Münih, 2014
- MASON, Catherine; “The Lawyer’s English Language Coursebook”, Second Edition
- SIMS, Vanessa; English Law and Terminology, Nomos Studium, 3. Baskı, Baden-Baden 2010
- Tangl, Astrid, “English for Lawyers and Law Students” With a Short Introduction to the US Legal System, Linde International, Viyana 2014.
Recommended Resources
- LAW, Jonathan (ed.); “A Dictionary of Law”, Oxford University Press, 8. Edition, Oxford, 2015
- OVACIK, Mustafa; “İngilizce-Türkçe Hukuk Sözlüğü”, Banka ve Ticaret Hukuku Araştırma Enstitüsü, Sözkesen Matbaacılık Ltd. Şti., Ankara 2000
Explanations
Students will take a test for midterm, final and resit exams in this module
Rules
There is no pre-requisite to take this course
Course Learning Outcomes
- Students shall learn the legal terms used in English
- Student shall have the ability to employ correctly and accurately the legal terms in English which must be used when they draft a legal text
- Students shall have the ability to understand the legal texts in English such as statutes, court decisions, contracts, power of attorney, petitions
Core Area Distribution
(22) Humanities%20 (38) Law%80
Teaching Methods
ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionPresentationGroup StudyBrain StormingCase StudyProblem Solving
Assessment & Evaluation
HomeworkTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Midterm | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Common law and civil law traditions | Linhart - Fabry, Sayfalar 1-6 |
| 2 | Areas of law | Linhart - Fabry, Sayfalar 7-13 |
| 3 | Sources of law | Linhart - Fabry, Sayfalar 16-23 |
| 4 | Courts and court systems | Linhart - Fabry, Sayfalar 92-101 |
| 5 | People in court | Linhart - Fabry, Sayfalar 92-96 |
| 6 | Making a claim in Court | Mason, Sayfalar 10-13 |
| 7 | Trial and civil procedure, | Linhart - Fabry, Sayfalar 165-168 |
| 8 | Ara Sınav | Ara Sınav |
| 9 | Constitutional Law, Constitution, powers in government | Linhart - Fabry, Sayfalar 59-81 |
| 10 | Criminal Law, crimes and punishments, criminal procedure law | Linhart - Fabry, Sayfalar 83-89 |
| 11 | Tort Law | Linhart - Fabry, Sayfalar 137-140 |
| 12 | Property Law, movable and immovable property, lease, tenancy, property rights | Linhart - Fabry, Sayfalar 143-146 |
| 13 | Intellectual Property Law, patent law, copyright | Linhart - Fabry, Sayfalar 143-146 |
| 14 | International Law, United Nations, international organisations, international treaties | Krois-Matt Firth, Sayfalar, 93-105 |
| 15 | European Union Law, legislation in European Union Law | Linhart - Fabry, Sayfalar 155-162 |
| 16 | Final Sınavı | Final Sınavı |