Faculty of Law · Law · Undergraduate
Course Objective
This course can be taken particularly by students who want to become a lawyer or academician at the universities. The most important purpose of this module is to teach the words used in legal documents such as statutes, legal contracts and other legal texts.
Course Content
In order to enable students familiar with the legal vocabulary, the areas such as contract law, commercial law and legal profession will be studied during the term.
Required Resources
LINHART Karin ve FARBY Roger, “Englishe Rechtssprache, Ein Studien – und Arbeitsbuch”, Münih, 2014.
Recommended Resources
• MASON, Catherine, “The Lawyer’s English Language Coursebook”, Second Edition. • 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 • OVACIK, Mustafa, “İngilizce-Türkçe Hukuk Sözlüğü”, Banka ve Ticaret Hukuku Araştırma Enstitüsü, Sözkesen Matbaacılık Ltd. Şti., Ankara 2000 • ANSAY, Tuğrul ve WALLACE, Don, Wolters Kluwer, “Introduction to Turkish Law”, 2011.
Explanations
This course can be taken in two terms and they are seperate from each other
Rules
There is no pre-requisite to take this course
Course Learning Outcomes
- Students learn the legal terms used in legal documents
- to understand the correct and accurate meanings of the English words used in legal areas
- to learn basic legal terms in English which they will need during their studies in a master or PhD course particularly at the abroad
- to use corretly and accurately legal terms in English which are need be used when a legal document is prepared in English Language
- to have the ability to understand the legal texts, court decisions, contracts, power of attorney, petitions
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
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 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| Final | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Contracts-I | Linhart - Fabry, Pages 1-6 |
| 2 | Contracts-II | Linhart - Fabry, Pages 7-13 |
| 3 | International Sales | Linhart - Fabry, Pages 16-23 |
| 4 | Company Law-I | Linhart - Fabry, Pages 92-101 |
| 5 | Company Law-II | Linhart - Fabry, Pages 92-96 |
| 6 | Buying and Selling | Mason, Pages 10-13 |
| 7 | Sale of Goods | Linhart - Fabry, Pages 165-168 |
| 8 | Ara Sınav | Ara Sınav |
| 9 | Commercial Law-I | Mason, Pages 239-260 |
| 10 | Commercial Law-II | Mason, Pages 263-290 |
| 11 | Employment Law-I | Mason, Pages 119-134 |
| 12 | Employment Law-II | Mason, Pages 137-157 |
| 13 | Banking Law-I | Mason, pages 41-52 |
| 14 | Banking Law-II | Mason, pages 55-67 |
| 15 | Modern Letter Writing | Mason, pages 293-323 |
| 16 | Final Sınavı | Final Sınavı |