《法律英语1》课程教学大纲

PAGE—PAGE3—课程名称法律英语1英文名称LegalEnglishI【课程编号】（必备项）【课程类别】必修课理论课【学分数】5【先修课程】大学英语I、II【学时数】64【适用专业】法律事务教学目的、任务（必备项）全面系统地介绍美国民商法的基本情况，在循序渐进提高英语水平的同时，可以了解美国法律的概貌，掌握各种法律概念的英语表述，学会阅读法律方面的英语文献。对比中美法律制度的差异和分析其原因。通过阅读基本了解普通法和大陆法体系的区别。课程教学的基本要求（必备项）课堂授课以教师讲授为主，引导学生熟悉法律词汇的用法和含义，熟悉和掌握法律英语的语言特点，掌握阅读技巧、概括内容大意的方法。三、教学内容和学时分配UnitOneIntroductiontotheAmericanLegalSystemLessonOneLaw:Definition,Classification,andSources7+3学时（课堂讲授学时+课程实验学时）主要内容：understandthevariousdefinitions,theclassificationsoflaw,twomajorlegalsystemsintheworld;vocabulary,expressionsandusageofsomedifficultwords;exercisesforunderstandingthetext.教学要求：specifytherequirementsanddifferenceoflegalEnglish;guidethestudentstoreadthetext.其它教学环节：discussonhowtolearnfromAmericandualityandseeitwithacriticaleye;checkExercisesI,IIandV.LessonTwo:DualityintheAmericanLegalSystem7+1学时（课堂讲授学时+课程实验学时）主要内容：understandfederalistsystemoftheUSA,thecharacteristicsofduality;vocabulary,expressionsandusageofsomedifficultwords;exercisesforunderstandingthetext.教学要求：specifytheprosandconsabouttheduality其它教学环节：discussonhowtolearnfromAmericandualityandseeitwithacriticaleye;checkExercisesI,IIandV.LessonThree:TheAdversarySystemintheAmericanJudicialProcess5+1学时（课堂讲授学时+课程实验学时）主要内容：understandadversarysystemoftheUSA,thecharacteristicsofit;vocabulary,expressionsandusageofsomedifficultwords;exercisesforunderstandingthetext.教学要求：specifytheprosandconsabouttheadversarysystem其它教学环节：discussonhowtounderstandtheadversarysystemandseeitwithacriticaleye;checkExercisesI,IIandV.LessonFour:CommencingaLawsuit6+2学时（课堂讲授学时+课程实验学时）主要内容：understandthereasonsforcommencingalawsuit,therolesoflawyerandthejudgeinthisprocedure;vocabulary,expressionsandusageofsomedifficultwords;exercisesforunderstandingthetext.教学要求：comparetheprocedureofcommencingalawsuitinChinaandtheUSA;relatetheSs’knowledgeofprocedurallawinChinese.其它教学环节：summarizethepreparationsforalawsuit;checkExercisesI,IIandV.LessonFive:Pre-trialDiscovery3+1学时（课堂讲授学时+课程实验学时）主要内容：understandwhatpre-trialdiscoveryis,thecharacteristicsofit;vocabulary,expressionsandusageofsomedifficultwords;exercisesforunderstandingthetext.教学要求：specifywhatneedstobedoneinthisprocedureandasktheSstosummarizethetextintheirownwords.其它教学环节：checkExercisesI,IIandV.LessonSix:TheTrial3+1学时（课堂讲授学时+课程实验学时）主要内容：understandwhatdefendingpartyandtheplaintiffpartydoatthetrial,thecharacteristicsofit;vocabulary,expressionsandusageofsomedifficultwords;exercisesforunderstandingthetext.教学要求：specifywhatneedstobedoneinthisprocedureandasktheSstosummarizethetextintheirownwords.其它教学环节：checkExercisesI,IIandV.LessonSeven:Judgment,EnforcementandAppeal7+1学时（课堂讲授学时+课程实验学时）主要内容：understandthecharacteristicsoftheUSA;vocabulary,expressionsandusageofsomedifficultwords;exercisesforunderstandingthetext.教学要求：comparewithChinesejudicialsystem其它教学环节：relatethepreviouslessons,summarizethegeneralprocedureoflawsuitintheUSA;checkExercisesI,IIandV.LessonEight:CriminalProcess7+1学时（课堂讲授学时+课程实验学时）主要内容：understandthecharacteristicsoftheUSA;vocabulary,expressionsandusageofsomedifficultwords;exercisesforunderstandingthetext.教学要求：comparewithChinesejudicialsystem教学重点、难点及教学方法（必备项）教学重点：learnlegalterms,theusageofcertainvocabularyunderthelegalEnglishcontext;learnthemethodologyofreadinglegaldocumentsinEnglish.教学难点：understandthereasons,thedifferencesandcharacteristicsoftheAmericanjudicialsystem,theculturalandhistoricalbackground.教学方法：comparethetwocultures--ChineseandAmerican;comparetheprocedurallawofChineseandAmerican;introducethereadingskillstoreadlegalEnglishmaterials,howtosummarizethegeneralideasoflegalEnglishtexts.考核方式及成绩评定方式（必备项）考核方式：闭卷考试。满分100分。题型分为法律术语中英词义搭配题、法律术语英译中、法律英语阅读题、法律英语知识判断题、短文或句子中译英。成绩评定方式：平时30%，段考10%,期考60%.教材及参考书目（必备项）ProfessionalEnglishinUseLaw.byGillianD.Brown,SallyRice.Cambridge:CambridgeUniversityPress.2007.SomeHighlightsofAmericanSocietyandCulture.byLiZhongze.Beijing:ForeignLanguagePress.2009.LawandSocietyinTraditionalChina.byT’ung-TsuCh’u.Beijing: