《法律英语》课程教学大纲

PAGE2PAGE3法律英语课程教学大纲EnglishForLegalProfession学时数：32学分数：2适用专业：法学本科I.NatureandObjectives（课程性质与目的）LegalEnglishisanoptionalmoduleforstudentsmajoringinlaw.It’sintendedtofulfillthefollowingobjectives:ToenablethestudentstoapplyalltheskillsnecessaryinlanguagelearningtothestudyoflegalEnglish.ToenablethestudentstomasterthebasicvocabularyandspecialstructuresoflegalEnglishandapplytheminasimulatedcourt.Tohelpthestudentshaveanover-allideaofthecommonlawsystem.Todevelopthestudents’abilitytoanalyzesomelegalproblems.II.PrimaryTeachingContents(主要教学内容）Thecontentsofthismodulemainlycoverthegenerallawsandjudicialproceduresundercommonlaw,particularlytheUSlaw.Theprimarycontentsinclude:1.IntroductionTointroducethelawunderAmericanfederalismandthecourtsystemsofUSandUK.TobrieflyintroducetheCommonLawLegalSystemandtheCivilLawLegalSystemandthedifferencesbetweenthem.2.CivilLitigationTolearnandunderstandthebasicprocessesinacivillawsuitundercommonlawandthemaintargetsofeachprocess;TomasterthetwoimportantsystemsinAmericanlaw:theadversarysystemandthejurysystem.3.ConstitutionalLawTolearntheinstitutionsofUSgovernmentandtheseparationofpowersamongthem;Tomasterthebasicrightsofthepeopleundertheconstitution.4.ContractLawTolearnabouttheDefinitionofcontractandthemainsourcesofcontractlaw;Tomastertheformation,performance,breachaofcontractandremediesforbreachofcontract;Tomemorizetheobjectionsofthesellerandthebuyer;tounderstandsomefrequentlyusedexpressionsandlongsentences.5.TortLawTounderstandandmastertheclassificationoftortsandthegeneralinformationaboutthem:intentionaltorts,negligenttortsandstrictliabilitytorts.6.PropertylawTolearnthecategoriesofproperty;Tomastertheownership,transferofownershipandco-ownershipofpersonalpropertyandrealproperty.7.CorporationLawTolearnabouttheformsofcompanies;Togetageneralideaoftheincorporationandmanagementofcompaniesandthemergerandterminationofcompanies.8CommercialpapersTolearnaboutthemainkindsofcommercialpapersfrequentlyusedincommerce;Tounderstandtherightsofholderinduecourse.III.Requirements（能力培养要求）Aftercompletionofthissubject,thestudentsareexpectedto:MasteraconsiderableamountoflegalEnglishvocabularyandthepatternsspecialinlegalEnglish.Improvereadingcomprehensionbymeansofreadingalotafterclass.ExpressideasandopinionsfreelyinEnglishincaseofargumentation.WritereportsandcaseanalysisinEnglish.Role-playjudgesandlawyersandusecourtEnglishfreely.IV.Assignments(习题)LegalEnglishisasubjectofknowledgeaswellasaskill.It’simportantforthestudentstopractisemoreinordertomastertheskillsandtheknowledge.Therefore,assignmentsforthiscoursewillmainlybeafter-classreadingtasks,case-analysis,translation,role-playsandgroupdiscussion.V.Allocationoftime（课时分配）序号内容学时1Introduction42CivilLitigation63ConstitutionalLaw24ContractLaw45TortLaw46Propertylaw67CorporationLaw48Commercialpapers2合计32VI.References（教学参考书）[1]．董世忠，赵建.法律英语（第二版），法律出版社，2006.[2].何家弘：法律英语（第二版）.法律出版社，2003.[3].齐筠.法律英语教程.北京：高等教育出版社.2005，(4).[4].StephenJudge.BusinessLaw(2ndedn.).北京：法律出版社.2002.[5].David