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English for Tax Administration 1. Lecturer: Miljen Matijašević G10, room 6/I, Tue 11:30-12:30 e-mail: miljen.matijasevic @ gmail.com Session 1 , 15 Oct 2013. Introduction to the course. English for Tax Administration 1 – Course outline.
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English for TaxAdministration 1 Lecturer: Miljen Matijašević G10, room 6/I, Tue 11:30-12:30 e-mail: miljen.matijasevic@gmail.com Session 1, 15 Oct 2013
English for Tax Administration 1 – Course outline • Coursebook: Vićan, D.M., Pavić, Z., Smerdel, B., Engleski za pravnike, Narodne novine d.d., 2008. • Units 1-3, 6-8, 12, 15 • presentations available at www.pravo.hr/sj • teaching materials – Miljen Matijašević – Porezni I
English for TaxAdministration I-IV YEAR ONE • EFT 1: theEnglishand American legal andpoliticalsystem, theCroatianConstitution • EFT 2: banking, taxlegislation, taxesin Croatia, VAT, personal incometax YEAR TWO • EFT 3: criminallaw, familylaw, internationallaw, internationalorganisations, theEuropean Union, companylaw, inheritancelaw • EFT 4: theTaxAdministration, EMU, Taxationinthe EU, theEuropean Court ofAuditors, OLAF
English for Lawyers 1 – course syllabussessions 1 to 13 15 Oct 2013 – Introduction to the course 22 Oct 2013 – What is Meant by Law (1) 29 Oct 2013 – Sources and Varieties of English Law (2) 5 Nov 2013 – Statute Law in Britain (3) 19 Nov 2013 – Expansion and Revision 26 Nov 2013 – The Legal Profession in England (6); Talking to a Barrister (7) 3 Dec 2013 – Legal Aid (8) 10 Dec 2013 – FromtheConstitutionoftheRepublicof Croatia (12) 17 Dec 2013 – The Nature andSourcesof American Federalism (15) 7 Jan 2014 – ExpansionandRevision 14 Jan 2014 – FinalRevision 21 Jan 2014 – End-of-term test 28 Jan 2014 – Signatures and tutorials
Attendance • Optional • Regular attendance (missing no more than 3 sessions) • opportunity to take the end-of-termexam (twoweeksbeforethe first regularterm) • opportunity to do a presentation
Typical lesson structure • Revision of the previous session • Presentation of the new topic • Relevant vocabulary • Exercises / discussion
The final examination • TEST: Mastering relevant vocabulary • ORAL EXAM: Being able to talk about the topics covered in the syllabus, using relevant terms • The extra material covered in class will help you understand the content and prepare for theexam
The final examination • problems with English? • take steps in time! • come and talk to me – there is help available! • STUDENT-MENTORS http://www.pravo.unizg.hr/SJ/engleski/studenti_mentori
Recommended dictionaries • GENERAL ENGLISH: • Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary • LEGAL ENGLISH: • Gačić, M. Englesko-hrvatski rječnik prava i međunarodnih poslovnih odnosa. Zagreb: Školska knjiga, 2010 • ONLINE: • legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com • www.legal-dictionary.org • dictionary.law.com • Otherwise: • Black’s LawDictionary, West Group
SUMMARY • Attendanceoptional but withbenefits • Collectthe signature in time!! • Focus on thepresentations • Wheneverindoubt talk to ME! • You are notresponsible to me but to YOURSELF!
Optional student assignment a presentation on a topic (more or less) related to the curriculum
Presentations duration: approx. 15 minutes 2-3 students prepare each presentation as a joint project minimum 3 sources must be consulted (e.g. one main and two additional)
Presentations • REWARD for participating in a successful presentation: • you can SKIP the oral examination • HOWEVER... • you still have to take the written test • you MUST attend the classes (75 %)
Presentations • Some suggested topics: • a general topicabout legal or political systems • a Croatian court or governmentinstitution • English or American judicial/political history • etc.
Presentations • Before giving the presentation, students MUST: • consult the lecturer about the topic • consult the lecturer about the sources • show the entire PP presentation, as well as the outline and notes at least two weeks before giving the presentation • consult the lecturer about the pronunciation of difficult words
Presentations RESOURCES • Tempusreadingroom • TMT 3, weekdays 10-14 • Department library (comeand talk to me) DATES • 19 Nov, 3 Dec, 7 Jan, 14 Jan
Hints for a successful presentation • DOs: • involve the audience • study your sources and compile the most interesting bits of information into your presentation • make eye contact with your audience • address your audience and use plain English • include questions and discussion questions
Hints for a successful presentation • DON’Ts: • copy from source word for word • read from a piece of paper – it’s BORING!!! • include full, complex sentences on your slides • use language you don’t understand • suffocate the presentation with images and animations (especially if you do not make use of them!)