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ENGLISH FOR LAWYERS III

ENGLISH FOR LAWYERS III. INTRODUCTION. Lecturer. Prof.dr.sc. Lelija Sočanac Office hours: Monday 15.30 – 16.30 h, Gundulićeva 10, Room 5 E-mail: lelijasocanac@yahoo.com lelija.socanac@pravo.hr. Textbook:.

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ENGLISH FOR LAWYERS III

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  1. ENGLISH FOR LAWYERS III INTRODUCTION

  2. Lecturer • Prof.dr.sc. Lelija Sočanac • Office hours: Monday 15.30 – 16.30 h, Gundulićeva 10, Room 5 • E-mail: lelijasocanac@yahoo.com • lelija.socanac@pravo.hr

  3. Textbook: • Dunja M. Vićan, Zlata Pavić, Branko Smerdel: Engleski za pravnike : English for Lawyers, Zagreb : Narodne novine, 2012

  4. General Dictionaries • Bujas, Željko, Veliki hrvatsko-engleski rječnik .- Zagreb: Nakladni zavod Globus, 1999 • Bujas, Željko, Veliki englesko-hrvatski rječnik .- Zagreb : Nakladni zavod Globus, • Advanced Learner’s Dictionaries (Collins Cobuild, Oxford, Longman)

  5. LawDictionaries • Gačić, Milica, Englesko-hrvatski rječnik prava, međunarodnih i poslovnih odnosa.- Zagreb: Školska knjiga, 2010.

  6. LawDictionaries • Black's LawDictionary / ed. Bryan A. Garner.- Thomson West, 2004. • Collin, P.H., DictionaryofLaw.- London : Bloomsbury, 2004 • Osborn’s ConciseLawDictionary .- Sweetand Maxwell, 2001 • OxfordDictionaryofLaw / ed. Martin, E.A.; Law, J..- OxfordUniversityPress, 2006.

  7. TIMETABLE ENGLISH III MONDAY 17.00-18.30 (Dv. II) • 7 Oct. INTRODUCTION; • 14 Oct. UNIT 19. CRIME • 21 Oct. UNIT 20. DEATH AND THE LAW • 28 Oct. UNIT 21. THE DEATH PENALTY • 18 Nov. UNIT 22. MARRIAGE • 25 Nov. UNIT 23. DIVORCE • 2 Dec. UNIT 24. WILLS AND INHERITANCE • 9 Dec. UNIT 25. THE LEGAL CHARACTER OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

  8. TIMETABLE ENGLISH III MONDAY 17.00-18.30 (Dv. II) • 16 Dec. UNIT 26. THE CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS • 23 Dec. UNIT 27: THE EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE • 13 Jan. REVISION • 20 Jan. WRITTEN EXAM • 27 Jan. RESULTS

  9. TIMETABLE ENGLISH IV • 3 March UNIT 28: ConflictofLaws • 10 March UNIT 29: TypesofEnglish Civil Law • 17 March UNIT 30: Contract • 24 March UNIT 31: Negligence • 7 April UNIT 34: JudicialControlofPublicAuthorities 14 April UNIT 35: Police Powersin Great Britain • 28 April UNIT 36: The Rise oftheLawyer’s Role intheModern World • 30 April UNIT 33: FormsofBusinessOrganizationinthe United States • 5 May UNIT 32: Economic, SocialandCulturalRights (FromtheConstitutionoftheRepublicof Croatia) • 12 May REVISION • 19 MayWrittenexam • 26 MayResults

  10. PREPARING YOUR PAPER • 1. Collect as much material as you can • 2. Organize your materials • 3. Structure your paper: • 1. Introduction • 2. Elaboration • 3. Conclusion • References

  11. STRUCTURE • Name • TITLE • Abstract • (A short summary of what you are going to write about) • 1. Introduction. 1.1. Definition 1.2. Historical Background/ Theoretical Background/or Problems addressed • 2. The main argument • 3. Conclusion • References: • Oakland, John (2000), British Civilization : an Introduction .- 4th ed .- London; New York : Routledge. • SUMMARY

  12. Quoting • “If the question is asked: ‘what is law in society?’ a • common response would be ‘to maintain order’. • Much public debate and political rhetoric links • ‘law’ and ‘order’. There are two problems with • this response. First it is extremely ambiguous. • There is no single concept of order, but rather a • variety of orders in relation to which the law may play • a role” (Partington 2006: 13) • References • Partington, Martin (2006), An Introduction to the English Legal System .- 3rd ed .- Oxford University Press.

  13. PARAGRAPHING • A paragraph: several sentences contained in the topic (or key) sentence • The topic sentence: usually the first one, contains the main idea or topic • The other sentences support it by adding further information or examples • A paragraph should link logically with previous and following paragraphs

  14. Papers: P-O-W-E-R • Produce (something worth saying) • Organize • Write • Edit • Refine

  15. Exercise • A) It is mainlyformal, impersonalandobjective. • B) In most ofthesethewriter is expected to includereferencestootherwriting or research • C) Academicwriting is a particularkindofwritingthatcanberecognisedbyits style. • D) Theseincludeessays, researchreportsandarticles, casestudies, surveys, dissertations, theses, andexaminationpapers. • E) Otherdistinctivefeatureswilldependuponthespecifictypesofacademicwriting

  16. PRESENTATION • 1. Thinkofyouraudience • 2. Structureyourpresentation: • a) Start bysayingwhatyou are going to talk about • b) Focus on the most importantpointswithgoodillustrativeexamples • c) Sumup

  17. STRUCTURE: BEGINNING • Introduce yourself (Good morning/afternoon/evening. My name is...I’m going to speak to you today about...) • Make an impact – say something that will make the audience want to listen to you • Give a preview of the argument you are going to present

  18. MIDDLE • Divide speech into a few manageable points (‘I’m going to make a couple of points today. Briefly, these are...’ • Place them in a logical order • Demonstrate how each point contributes to the main theme of the presentation

  19. END • Indicate that you have reached the end of your presentation (And finally...; In conclusion...) • Summarise the key points of your presentation (‘By way of summary...’) • End with a clear, decisive statement (‘The most important effect of all this is...’)

  20. Structure: Summary • 1) Beginning: start bysayingwhatyou are going to talk about (“Tellthemwhatyou’re going to tellthem”) • 2) Middle: most importantpointswithgoodillustrativeexamples (“Tellthem”) • 3) End: sumup (“Tellthemagainwhatyou’ve toldthem”) • 4) Invitequestions

  21. Throughout • Project your voice so that everyone can hear you • Maintain eye contact with your audience • Use visual aids to illustrate your points • Avoid contradicting yourself • Do not use vague or trivial language • Do not assert that something is true without backing it up with evidence

  22. CHECKLIST:Preparation • Consideryouraudience. What are theyinterestedin? What do theyneed to know? What is the best wayofpresenting it? • Considerwhatvisual aids youwillbeusing • Checktheequipment

  23. Power-point • DO NOT put toomuchtext on a slide (no more than 6 lines) • Textlargeenough for everyone to see • Becarefulaboutbackgroundcoloursandpictures

  24. Points to remember • 1. Checkandpractisethepronunciationofdifficultwords • 2. Payattention to yourintonation • 3. Ifpossible, do notread (notes preferable to reading a fulltext) • 4. Usevisual aids, or write on theblackboard to stressyourpoint • 5. Do notforgetaboutyour TIMING!!! (15 min for 3 presenters+5 min for discussion)

  25. Team presentations • Choose who willleadthepresentation • Divideyourtopics • Rehearse how eachpersonwillhandover to thenext • Identifywhateachpersonwillbedoingwhileanother is speaking

  26. K-I-S-S • Keep • It • Shortand • Simple

  27. A fewquotations… • Writing is thehardestwayofearning a living, withtheposibleexceptionofwrestlingalligators. (Olin Miller) • It usuallytakes me more thanthreeweeks to prepare a goodspontaneusspeech. (Mark Twain)

  28. STUDENT-MENTORS • IfyourEnglish is goodenough, youcanhelpyourcolleagues on a regularbasis (1 session a week) • IfyouhaveproblemswithyourEnglish, contact a student mentor at thebeginningoftheacademicyear (web page)

  29. Tempusreadingroom • TMT 3 (basement) • Openinghours: Monday – Friday 10.00-14.00h

  30. ELECTRONIC SOURCES www.curia.eu.int (ECJ judgements) www.hmso.gov.uk www.parliament.uk www.lawreports.co.uk www.courtservice.gov.uk (court forms and judgements) www.companieshouse.org.uk www.thelawyer.com

  31. Electronic sources www.ials.sas.ac.uk/eagle-i.htm (Institute of Advanced Legal Studies) www.venables.co.uk/legal www.balii.org www.barcouncil.org.uk (The Bar Council) www.lawsociety.org.uk/home.law (The Law Society) www.law.cam.ac.uk/jurist/index.htm

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