ECTS - Legal English I
Legal English I (LAW251) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal English I | LAW251 | Area Elective | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Area Elective |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | Assuring law faculty students learning english versions of basic law principles. Hepling students with reaindg english articiles and following world news. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Famous trials, case law, introduction to the law of contract, European Union law. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Famous Trials | Articles |
| 2 | Nuremberg Courts | Articles |
| 3 | Racisim in courts | Articles |
| 4 | Joan of Arc | Articles |
| 5 | Oscar Wilde | Articles |
| 6 | Princess Caroline | Articles |
| 7 | General Repeat | |
| 8 | Midterm Exam | |
| 9 | Statute of limitation | Articles |
| 10 | Loan agreement | Articles |
| 11 | Credit agreement | Articles |
| 12 | Basic principles of contract law | Articles |
| 13 | Case Law | Articles |
| 14 | EU Law | Articles |
| 15 | General Repeat | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Çeşitli makaleler |
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| Other Sources | 2. Solove, Daniel J.A Brief History of Information Privacy Law. PROSKAUER ON PRIVACY, PLI, 2006; GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 215 |
| 3. Güven, Kudret. General Principles of Turkish Law. Ankara: Nobel Yayınları, 2003. | |
| 4. Aldisert, Ruggero J., Clowney, Stephen and Peterson, Jeremy D.,Logic for Law Students: How to Think Like a Lawyer(2007). University of Pittsburgh Law Review, Vol. 69, No. 1, 2007 | |
| 5. Kudret Güven, General Principles of Turkish Law. Ankara: Nobel Yayınları, 2003. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 60 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 40 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 60 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
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| Major Area Courses | X |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Understands, compares and paraphrases the basic concepts of law as a jurist following common principles of law. | X | ||||
| 2 | Solves problems using a critical point of view when necessary, determines and analyses the theoretical and practical problems of law. | X | ||||
| 3 | Understands, plans, exercises and coordinates the functions of law, by explaining and practising. | X | ||||
| 4 | Understands the strategic, tactical and practical dimensions of private and public law. | X | ||||
| 5 | Understands the local, national, international, universal and supranational dimensions of private and public law. | X | ||||
| 6 | Understands modern methods and distinctions of law. | X | ||||
| 7 | Can successfully participate in disciplinary and interdisciplinary team works. | X | ||||
| 8 | Have an open-minded attitude towards learning and attempting. | X | ||||
| 9 | Assimilates and complies with the rules related to legal ethics and profession within the framework of social responsibility awareness. | X | ||||
| 10 | Can use Turkish effectively both orally and in writing and has communication skills required for a career in the discipline of law. | X | ||||
| 11 | Thinks critically and creatively on legal and social problems based on the principle of rule of law and the ideal of justice. | X | ||||
| 12 | Understands and practices the national and international dimensions of law by following court case law and practices. | X | ||||
| 13 | Prepares and presents a written or oral academic study within the framework of acedemic ethics and rules. | X | ||||
| 14 | Uses information technologies related to the profession effectively in solving legal problems. | X | ||||
| 15 | Reinforces the knowledge of foreign languages and has a command of legal terminology. | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | |||
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 4 | 7 | 28 |
| Total Workload | 75 | ||