DROI1241 - Foreign legal terminologies : Legal English and reading of Dutch legal texts
Credits :
6
Lecturers :
Mode of delivery :
Face-to-face , first and second term, 75 hours of theory.
Language of instruction :
English and Dutch
Learning activities :
Learning outcomes :
The general learning objective is to acquire active knowledge of a second legal language (English) and a passive knowledge of a third legal language (Dutch). The teaching unit is composed of two leaning activities: 1. On the one hand, ‘Legal English' (DROI1241A). This course is organised in the second semester during 45 hours by lecturers David Best and Catarina Deraedt; 2. On the other hand, ‘Reading Dutch Legal Texts' (DROI1241B). This course is organised in the first semester during 30 hours by lecturers Line Burssens, Stef Feyen and Dries Van Eeckhoutte.
Prerequisites :
For the Bachelor in Law :
Co-requisites :
None
Course contents :
For more information, see: DROI1241A - ‘Legal English' DROI1241B - ‘Reading Dutch Legal Texts'
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Lectures
Assessment methods and criteria :
For the final grade, ‘Legal English' obtains a weighting of 3 and ‘Reading Dutch Legal Texts' gets weighting of 2.
Recommended or required reading :
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