HDDR1241 - Foreign legal terminologies : Legal English and reading of Dutch legal texts
USL-B
Credits :
7
Lecturers :
Teaching assistant :
Mode of delivery :
Face-to-face , first and second term, 75 hours of theory.
Timetable :
First term Monday from 17:15 to 19:15 at 119 Marais 2200
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 (Evening Programme) :
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.
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