法律专业外语课程教学大纲

《法律专业外语》课程教学大纲

一、《法律专业外语》课程说明

（一）课程代码：02130016

（二）课程英文名称：Legal English （三）开课对象：法学专业 （四）课程性质：

本课程是法学专业必选学科选修课程之一，一般在大学三年级开设。法学专业本科学生通过两年的大学英语的学习，已掌握了普通英语的基本语汇、语汇和句型，为法律专业英语的学习打下了良好的基础。法律专业英语课程的开设一方面为学生继续学习英语提供了良好的机会，另一方面也能使学生运用英语来表达自己所学的法律专业知识，从而为他们将来直接运用英语获得本专业的最新信息奠定基础。其前导课程有综合英语、基本法律课程等。

在课程类别中属于专业教育课程、专业必修课。 （五）教学目的：

通过这门课的教学与学习，将使学生了解和掌握法律英语的阅读与写作方法，并从众多节选于国外名著名篇中的课文里，了解国外尤其是英美法系国家里的法律制度，并培养学生运用已学的英语知识和相关法律原理来分析、处理和解决实际案例的能力。

（六）教学内容：

本课程要求学生，首先必须熟知相关的法律知识，即英美法律制度，然后通过教师对某些课文的讲解和学生自身根据教师提问对某些课文的阅读，掌握相关法律词汇，包括法律英语中基本词汇，以及学生已熟悉，但在法律语境下，与日常用义大相径庭的词汇；掌握法律英语中长句的理解和翻译，从而熟悉和掌握法律英语的特点。

（七）学时数、学分数及学时数具体分配 学时数： 48学时 分数： 3学分

学时数具体分配： 教 学 内 容 Lesson One：Legal System Lesson Two：Legal Profession Lesson Three：Legal Education Lesson Four：Judicial System Lesson Five：Constitution Lesson Six：Administrative Law Lesson Seven：Criminal Law Lesson Eight：Civil Rights Law Lesson Nine：Contract Law Lesson Ten：Tort Law Lesson Eleven：Property Law Lesson Twelve：Corporation Law 讲授 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 2 4 2 2 2 实验/实践 合 计 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 2 4 2 2 2

Lesson Thirteen：Insurance Law Lesson Fourteen：Commercial Law Lesson Fifteen：Tax Law Lesson Sixteen：Environmental Law Lesson Seventeen：Family Law Lesson Eighteen：Intellectual Property Law Lesson Nineteen：Civil Procedure Lesson Twenty：Criminal Procedure Lesson Twenty One：Rules of Evidence Lesson Twenty Two：WTO Rules 合 计 （八）教学方式

教学方式以课堂教学为主。 （九）考核方式和成绩记载说明

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 48 考核方式为考查。严格考核学生出勤情况，达到学籍管理规定的旷课量取消考试资格。综合成绩根据平时成绩和期末成绩评定，平时成绩占40% ，期末成绩占60% 。

二 、讲授大纲与各章的基本要求

Lesson One：Legal System法律制度

教学要点： Pre-reading tasks

1. What legal systems do you know about? Can you say something about them? 2. What is Russia’s legal system? And The Scandinavian countries’? Comprehension of the text: Answer the following questions 1. How did civil-law system come into being?

2. What countries does the civil-law family have influence on? 3. What counties does the common law system have influence on? 4. What is the characteristic of the civil-law family? 5. What is the doctrine of common law?

6. Does the development of a country have a close relationship with the country’s law?

What is the difference between the civil-law family and the common law system? 教学时数：2 学时 教学内容： Legal systems

Clusters/families/groups of legal systems Civil-law family Common law system

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law schools accredited by the American Bar Association. Most states do not accept bar applications from graduates of law schools not on that list.

In the first year of law school students generally are required to take broad introductory topics. These may include torts, contracts, criminal law, civil procedure, property, and constitutional law. Many schools also require courses in legal writing and legal research.

The second and third years of law school allow a student to concentrate on particular areas of the law such as business, litigation, international, or family law. A number of courses may still be recommend or required such as federal income taxation, corporations, commercial law, and professional ethics. In addition, the second and third years often provide the student with the chance to get some legal experience through legal aid clinics and internships.

Law students usually participate in extra-curricular activities that provide them with further useful experience. Law reviews are legal academic journals edited and in part written by students. Membership in law review is usually granted on the basis of first year grades or a writing competition. Moot Court provides students with the opportunity to compete with one another by giving mock oral arguments before a panel of judges.

Law school teaching tends to be far more interactive than is common in undergraduate education, despite large classes. In the classic \series of questions about assigned cases.

教学时数：2 学时 教学内容：

Part one: Curriculum and the case method Part two: Law school hierarchy 考核要求：

Which teaching method is better forlaw study:case method or lecture method?

Lesson Four：Judicial System司法系统

教学要点：

1st period pre-reading activities (familiar with new words, terms, and background

information)

2nd period while reading (highlights of the text) 3th period after-reading activities 教学时数：2 学时 教学内容： Part one:Courts

--the Supreme Court --Court of Appeals

--District Court

Part two:Judges

--Justice --Judge

--Justice of Peace/Magistrate 考核要求：

1.How many court systems are there in the United States? And what are they? 2.How many judges generally are there in a federal district court?

3.How are state court judges usually selected?

Lesson Five：Constitution宪法

教学要点：

Warming-up questions

1. How much do you know about English constitution? 2. Can you guess what the theme of this unit refers to?

3. Can you say something about the organ of the English government? Comprehension of the text.

1. What is the form of government based on in Britain?

2. According to the text, which of the following does not hold power? 3. Which of the following causes a new election of the Cabinet?

4. Where are the policies of the government warmly discussed and closely watched? 5. How often is the election for seats in Commons held? 教学时数： 2 学时 教学内容： Constitution

Unwritten constitution Sovereign Monarch Executive branch Cabinet

House of Commons House of Lords 考核要求：

Students will be able to:

1.understand the main idea (the function of each organ of the government and their relationship in England)of the text;

2. master some related legal terms; understand how the government work

3. conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit.

Lesson Six：Administrative Law行政法

教学要点：

Administrative law encompasses laws and legal principles governing the administration and regulation of government agencies (both Federal and state). Generally, administrative agencies are created to protect a public interest rather than to vindicate private rights.

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