Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Law | |||||
| Bachelor | Length of the Programme: 4 | Number of Credits: 240 | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF: Level 6 |
Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri
| School/Faculty/Institute | Faculty of Law | ||||
| Course Code | LAW 122 | ||||
| Course Title in English | Legal English | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Hukuk İngilizcesi | ||||
| Language of Instruction | EN | ||||
| Type of Course | Lecture,Other,Practical | ||||
| Level of Course | Introductory | ||||
| Semester | Fall | ||||
| Contact Hours per Week |
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| Estimated Student Workload | 100 hours per semester | ||||
| Number of Credits | 4 ECTS | ||||
| Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | ||||
| Pre-requisites | None | ||||
| Expected Prior Knowledge | None | ||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Registration Restrictions | Only Undergraduate Students | ||||
| Overall Educational Objective | To facilitate student transition to law classes in English and to develop skills in reading, writing and speaking on legal issues. | ||||
| Course Description | To cover often used legal terminology in various areas of law through legal texts, court decisions, short videos and films and to discuss the legal issues within the related materials. | ||||
| Course Description in Turkish | Hukukun çeşitli alanlarında sık kullanılan terimlerin çeşitli metinler, mahkeme kararları, kısa video ve filmler aracılığı ile işlenmesi ve incelenen bu materyallerdeki hukuki sorunların tartışılması. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) Summarise and translate English legal texts. 2) Recognise and explain legal concepts and issues in English legal texts. 3) Identify and evaluate legal disputes in films. |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1) The ability to recognize and apply basic principles and theories of law, legal methodology, and interpretation methods. | |||
| 2) The ability to follow, evaluate, interpret and apply the current developments and legislative amendments. | |||
| 3) The ability to locate and use legal resources; to follow and evaluate current legislative amendments, legal science, and court decisions. | |||
| 4) The ability to internalize social, scientific and ethical values while evaluating legal information. | |||
| 5) The ability to recognize, examine and resolve legal issues with respect to general principles of law, de lege feranda and de lege lata; to take into consideration both national and international aspects of law; and to acknowledge the importance of personal conviction while making decisions. | |||
| 6) The ability to critically analyze legal disputes, legislation, court decisions and different views in the legal science; to form his/her own opinions; to detect legal lacuna and suggest alternative solutions. | |||
| 7) The ability to understand issues regarding different fields of law; to characterize and propose solutions to complex issues arising from legal practice. | |||
| 8) The ability to participate in and organize legal projects and activities as a socially responsible individual; to put his/her legal knowledge and skill to use efficiently (in the public or private sector). | |||
| 9) The ability to use a foreign language at least on a B2 Level on the European Language Portfolio, to follow legal developments and communicate with colleagues in that language; to use computer software and information and communication technologies necessary in the law field at an Advanced Level of the European Computer Driving License. | |||
| 10) Adoption of a positive approach to the concept of lifelong learning. | |||
| 11) The ability to understand the development, evolution, and problems of the society and to contribute to the solution of these problems by legal methods. | |||
| 12) The ability to understand the structure, organization, and functioning of law on the national and international level; to contribute to the development thereof. |
Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences
| N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
| Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
| 1) | The ability to recognize and apply basic principles and theories of law, legal methodology, and interpretation methods. | S | HW,Participation |
| 2) | The ability to follow, evaluate, interpret and apply the current developments and legislative amendments. | S | HW,Participation |
| 3) | The ability to locate and use legal resources; to follow and evaluate current legislative amendments, legal science, and court decisions. | S | HW,Participation |
| 4) | The ability to internalize social, scientific and ethical values while evaluating legal information. | N | |
| 5) | The ability to recognize, examine and resolve legal issues with respect to general principles of law, de lege feranda and de lege lata; to take into consideration both national and international aspects of law; and to acknowledge the importance of personal conviction while making decisions. | S | HW,Participation |
| 6) | The ability to critically analyze legal disputes, legislation, court decisions and different views in the legal science; to form his/her own opinions; to detect legal lacuna and suggest alternative solutions. | S | HW,Participation |
| 7) | The ability to understand issues regarding different fields of law; to characterize and propose solutions to complex issues arising from legal practice. | N | |
| 8) | The ability to participate in and organize legal projects and activities as a socially responsible individual; to put his/her legal knowledge and skill to use efficiently (in the public or private sector). | S | HW,Participation |
| 9) | The ability to use a foreign language at least on a B2 Level on the European Language Portfolio, to follow legal developments and communicate with colleagues in that language; to use computer software and information and communication technologies necessary in the law field at an Advanced Level of the European Computer Driving License. | H | HW,Participation |
| 10) | Adoption of a positive approach to the concept of lifelong learning. | S | Select,HW,Participation |
| 11) | The ability to understand the development, evolution, and problems of the society and to contribute to the solution of these problems by legal methods. | N | |
| 12) | The ability to understand the structure, organization, and functioning of law on the national and international level; to contribute to the development thereof. | N |
| Prepared by and Date | HAFİZE SEVİNÇ ENSARİ , January 2024 |
| Course Coordinator | HAFİZE SEVİNÇ ENSARİ |
| Semester | Fall |
| Name of Instructor | Asst. Prof. Dr. HAFİZE SEVİNÇ ENSARİ |
Course Contents
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Introduction |
| 2) | Courses in a Law Faculty Programme |
| 3) | Sources of Law - Constitutional Law |
| 4) | Family Law |
| 5) | Film study |
| 6) | Court System |
| 7) | Quiz 1 |
| 8) | Mid-term Exam Week |
| 9) | Legal Professionals |
| 10) | Contract Law |
| 11) | Tort Law |
| 12) | Criminal Law |
| 13) | Film Study |
| 14) | Quiz 2 |
| Required/Recommended Readings | G.D. Brown and S. Rice, Professional English in Use – Law, latest edition. | ||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Team work, translation studies, discussions, watching videos and films. | ||||||||||||
| Homework and Projects | Quiz 1 and Quiz 2 | ||||||||||||
| Laboratory Work | |||||||||||||
| Computer Use | |||||||||||||
| Other Activities | In-class activities | ||||||||||||
| Assessment Methods |
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| Course Administration |
ensaris@mef.edu.tr 0-212-395 3621 MEF University Office (5th Floor) |
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ECTS Student Workload Estimation
| Activity | No/Weeks | Hours | Calculation | ||||
| No/Weeks per Semester | Preparing for the Activity | Spent in the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | ||||
| Course Hours | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 70 | ||
| Quiz(zes) | 2 | 15 | 30 | ||||
| Total Workload | 100 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 4.0 | ||||||
| ECTS | 4 | ||||||