Lecturer: Miljen Matijašević G10, room 6/I, Tue 15:30-16:30 Session 1, 3 Oct 2014

YEAR ONE  EFL 1: the English legal and political system  EFL 2: the American legal and political system, the Croatian judiciary, the European Court of Justice YEAR TWO  EFL 3: criminal law, family law, international law, international organisations, the EU  EFL 4: civil law, administrative law, company law, criminal procedural law

 Coursebook  Coursebook: Vićan, D.M., Pavić, Z., Smerdel, B., Engleski za pravnike, Narodne novine d.d.,  Units 1-10  Topics pertaining to the English legal system

 presentations available at vni_materijali vni_materijali ◦ teaching materials – Miljen Matijašević – Engleski jezik pravne struke I

1. 3 Oct 2014 – Introduction to the course Oct 2014 – What is Meant by Law (1) Oct 2014 – Sources and Varieties of English Law (2) Oct 2014 – Statute Law in Britain (3) Oct 2014 – The British Judiciary (4) 6. 7 Nov 2014 – The Doctrine of Precedent (5) Nov 2014 – Revision and practice Nov 2014 – The Legal Profession in England (6) 9. 5 Dec 2014 – Legal Aid (8) Dec 2014 – Civil Procedure in the UK (A Day in a Civil Court (9) Dec 2014 – Criminal Procedure in the UK (A Day in a Criminal Court (10) Jan 2015 – Revision and practice Jan 2015 – Final Revision Jan 2015 – End-of-term test Jan 2015 – Signatures and tutorials

 Optional  Regular attendance (missing no more than 3 sessions) ◦ opportunity to take the end-of-term exam (two weeks before the first regular term) ◦ opportunity to do a presentation

1. Revision of the previous session 2. Presentation of the new topic 3. Relevant vocabulary 4. Exercises / discussion

 TEST: Mastering relevant vocabulary  ORAL EXAM: Being able to talk about the topics covered in the syllabus, using relevant terms  The extra material covered in class will help you understand the content and prepare for the exam

 problems with English? ◦ take steps in time!  come and talk to me – there is help available!  STUDENT-MENTORS entori

 GENERAL ENGLISH: ◦ Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary  LEGAL ENGLISH: ◦ Gačić, M. Englesko-hrvatski rječnik prava i međunarodnih poslovnih odnosa. Zagreb: Školska knjiga, 2010 ◦ ONLINE: ◦ legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com ◦ ◦ dictionary.law.com Otherwise: Black’s Law Dictionary, West Group

 Attendance optional but with benefits  Collect the signature in time!!  Focus on the presentations  Whenever in doubt talk to ME!  You are not responsible to me but to YOURSELF!

 a presentation  a presentation on a topic (more or less) related to the curriculum Optional student assignment

 duration: approx. 15 minutes  2-3 students prepare each presentation as a joint project  minimum 3 sources must be consulted (e.g. one main and two additional) Presentations

 REWARD for participating in a successful presentation: ◦ you can SKIP the oral examination  HOWEVER... ◦ you still have to take the written test ◦ you MUST attend the classes (75 %) Presentations

 Some suggested topics: ◦ a general topic about legal or political systems ◦ a Croatian court or government institution ◦ a lawyer’s office ◦ English judicial/political history ◦ the Bar Examination ◦ etc.

 Before giving the presentation, students MUST: 1.consult the lecturer about the topic 2.consult the lecturer about the sources 3.show the entire PP presentation, as well as the outline and notes at least two weeks before giving the presentation 4.consult the lecturer about the pronunciation of difficult words Presentations

RESOURCES  Tempus reading room ◦ TMT 3, weekdays  Department library (come and talk to me)

 DOs: 1.involve the audience 2.study your sources and compile the most interesting bits of information into your presentation 3.make eye contact with your audience 4.address your audience and use plain English 5.include questions and discussion questions

 DON’Ts: 1.copy from source word for word 2.read from a piece of paper – it’s BORING!!! 3.include full, complex sentences on your slides 4.use language you don’t understand 5.suffocate the presentation with images and animations (especially if you do not make use of them!)