1. English for social workers I session 1, 5 oct 2017
Miljen Matijašević
Office: G10, room 6 (1st floor)
Tue, 11:30-12:30

2. Today’s session
Introduction to the Course
Language and Law

3. Introduction to the course

4. Course syllabus Part I: English for Lawyers EFL
topics relating to law
Part II: English for Social Workers EFSW
topics relating to social work

5. English for Social Work I-III
YEAR ONE
general topics about law and legal language, separation of powers, legislative bodies
education, employment, social policy, demographics
YEAR TWO
family law, criminal law, European Court of Human Rights
social work, disabled people, older people, children welfare
YEAR THREE (optional course)
English for academic purposes (academic writing)

6. English for Social Workers I
Thursdays 8:30 – 11:30 (A-K)
11:30 – 14:30 (L-Ž)
Sočanac, L., Matijašević, M., Javornik Čubrić, M., Husinec, S., Horvatić Bilić, I., English for the Legal Profession, Narodne novine, 2017.
Javornik Čubrić M., Vićan D. (2005.), English for Social Workers, Zagreb: Pravni fakultet, 2005.
Units 1-4 (Education, Employment, Social Policy, Demographics)
Course website
notice board
teaching materials – Miljen Matijašević

7. Course syllabus, part 1 English for the Legal Profession
DATE
CONTENT 1
5 Oct 2017
Introduction to the Course
Language and Law 2
12 Oct 2017
About Law 3
19 Oct 2017
Branches of Law 4
26 Oct 2017
State Governance and Administration of Justice 5
2 Nov 2017
Parliament and Legislation 6
9 Nov 2017
Revision 7
23 Nov 2017
Mid-term test

8. Course syllabus, part 2 English for Social Workers
DATE
CONTENT 8
30 Nov 2017
Education 9
7 Dec 2017
Social Policy 10
14 Dec 2017
Employment 11
21 Dec 2017
Demographics 12
11 Jan 2018
Revision 13
18 Jan 2018
End-of-term test 14
25 Jan 2018
Signatures and Tutorials

9. Attendance
Optional, but regular attendance (missing no more than 3 sessions!) has its benefits
Taking the mid-term and end-of-term tests
Opportunity to do a presentation

10. Mid-term and End-of term exams (kolokviji)
23 November, 18 January
Only available with regular attendance
(missing no more than 3 sessions)
Za upis ocjene u indeks i ISVU potrebno prijaviti ispit na redovnom roku i doći na upis ocjene TIJEKOM redovnog roka (u dogovoreno vrijeme)

11. The final examination TEST: Mastering relevant vocabulary
ORAL EXAM: Being able to talk about the topics covered in the syllabus, using relevant terms

12. Recommended dictionaries
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

13. SUMMARY Attendance optional but with benefits
Collect the signature in time!!
Whenever in doubt talk to ME!
You are not responsible to me but to YOURSELF!

14. Optional student assignment
carrying out research and doing a presentation
research tasks at the end of each unit in the coursebook (ELP)
additional topics may be chosen

15. Presentations duration: approx. 15 minutes
2-3 students prepare each presentation as a joint project

16. 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 regularly

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

18. Presentations RESOURCES Department library (come and talk to me)
Tempus reading room
TMT 3, weekdays 10-14
online resources

19. Hints for a successful presentation
DOs:
involve the audience
study your sources and compile the most interesting bits of information into your presentation
make eye contact with your audience
address your audience and use plain English
include questions and discussion questions

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

21. Language and Law
Unit 1

22. Language and Law What do you think the following concepts mean?
language for specific purposes (LSP)
legal language
Think of them in terms of Croatian!

23. Language and Law
Read and discuss questions in exercise I with a partner
Read the questions in exercise II and briefly try to predict answers

24. Language and Law
Read the first paragraph and answer questions 1 and 2 from exercise II
Think of professions that have a need for LSP training. What kind of specialist language do they need to master?
How does LSP differ from general language? Think of all possible features.

25. Language and Law
Scan the first paragraph on p. 9 to find out how legal language differs from other LSPs
it is very old
its use affects everybody, not only used by specialists
can absorb terms from other specialist areas

26. Explain the following terms
legal imperative
to impose an obligation
prohibition
procedural requirement
binding
substantive provisions
legislation
treaty
permission
authorization
exception to a general permisison

27. Explain the following terms
legal imperative – zakonom propisana zapovijed, odredba
to impose an obligation – propisati (nametnuti) obvezu
prohibition - zabrana
procedural requirement – postupovni (formalni) zahtjev
binding - obvezujući
substantive provisions – materijalne odredbe
legislation – zakonodavstvo, propis
treaty – međunarodni ugovor
permission - dopuštenje
authorization – ovlaštenje, odobrenje, dopuštenje
exception to a general permisison – izuzeće od općeg dopuštenja

28. Language and Law
Do exercises III. and IV. (pp. 5-6)

29. Thank you for your attention!