1. English for Public Administration II

2. General info Lecturer: Dr. sc. Marijana Javornik Čubrić
Classes: Wednesday 9:00 – 10:30
Office hours: Wednesday 10:30 – 11:30, Gundulićeva 10, Room No. 6
Contact:

3. Course materials
M. Javornik Čubrić, L. Sočanac, English for Public Administration , Narodne novine, 2018.
Module II – Organization of government
Units 7-12

4. Topics Types of Political Systems
Branches of Government: the Legislature
The Executive
The Judiciary
Law Enforcement: the Police
International Relations and Diplomacy

5. Course outline February 27 Introduction
March 6 Types of Political Systems
March 13 The Legislative Branch
March 20 The Executive Branch: Government and Administration
March 27 What Type of Government Does the UK Have?
April 3 The Judicial Branch
April 17 Judicial Power in the Republic of Croatia
April 24 Law Enforcement: the Police
May 8 International Law and Diplomacy
May 15 Revision; sample test
May 22 Mid-term examination
May 29 Presentations and signatures

6. Presentations NOT obligatory, but recommended
Substitute for the oral part of the examination (a part of the final grade)

7. Guidelines for presentations
Suggested duration: minutes
Presenters: 1-3
Sources: at least 3 different sources to be used; one written, two can be from the Internet
Draft to be sent a week in advance
No reading; only notes
Try not to include too many pictures or long sentences
Questions and discussion or group work

8. Suggested topics
Types of Government with examples – present a political system of a country
Monarchies in the EU
Main political parties in the UK, RC and USA and their leaders
An important Act of Parliament
Important decisions of the Constitutional Courtsof the RC or the Supreme Court of the UK
The role of diplomacy
International organizations

9. Teaching materials Available at: www.pravo.hr/sj Predmet/course:
Engleski jezik upravne struke II

10. Attendance Strongly recommended
Required for taking mid-term examination (3 absences allowed)

11. Examination
Written part – translation of relevant terminology (Croatian-English and English-Croatian), basic definitions, translation of short relevant texts
Oral part – presenting a topic using relevant vocabulary OR a presentation

12. Any questions?

13. Thank you for your attention!