12法律英语教学大纲12法律英语教学大纲.doc

《法律英语》教学大纲 课程名称：《法律英语》 英文名称：Legal English 学分：2学分 总学时：36学时 适用专业：法学 先修课程：大学英语课程、法律基础类课程 一、课程性质 《法律英语》是依据《WTO 法律文件选读、国际经贸法律、法学研究技巧与资源的运用。 二、教学目标 通过本课程的学习，培养学生以下专业与非专业素质： 本课程历时一个学期，其教学目的旨在培养和提高学生在领域里应用英语的能力。在教师的指导下，学生通过阅读一些精选的类英语文章掌握基本概念和基本理论以及专业术语。在教学过程中着重于扩大学生的专业词汇量，提高学生的英语阅读理解水平。同时，本课程采用个人发言和小组讨论等多种形式以增加学生的语言实践机会，使他们能将专业知识与英语知识很好地结合，最终具有较强的英语口头交流能力和翻译能力Introduction to Legal English 导论 教学目的与要求 介绍开设本课程的背景意义、课程性质与特点、教学内容安排、学习方法与要求、相关参考书及本课程的考核方式 2. Lesson 1 Legal System 法律制度 教学目的 （1）To be clear about the difference between common law and civil law systems （2）To have a clear idea of the legal system of China （3）To grasp the related legal vocabularies Part I Features and Characteristics Part II Common law and Equity law 3. Lesson 2 Legal Profession 法律职业 教学目的 （1）To be clear about the American legal profession （2）To learn certain legal phrases, such as practicing lawyer, legal instruments, associates, practice preventive law （3）To understand the process of engaging a lawyer （4）To get acquainted with some useful expressions in engaging a lawyer 教学内容 Part I The Bar Part II Lawyers in Private Practice Part III House Counsel Part IV Lawyers in Government 4. Lesson 3 Legal Education 法律教育 教学目的 （1）To be clear about the curriculum of American legal education （2）To distinguish the case method from lecture method （3）To learn some legal phrases: Regulatory state; clinical education; layering; law faculties; in high-prestige fields of law 教学内容 PCurriculum and the case method Part II Law school hierarchy 5. Lesson 4 Judicial System 司法体系 教学目的 （1）To be clear about the American court system and English court system （2）To distinguish between trial courts and appellate courts （3）To be clear about the position of the Judges in court （4）To learn certain legal vocabulary, such as jurisdiction, sue, plaintiff, defendant, action, petition, and so on 教学内容 Part I Courts Part II Judges 6. Lesson 5 Constitution 宪法 教学目的 （1）To be clear about the feature of the US Constitution, the fundamental pr