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法律专业外语课程教学大纲
《法律专业外语》课程教学大纲
一、《法律专业外语》课程说明
（一）课程代码：
02130016
（二）课程英文名称：
LegalEnglish
（三）开课对象：
法学专业
（四）课程性质：
本课程是法学专业必选学科选修课程之一，一般在大学三年级开设。
法学专业本科学生通过两年的大学英语的学习，已掌握了普通英语的基本语汇、语汇和句型，为法律专业英语的学习打下了良好的基础。
法律专业英语课程的开设一方面为学生继续学习英语提供了良好的机会，另一方面也能使学生运用英语来表达自己所学的法律专业知识，从而为他们将来直接运用英语获得本专业的最新信息奠定基础。
其前导课程有综合英语、基本法律课程等。
在课程类别中属于专业教育课程、专业必修课。
（五）教学目的：
通过这门课的教学与学习，将使学生了解和掌握法律英语的阅读与写作方法，并从众多节选于国外名著名篇中的课文里，了解国外尤其是英美法系国家里的法律制度，并培养学生运用已学的英语知识和相关法律原理来分析、处理和解决实际案例的能力。
（六）教学内容：
本课程要求学生，首先必须熟知相关的法律知识，即英美法律制度，然后通过教师对某些课文的讲解和学生自身根据教师提问对某些课文的阅读，掌握相关法律词汇，包括法律英语中基本词汇，以及学生已熟悉，但在法律语境下，与日常用义大相径庭的词汇；掌握法律英语中长句的理解和翻译，从而熟悉和掌握法律英语的特点。
（七）学时数、学分数及学时数具体分配
学时数：
48学时
分数：
3学分
学时数具体分配：
教学内容
讲授
实验/实践
合计
LessonOne：
LegalSystem
2
2
LessonTwo：
LegalProfession
2
2
LessonThree：
LegalEducation
2
2
LessonFour：
JudicialSystem
2
2
LessonFive：
Constitution
2
2
LessonSix：
AdministrativeLaw
2
2
LessonSeven：
CriminalLaw
4
4
LessonEight：
CivilRightsLaw
2
2
LessonNine：
ContractLaw
4
4
LessonTen：
TortLaw
2
2
LessonEleven：
PropertyLaw
2
2
LessonTwelve：
CorporationLaw
2
2
LessonThirteen：
InsuranceLaw
2
2
LessonFourteen：
CommercialLaw
2
2
LessonFifteen：
TaxLaw
2
2
LessonSixteen：
EnvironmentalLaw
2
2
LessonSeventeen：
FamilyLaw
2
2
LessonEighteen：
IntellectualPropertyLaw
2
2
LessonNineteen：
CivilProcedure
2
2
LessonTwenty：
CriminalProcedure
2
2
LessonTwentyOne：
RulesofEvidence
2
2
LessonTwentyTwo：
WTORules
2
2
合计
48
（八）教学方式
教学方式以课堂教学为主。
（九）考核方式和成绩记载说明
考核方式为考查。
严格考核学生出勤情况，达到学籍管理规定的旷课量取消考试资格。
综合成绩根据平时成绩和期末成绩评定，平时成绩占40%，期末成绩占60%。
二、讲授大纲与各章的基本要求
LessonOne：
LegalSystem法律制度
教学要点：
Pre-readingtasks
1.Whatlegalsystemsdoyouknowabout?
Canyousaysomethingaboutthem?
2.WhatisRussia’slegalsystem?
AndTheScandinaviancountries’?
Comprehensionofthetext:
Answerthefollowingquestions
1.Howdidcivil-lawsystemcomeintobeing?
2.Whatcountriesdoesthecivil-lawfamilyhaveinfluenceon?
3.Whatcountiesdoesthecommonlawsystemhaveinfluenceon?
4.Whatisthecharacteristicofthecivil-lawfamily?
5.Whatisthedoctrineofcommonlaw?
6.Doesthedevelopmentofacountryhaveacloserelationshipwiththecountry’slaw?
Whatisthedifferencebetweenthecivil-lawfamilyandthecommonlawsystem?
教学时数：
2学时
教学内容：
Legalsystems
Clusters/families/groupsoflegalsystems
Civil-lawfamily
Commonlawsystem
Commonlawdiffersfromcivillaw
考核要求：
Studentswillbeableto:
1.knowsomethingaboutthetwobiglegalsystems,theirdifferencesandalsowillknowthateverysocietyhasalegalsystem;
2.mastersomerelatedlegalterms;
3.conductaseriesofreading,listening,speakingandwritingactivitiesrelatedtothethemeoftheunit.
LessonTwo：
LegalProfession法律职业
教学要点：
ThepersonneloftheprosecutorialsystemintheUSincludebothfederalprosecutorsandlocalprosecutors.Inaddition,assistantprosecutorsatboththefederallevelandthelocallevelarethemostimportantpartoftheprosecutorialprofession.
ThebasicqualificationforaprosecutorintheUnitedStatesisthatheorshemustbeamemberofthebarinthatjurisdiction.Inotherwords,alltheprosecutingattorneys,includingfederalattorneysandlocalattorneys,thechiefofaprosecutor’sofficeandtheassistants,shouldhavehadalawdegreeandpassedtheBarExaminationinthejurisdiction.
教学时数：
2学时
教学内容：
ThetrainingofattorneysandthepracticeoflawhaveevolvedovertimeintheUnitedStates.TodayAmericanlawyerspracticeinavarietyofsettingsandcircumstances.
GovernmentAttorneysintheJudicialProcess：
1.FederalProsecutors.2.ProsecutorsattheStateLevel.3.PublicDefenders.4.OtherGovernmentLawyers.5.TheU.S.DepartmentofJustice.6.U.S.SolicitorGeneral.7.StateAttorneysGeneral.
PrivateLawyersintheJudicialProcessAssignedDefenseCounsel.PrivateDefenseCounsel.
TheCourtroomWorkgroup
LegalServicesforthePoor
考核要求：
1.How many types of lawyers are there in America?
What are they?
2. What kind of lawyer do you wantto be?
（If you are a lawyer）What kind of work do you do ?
3.What roles do lawyers play in society?
Which of them is the most important in your view?
4.If a lawyer knows much about law but very little about anything else,will he be a good
lawyer.
LessonThree：
LegalEducation法律教育
教学要点：
legaleducation:
anoverview
Today,innearlyallstates,completionofadegreeprogramatanaccreditedlawschoolisrequiredforadmissiontopracticeasalawyer.Itnormallytakesthreeyearsoffulltimeworktoreceivealawdegree.Unlikethecaseinnearlyallothercountriesoftheworldthisrequireddegreeprogrammustfollowabasicfouryearcollegeoruniversitydegree.IntheUnitedStatesthereare175lawschoolsaccreditedbytheAmericanBarAssociation （http:
//www.abanet.org/）.Moststatesdonotacceptbarapplicationsfromgraduatesoflawschoolsnotonthatlist.
Inthefirstyearoflawschoolstudentsgenerallyarerequiredtotakebroadintroductorytopics.Thesemayincludetorts,contracts,criminallaw,civilprocedure,property,andconstitutionallaw.Manyschoolsalsorequirecoursesinlegalwritingandlegalresearch.
Thesecondandthirdyearsoflawschoolallowastudenttoconcentrateonparticularareasofthelawsuchasbusiness,litigation,international,orfamilylaw.Anumberofcoursesmaystillberecommendorrequiredsuchasfederalincometaxation,corporations,commerciallaw,andprofessionalethics.Inaddition,thesecondandthirdyearsoftenprovidethestudentwiththechancetogetsomelegalexperiencethroughlegalaidclinicsandinternships.
Lawstudentsusuallyparticipateinextra-curricularactivitiesthatprovidethemwithfurtherusefulexperience.Lawreviewsarelegalacademicjournalseditedandinpartwrittenbystudents.Membershipinlawreviewisusuallygrantedonthebasisoffirstyeargradesorawritingcompetition.MootCourtprovidesstudentswiththeopportunitytocompetewithoneanotherbygivingmockoralargumentsbeforeapanelofjudges.
Lawschoolteachingtendstobefarmoreinteractivethaniscommoninundergraduateeducation,despitelargeclasses.Intheclassic"SocraticMethod"thelawprofessorasksastudentaseriesofquestionsaboutassignedcases.
教学时数：
2学时
教学内容：
Partone:
Curriculumandthecasemethod
Parttwo:
Lawschoolhierarchy
考核要求：
Whichteachingmethodisbetterforlawstudy:
casemethodorlecturemethod?
LessonFour：
JudicialSystem司法系统
教学要点：
1stperiodpre-readingactivities（familiarwithnewwords,terms,andbackgroundinformation）
2ndperiodwhilereading（highlightsofthetext）
3thperiodafter-readingactivities
教学时数：
2学时
教学内容：
Partone:
Courts
--theSupremeCourt
--CourtofAppeals
--DistrictCourt
Parttwo:
Judges
--Justice
--Judge
--JusticeofPeace/Magistrate
考核要求：
1.HowmanycourtsystemsarethereintheUnitedStates?
Andwhatarethey?
2.Howmanyjudgesgenerallyarethereinafederaldistrictcourt?
3.Howarestatecourtjudgesusuallyselected?
LessonFive：
Constitution宪法
教学要点：
Warming-upquestions
1.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutEnglishconstitution?
2.Canyouguesswhatthethemeofthisunitrefersto?
3.CanyousaysomethingabouttheorganoftheEnglishgovernment?
Comprehensionofthetext.
1.WhatistheformofgovernmentbasedoninBritain?
2.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingdoesnotholdpower?
3.WhichofthefollowingcausesanewelectionoftheCabinet?
4.Wherearethepoliciesofthegovernmentwarmlydiscussedandcloselywatched?
5.HowoftenistheelectionforseatsinCommonsheld?
教学时数：
2学时
教学内容：
Constitution
Unwrittenconstitution
Sovereign
Monarch
Executivebranch
Cabinet
HouseofCommons
HouseofLords
考核要求：
Studentswillbeableto:
1.understandthemainidea（thefunctionofeachorganofthegovernmentandtheirrelationshipinEngland）ofthetext;
2.mastersomerelatedlegalterms;understandhowthegovernmentwork
3.conductaseriesofreading,listening,speakingandwritingactivitiesrelatedtothethemeoftheunit.
LessonSix：
AdministrativeLaw行政法
教学要点：
Administrativelawencompasseslawsandlegalprinciplesgoverningtheadministrationandregulationofgovernmentagencies（bothFederalandstate）.Generally,administrativeagenciesarecreatedtoprotectapublicinterestratherthantovindicateprivaterights.
教学时数：
2学时
教学内容：
Administrativelaw
Agencyaction
Administrativeunit
Adjudication
Rulemaking
discretionary
考核要求：
1.Whatisthescopeofadministrativelaw?
2.Whatisagencyaction?
3.Whatisinterpretationinadministrativelaw?
4.Whatarethecentraltasksofadministrativelaw?
LessonSeven：
CriminalLaw刑法
教学要点：
Studentswillbeableto:
1.understandthemainidea（thegeneralknowledgeofcrimesandpunishment）ofthe
text;
2.mastersomerelatedlegalterms;
3.conductaseriesofreading,listening,speakingandwritingactivities
relatedtothethemeoftheunit.
4.trytounderstandthecriminalprocedure
教学时数：
4学时
教学内容：
Justice
1.theidealoffairandbeneficenttreatmentofallpeoplebyeachotherandbytheirgovernments,whichlawinademocraticsocietyattemptstoserve
2.thesystemoflawandadministrationoflaw
Criminaljustice
Justiceofthepeace
Fraud
Statute
Code
Self-defense
Misdemeanor
--acrimelessseriousthanafelony,usuallyonepunishablebyincarcerationforuptooneyear,insomestatesmisdemeanorsincludesomeoffensespunishableonlybyafine
考核要求：
1.Comprehensionofthetext.
1）Whichaspectoflawareordinarypeoplemostfamiliarwith?
2）Whatkindofcriminalconductcanbefoundinafederalgovernmentcode?
3）Inwhichcountrywasitillegaltoo
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