FOREIGN LANGUAGE (COMPULSORY 1st-4th TERMS)The purpose of the discipline "Foreign Language" is to form a special intercultural communicative competence, which includes linguistic, social, cultural, professional and educational competence, which will allow combining special knowledge, skills and abilities for professional foreign language oral and written speech, increasing the effectiveness of intercultural communication in the professional sphere. The process of foreign language training of students is aimed at the formation of professional communicative competence, which is considered as a linguistic behavior that requires the acquisition of linguistic competence (speech and language skills) in combination with sociolinguistic and pragmatic competencies necessary for the performance of tasks related to study and work. The development of foreign language professional communicative competence occurs in accordance with the ability of students to learn, their subject knowledge and previous experience, and is carried out within the situational context associated with study and specialization. The result of mastering the program in the discipline "Foreign Language" is the formation of linguistic competence, which consists of lexical, grammatical, semantic, phonological, orthographic and orthoepic competencies. Interdisciplinary connections. The teaching of this discipline correlates with the content of professional disciplines, both general, professional and selective, namely: "Specialized Foreign Language", "Legal Theory", "Sociology", "History of Foreign Political Doctrines", "Political Institutions", "Political Power", "Civil Society", "Art of Presentation and Political Advertising", "Political Parties and Movements", "Political History of the World", "History of International Law", "History of International Relations", "In-depth Study of a Basic Foreign Language", "Law of International Treaties", "Foreign Language", "Law of the European Union" and others. Discipline Objectives. Students acquire reading skills with a full understanding of the content; analysis of professional, socio-political, socio-economic and literary literature; mastery of oral monological and dialogical language within the framework of socio-political, general legal topics; abstracting and annotating special literature; drafting official letters and documents on legal issues in English. Subject of the discipline. The subject of the discipline is foreign discourse, necessary for the formation of professionally oriented communicative speech competence (linguistic, sociolinguistic and pragmatic) to ensure effective communication in a variety of modern legal problems. In accordance with international and domestic standards for studying a foreign language, there are certain volumes of special vocabulary, speech, speech, functional and grammatical structures of the English language, which makes it possible to carry out professional oral and written communication and obtain the necessary professional information in English from foreign sources. As a result of studying the academic discipline in accordance with the requirements of the educational and professional program, the student must: know: – linguistic and regional realities of the country whose language is being studied (professional terms and concepts); – stable word combinations that occur in texts; – the main meanings of some official words and their ambiguity; – the principles and doctrines of international public law, as well as the content of the main international legal institutions; – the foundations of European Union law; be able to: – communicate in a foreign language both orally and in writing, including in the professional sphere; – read and understand original texts in the specialty; – work with various types of dictionaries; – read about oneself in order to obtain basic information from new texts of special and general topics; – conduct discussions on topics provided for by the program; – correctly apply the vocabulary of topics in real situations, conduct conversations on professional topics; – analyze information from national and international sources, assess its reliability; – use modern information technologies and databases; – give clear, systematically detailed descriptions of a wide range of subjects related to the circle of professional interests; – present information and prepare public speeches on a wide range of issues in the professional sphere; – write detailed professional texts and documents within the framework of industry issues and the sphere of their professional interests, summarizing and evaluating information and giving arguments; – understand the content of professional speech (live or recorded). Content of the discipline by topics Legal English (2022 edition): 1. Introduction to Legal Profession 2. Introduction to Law: 2.1. Basic Legal Terms and Concepts. 2.2. Rule of Law and Human Rights. 3. Sources of Law. Areas of Law 4. Court Structure and Jurisdiction Judicial System in Ukraine and the European Union 5.1. Judicial Systems of Great Britain and the USA 6. Client Interview. Interviewing Witnesses 7. Constitutional law of Ukraine 8. Administrative law of Ukraine, Great Britain and the USA 9. Civil law of Ukraine. Differences between Civil Law and Common Law 10. Labor Law of Ukraine 11. International Law 12. Criminal law of Ukraine
Content of the discipline by topics Legal English (2019 edition): 1. Basic legal terms and concepts. 2. Legal resources. 3. Jurisdiction. 4. Court process. 5. Areas of Law. 6. Interview. 7. Legal documents (Part 1). 8. Legal documents (Part 2). 9. Legal Professions. 10. Civil Law. 11. Business Law. 12. Judicial system in Ukraine and English-speaking countries. 13. Environmental Law. 14. Contract Law. 15. Criminal Law. 16. Administrative Law. |