法學(xué)專業(yè)英語(yǔ)教學(xué)大綱

1、精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔-傾情為你奉上法律專業(yè)外語(yǔ)教學(xué)大綱課程編號(hào)：課程名稱：法律專業(yè)外語(yǔ)課程英文名稱：Legal English授課對(duì)象：普通高校本科生學(xué)時(shí)數(shù)：32學(xué)分?jǐn)?shù)：2執(zhí)筆人：王建玲編寫(xiě)日期：2005年10月16日第一部分 大綱說(shuō)明 一、課程的對(duì)象與性質(zhì)法學(xué)專業(yè)英語(yǔ)一門法學(xué)專業(yè)與英語(yǔ)相結(jié)合的課程。通過(guò)這門課的教學(xué)，使學(xué)生在了解專業(yè)英語(yǔ)知識(shí)的基礎(chǔ)上進(jìn)一步認(rèn)識(shí)國(guó)際和中國(guó)的法律概念、法律規(guī)范和基本制度，對(duì)法學(xué)理論發(fā)展、現(xiàn)狀及其實(shí)踐的相關(guān)情況有了解和掌握。二、課程目標(biāo)設(shè)置本門課程的主要目的有三個(gè)：第一，使學(xué)生掌握法學(xué)英語(yǔ)專業(yè)知識(shí)，能夠系統(tǒng)表達(dá)在專業(yè)學(xué)習(xí)中掌握的法學(xué)知識(shí)；第二，培養(yǎng)學(xué)生閱讀法學(xué)專業(yè)資料的能力

2、和分析案例的能力；第三，使學(xué)生掌握基本專業(yè)詞匯和表達(dá)方法，能夠自如運(yùn)用，為將來(lái)的工作和學(xué)習(xí)打下良好的基礎(chǔ)。三、課程教學(xué)的基本要求、方法和考核方式 （一）使學(xué)生正確理解課程的性質(zhì)，全面了解課程的體系、結(jié)構(gòu)，對(duì)法學(xué)專業(yè)英語(yǔ)有一個(gè)整體的認(rèn)識(shí)；（二）使學(xué)生掌握基本詞匯和表達(dá)方式；（三）密切聯(lián)系實(shí)際，通過(guò)分析研究法學(xué)領(lǐng)域的國(guó)外案例和法學(xué)名家的文章節(jié)選，加深對(duì)法學(xué)知識(shí)的理解和掌握；能把英語(yǔ)的學(xué)習(xí)融入到對(duì)法學(xué)理論與實(shí)踐的認(rèn)識(shí)和研究中，以提高運(yùn)用英語(yǔ)的能力； （四）學(xué)生必須通過(guò)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試，方可選修該課程。學(xué)生課前要預(yù)習(xí)學(xué)習(xí)和討論的內(nèi)容，積極參加課堂討論和練習(xí)； （五）教師采用雙語(yǔ)教學(xué)和多媒體的教學(xué)方式，

3、鑒于本門課程為選修課，故考核方式為兩次隨堂考試，同時(shí)考慮平時(shí)課堂表現(xiàn)情況給出學(xué)生的分?jǐn)?shù)。四、選用教材及參考教材推薦教材： 1法律英語(yǔ)董世忠 趙建主編，復(fù)旦大學(xué)出版社2法學(xué)專業(yè)英語(yǔ)何家弘主編，法律出版社 參考教材：1法律英語(yǔ)教程沙麗金 林萍主編 中國(guó)政法大學(xué)出版社2法律-人類行為的規(guī)則王麗娜主編 清華大學(xué)出版社3法律基礎(chǔ)雙語(yǔ)教程王士如主編 南開(kāi)大學(xué)出版社第二部分 教學(xué)內(nèi)容和教學(xué)要求(Week 1) Unit One General Introduction to the American Legal System: Lesson 1 Law: Definition, Classification

4、, and SourcesA) New Words and ExpressionsB) Text:a. Definition of Law b. Classification of Lawc. Sources of LawC) Exercises (Week 2) Lesson 2 Duality in the American Legal SystemA) New Words and ExpressionsB) Text: a. Choice of Forumb. Federalismc. State Court Systemd. Federal Court SystemC) Exercis

5、es (Week 3) Lesson 3 The Adversary System in the American Judicial ProcessA) New Words and ExpressionsB) Text: a. The Law and the Rules of Procedureb. The Brief Introduction to the Adversary System and the Reasons for its Prevalencec. Disadvantages of Such SystemC) Exercises(Week 4) Lesson 4 Commenc

6、ing a LawsuitA) New Words and ExpressionsB) Text: a. Three Matters Weighed for a Lawsuitb. Selecting Jurisdiction Court for the Casec. Service of Process, Complaint and RespondC) Exercises(Week 5) Lesson 5 Pre-trial DiscoveryA) New Words and ExpressionsB) Text: a. Definition of Pre-trial Discovery a

7、nd the Devices b. Purposes of Pre-trial Discoveryc. The FunctionsC) Exercises(Week 6) Lesson 6 TrialA) New Words and ExpressionsB) Text:a. Impaneling a Juryb. The Actions of the Judge, Plaintiffs Lawyer and the Defendants Lawyer c. Jurys VerdictC) Exercises(Week 7)Lesson 7 Judgment, Enforcement, and

8、 AppealA) New Words and ExpressionsB) Text:a. Judgmentb. AppealC) Exercises(Week 8) Case Study:A) Case 1 : Gray v. American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corp.B) Case 2: Dobson v. Masonite Corp. (Week 9) Lesson 8 Criminal ProcessA) New Words and ExpressionsB) Text:a. Principles of the Criminal Pr

9、ocedureb. Procedures before the Case Brought to the Courtc. The Procedures after the First Judgment and the Kinds of Penalties C) Exercises (Week 10) Mid-term Examination(Week 11) Unit Two Constitution Law Lesson 1 The Institutions of the GovernmentA) New Words and ExpressionsB) Text:a. General Intr

10、oduction to the Institutions of the Government b. The Presidentc. The Congressd. The Supreme CourtC) Exercises(Week 12-13) Lesson 2 Separation of PowersA) New Words and ExpressionsB) Text:a. The Reason for the Separation of Powersb. The Power and the Functions of the Executive and Congressial Branch

11、es c. The Role of the Judiciaryd. Case Study: Marbury v. Madison D) Exercises(Week 14) Lesson 3 Federal-State RelationsA) New Words and ExpressionsB) Text:a) General Introduction to the Federalismb) Historical Reasons for the Federalismc) Two Doctrines Used by the Supreme Court in Shaping Federal-State Relationships: Preemption and the Abstention Doctrined) The Power between Federal and State GovernmentC) Exercises (Week 15-16) Lesson 4 Civil LibertiesA) New Words and ExpressionsB) Text:a) General Introduction to the Making