TÜRKÇE
ENGLISH
Information
| Code | HKU242 |
| Name | Professional English II |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Semester | 4. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 4 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | E Elective |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Tunay KÖKSAL |
| Course Instructor |
1 |
Course Goal / Objective
The aim of this course is to enable students to develop their professional foreign language proficiency in the field of law and to gain the ability to understand, interpret and effectively use international legal texts. It aims to enable them to master legal terminology, learn academic and professional writing rules and strengthen their oral communication skills. Thus, students will be able to play an active role in international legal processes and will have the competence to create legal arguments in a foreign language in their professional careers.
Course Content
This course aims to develop the professional foreign language skills of law school students and professionals working in the field of law. Within the scope of the course, basic legal concepts, contracts, petitions, court decisions and legal correspondence will be studied by focusing on the Anglo-American legal system and international legal terminology. In addition to developing academic and professional reading-comprehension skills, students will have the opportunity to practice creating oral and written legal arguments. In addition, international court decisions and legal texts will be examined and evaluated from a comparative law perspective. The course aims to increase students' command of legal English by supporting it with interactive studies and case studies.
Course Precondition
There is no prerequisite for this course.
Resources
• Oğurlu, Yücel; Gürpınar, Bünyamin, Introduction to Law, (Second Edition, 2015, On İki Levha Yayıncılık, İstanbul).
Notes
Saygın, Engin, Introduction to Law in a Nutshell, (Fourth Edition, 2021, Adalet Yayınevi, Ankara). • Güven, Kudret, General Principles of Turkish Law, (Fifth Edition, 2020, Savaş Yayınları, İstanbul). • Ansay, Tuğrul; Wallace Jr, Don; Önay, Işık (Editors), Introduction to Turkish Law, (Seventh Edition, 2020, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara). • Aybay, Rona, An Introduction to Law, (Fourteenth Edition, 2022, Der Yayınları, Ankara). • Çalışkan, Yusuf; Dülger, Ahmet, Legal English with 14 Lectures and Practical Tips, (Second Edition, 2022, On İki Levha Yayıncılık, Istanbul).
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Explains professional terminology and basic terms. |
| LO02 | Explains the basic expressions and language structures used in a professional context. |
| LO03 | Makes oral presentations in a foreign language on legal issues. |
| LO04 | Analyzes professional documents and identifies main ideas and important details. |
| LO05 | Prepares texts in accordance with academic and professional legal writing rules. |
| LO06 | Evaluates different legal systems within the framework of comparative law. |
| LO07 | Makes analysis by considering cultural differences in professional communication. |
| LO08 | Critically analyzes the content in English used in the professional field. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the fundamental concepts and principles of law. | 4 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Identifies legal problems. | |
| PLO03 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Comprehends the research, analysis and interpretation methods of legal science. | 3 |
| PLO04 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Recognizes the historical and sociological development process of law and legal norms. | |
| PLO05 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Evaluates the fundamental legal disciplines and their contents (legal regulations in every field, decisions of judicial bodies and scientific evaluations) by using scientific methods and techniques. | |
| PLO06 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Uses appropriate legal interpretation methods in order to find solutions to the identified legal problems. | |
| PLO07 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Solves the legal problems encountered by using the knowledge has acquired | |
| PLO08 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Exposes the solutions to legal problems separately in terms of de lege lata and de lege ferenda law. | |
| PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Takes responsibility as a member of the team to develop solutions to problems encountered in legal practice. | 3 |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Be sensitive to social and legal problems with a sense of social responsibility. | 4 |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | By gaining self-learning skills, evaluates the information which has learned with a critical approach. | 5 |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Uses technical legal knowledge in both Turkish and English verbally or in writing. | 5 |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Convincingly conveys her/his personal opinion and assessment on a particular legal issue, either orally or in writing. | 3 |
| PLO14 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Uses information and communication technologies related to law effectively. | 4 |
| PLO15 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Internalizes the understanding of honesty, justice and ethics required by being a lawyer in line with the principles of universal law. | |
| PLO16 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Follows the legal developments at national and international. | |
| PLO17 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Adopts a democratic, secular and social state of law. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Functions of the State Under the 1982 Constitution,Legislature,legislative irresponsibility,legislative immunity | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 2 | executive and judiciary in Turkey | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 3 | Administrative Law,basic principles | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 4 | Administrative organization of Turkey | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 5 | Administrative power,Emergency power of the Administration,Martial Law,state of Emergency | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 6 | Control of the Administration | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Örnek Olay |
| 7 | Criminal law,theories of punishment for Crimes | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
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| 9 | Crime,definition,its elements | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 10 | ParticipationCrime,Punishment,Aims of Punishment | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 11 | International Public law | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 12 | the sources of International law | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 13 | civil law ,law of persons | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 14 | Law of property,Law of Inheritence(succession) | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 15 | Family law,Torts | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Örnek Olay |
| 16 | Term Exams | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
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| 17 | Term Exams | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 18 | 18 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 109 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 4,36 | ||
| ECTS | 4 ECTS | ||