TÜRKÇE
ENGLISH
Information
| Code | HKU215 |
| Name | Professional English 1 |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Semester | 3. 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 | Prof. Dr. Mehmet DEMİR |
| Course Instructor |
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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 have a command of 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 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, focusing on the Anglo-American legal system and international legal terminology. In addition to developing academic and professional reading and 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 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 | Uses legal terminology in the correct context. |
| LO02 | Defines legal terminology. |
| LO03 | Analyzes international legal texts. |
| LO04 | Interprets legal documents (contracts, petitions, court decisions). |
| LO05 | Creates effective written legal arguments in a professional foreign language. |
| LO06 | Makes oral presentations in a foreign language on legal issues. |
| LO07 | Evaluates different legal systems within the framework of comparative law. |
| LO08 | Examines international court decisions and draws basic legal conclusions. |
| LO09 | Prepares texts in accordance with academic and professional legal writing rules. |
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 | What is law ,Aims of Law | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap |
| 2 | Branches of law :public law, private law | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 3 | Aims of Public Law, Branches of Public law | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma |
| 4 | Constitutional law ,Adminstrative law | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 5 | Criminal law ,International Law definition and aims | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 6 | Private law,definition and branches | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 7 | Civil aw and its branches,Commercial law,International Private law | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma, Soru-Cevap |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
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| 9 | Common law system definition and history | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 10 | the structure and the sources of English law system | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Gösteri |
| 11 | The history,structure and the surces of Civil Law System | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Grup Çalışması |
| 12 | precedents in Turkey,Court of Cassation | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Beyin Fırtınası, Örnek Olay |
| 13 | Council of State ,Courts of Accounts | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap |
| 14 | the definition of Public aw,The essential elements of the State | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 15 | the general principals of public law,the general principals underlying the Turkish State under the constitution of 1982 | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 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 | ||