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PLATFORMA BLACKBOARD Codul cursului: Denumirea cursului: English for Law Students Tip curs: obligatoriu pentru Facultatea de Drept i Administraie Public, Anul II (semestrul II), Zi/ID/FR. Durata cursului/Nr. credite: semestrial (semestrul II): 3 credite Perioada de accesare a cursului: 1 oct 2007 - 1 octombrie 2008 Manuale recomandate: Rdulescu Adina A Practical English Handbook for Law Students, Ed. Fundaiei Romnia de Mine, Bucureti, 2006 Lavinia Ndrag, Manuela Stroescu English for Law Students, Ed. Fundaiei Romnia de Mine, Bucureti, 2002/6. Obiectivele principale al cursului: 1. dezvoltarea competenei comunicaionale prin practicarea exerciiilor de Role Playing, de exprimare a opiniei personale, de susinere a unor argumente pentru sau mpotriva unei anumite probleme; 2. aprofundarea vocabularului de specialitate prin consolidarea unor tehnici de lucru cu textul; 3. aplicarea corect n scris i oral a structurilor gramaticale studiate n acest curs; 4. rezolvarea setului de exerciii de vocabular i gramatic necesare pentru examenul final. Modul de stabilire a notei finale: nvmnt cursuri de zi: test grila Blackboard nvmnt cursuri ID/FR: test gril Blackboard Consultaii pentru studeni: n fiecare marti ntre orele 12-14, Facultatea de Drept si Administratie Publica, Sediul Central din str. Ion Ghica Nr. 13, et. 5. Adrese e-mail responsabil pentru contactul cu studenii: adina.radulescu@yahoo.com Titularul cursului: Seria Zi/ID/FR: Lector univ. drd. Adina Rdulescu adina.radulescu@yahoo.com Adresa facultate: Str. Ion Ghica Nr. 13 Consultaii: n fiecare marti ntre orele 12-14, Facultatea de Drept si Administratie Publica, Sediul Central din str. Ion Ghica Nr. 13, et. 5. Coninutul tematic al cursului: Student First Amendment Case ; Contempt of Court or Violation of Freedom of the Press? ; The Role of Federal Courts in Balancing Liberties and Safety; United States Constitution: Amendments; Disclosure of Classified Information; Health Care Fraud; Identity Theft.
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3. Bibliografia minim obligatorie: Rdulescu Adina A Practical English Handbook for Law Students, Ed. Fundaiei Romnia de Mine, Bucureti, 2006 Lavinia Ndrag, Manuela Stroescu English for Law Students, Ed. Fundaiei Romnia de Mine, Bucureti, 2002/6.

Vladimir Hanga, Rodica Calciu Dicionar juridic englez - romn i romn- englez, ed. Lumina Lex, Bucureti, 1994. 4, Bibliografie facultativ: Blackstones EC Legislation, Sixth Edition, Edited by Nigel G. Foster, BA, LLM, Dip German, Blackstone Press Limited, 1995. Collins, L. European Community Law in the United Kingdom, 4th edition, London, Butterworths, 1990. Weatherill, Stephen and Beaumont, Paul EC LAW, Second Edition, Penguin Books, 1995. Prezentarea cursului/Rezumatul cursului: This practical English course is an advanced form of dealing with specialized language in the law field. The first communicational skills in a specialized field (juridical sciences) achieved in the first year of study are now taken to the next level of communicational competence. The course focuses on new targets: a) using English fluently in artificially created situational contexts Role playing (enacting a trial, presenting a case, pleading for or against a defendant, reaching a verdict etc.); b) introducing arguments for or against in a juridical debate (practising linking words and expressions); c) commenting on a case using expressions of personal opinion; d) summarizing a case by making contrasting points. Though the focus has now shifted to practising advanced speaking skills, there are still some text related skills that students need to develop: a) extracting English expressions from a text to match their Romanian equivalents; b) matching Latin legal terms with their corresponding English definitions; c) asking and answering questions selecting information from a given text. The grammatical aspects consolidated in this course conditional clauses, the infinitive and gerund, the subjunctive and phrasal verbs will be checked in multiple choice, gap filling, matching and translation exercises. Students will be encouraged to show initiative and propose new topics for debate and to assert themselves as future professionals ready to pursue a career in the law field. Lista subiectelor posibile 1. What do the rules of journalistic fairness imply? 2. What is the content of the First Amendment? 3. What do you understand by Grand Jury Abuses? 4. What is the role of Federal Courts in balancing liberties and safety? 5. Make summaries of the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th Amendments of the US Constitution. 6. How does the American government punish individuals for disclosing classified information? 7. Which are the main crimes related to health care fraud? Aplicaii Teste pentru autoevaluare la tema tratat 1. State whether the following sentences are true or false: a. Branzburg was called to Court to be investigated in the two cases of drug use. ___ b. The prosecutors ordered Branzburg to reveal the names of his sources. ___ c. Branzburg refused to name his sources on the grounds that they were important public figures. ___ 2. Translate into English: 1. Libertatea presei nu poate asigura protejarea identitii surselor jurnalitilor. 2. n conformitate cu legea, dac un jurnalist este adus n faa Curii, el va trebui s depun mrturie n legtur cu cazurile despre care deine informaii neoficial.

3. Este datoria presei s semnaleze Curii acele cazuri suspecte care ar face obiectul jurisdiciei sale? 3. Choose the correct versions, paying attention to the use of verbal tenses, conditionals and modal verbs in conditional clauses: 1. If the defendant has a prior criminal record, his sentence harsher. a) will be b) is c) would be d) should be

2. If the writ of habeas corpus .. , the prisoner will be brought into court. a) will be issued b) is issued c) had been issued d) were issued

3. Judges the authority to hold journalists in contempt of court, if reporters .. to comply with an order to reveal the identity of unnamed sources. a) had, refused b) have, refuse c) have, would refuse d) have, will have refused

4. If the grand jury its proceedings in secret, requiring a journalist to reveal confidential sources would have been considered prosecutorial abuse. a) had conducted b) has conducted c) conducted d) would have conducted

5. If a journalists source is engaged in illegal activities and that the journalist could be required to identify him/her, the source .. hesitant to talk. a) knew, would be b) knows, will be c) is known, will be d) will know, will be

4. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct infinitive forms: Can you help me find (find) better accomodation and a new job? The judges seem .. (1. grant) me parole due to my good behaviour in prison. But my parole officer doesnt appear . (2. share) their opinion. Every time something bad happens in my neighbourhood, he expects me . (3. confess) to a crime I did not commit. Sometimes he comes unexpectedly to check upon me. For instance, yesterday, he pretended . (4. forget) to give me an application form which had . (5. sign) for my job interview. In other words, things appear .. (6. go) from bad to worse and sometimes I think I would rather (7. serve) the rest of my sentence in prison than (8. enjoy) a so-called freedom. 5. Choose the correct answer: Amendment IV prohibits: a) the security of peoples lives, houses, papers and effects; b) any unauthorized searches and seizures without a valid warrant, legally issued for a specific purpose; c) peoples rights to offer resistance to having their houses serched without a valid warrant. 6. Choose the correct answer:

Amendment V stipulates that: a) no person shall be held responsible for a crime without the right to speak in front of the Grand Jury; b) no person shall be forced to answer for a crime in front of the Grand Jury; c) no person shall be kept in custody without an indictment of a Grand Jury. 7. Choose the correct answer: Amendment VI deals with: a) the criminals rights during the criminal proceedings; b) the witnessesright to decide whether to appear or not in a criminal trial; c) the publics right to witness the process of prosecuting a criminal. 8. Choose the correct form of Infinitive or Gerund: 1. Shall we proceed? Its no use .................... for the witness! a) to wait b) having to wait c) waiting d) wait

2. Im sorry Your Honour, but I can t help ................... when I speak about my son. a) crying b) not to cry c) not crying d) cry

3. They arrived home ........................ that the house had been burgled. a) finding b) having found c) to find d) to have found

4. Despite ........................ jailed for drug crimes 5 years ago, he has just been taken into custody for the same count. a) to have been b) having been c) to being d) having to be

5. British Airways regret ........................... that the flight BA541 from Paris has been cancelled. a) announcing b) having announced c) to announce d) announce

9. Choose the correct forms of Analytic Subjunctive and Synthetic Subjunctive: 1. It is vital that the defendant . the benefit of the doubt. a) be given b) can be given c) should be give d) is given 2. The judge insisted that the verdict before the Court adjourns for lunch. a) should be pronounced b) being pronounced c) be pronouncing d) will be pronounced 3. Under no circumstances will I disclose the name of my sources! Heaven . ! a) forbids b) forbid c) forbade d) will forbid 4. it to say that she is terribly sorry for what she did. a) Sufficient b) Suffice c) Suffices

d) Sufficed

5. . what may, I shall not drop the charges against him! a) Comes b) Coming c) Come

d) To come

10. Choose the right version to form phrasal verbs that fit in the context: 1. I dont know how you can put . .. such an unbearable situation. a) by with b) up of c) up with 2. The good sales brought . an increase in the employees salaries. a) in b) around c) about 3. I guess the printer has either run .. paper or has broken . a) away with, down b) out of, down c) off with, off 4. Several companies have decided to lay . employees and call .. all investment projects. a) off, off b) out, off c) up, down 5. You have to learn how to .. if you are suffering from high stress levels. a) draw back b) wind down c) hold up Rezolvri i rspunsuri 1.a. F; b. T; c. F 3. 1. a; 2.b; 3. b; 4. a; 5. b. 4. 1. to have granted; 2. to share/to be sharing; 3. to confess; 4. to have forgotten; 5. to be signed; 6. to be going; 7. serve. 5.b 6.c 7.a 8. 1. c; 2. a; 3. c; 4. b; 5. c 9. 1. a; 2. a; 3. b; 4. b; 5. c 10. 1. c; 2. c; 3. b; 4. a; 5. b Teme de cas Translate the texts of Units 1-7 in writing. Find 10 more Latin legal terms and use them in sentences of your own. Choose a different Amendment and comment on it. Choose a recent case from British or American on-line newspapers and make its summary.