Legal German 2016-2017
Target group
PhD students of the Law Faculty; Members of the Doctoral School of Arts, Humanities and Law
Level
Basic knowledge of German (secondary school) is an advantage, but not necessary to participate in the course. There is no placement test.
Objectives
Reading skills are the major objective of the course. At the end of the course, the participants can read legal texts in German. They also acquire a broad legal vocabulary through extensive vocabulary lists and exercises. We treat grammatical items necessary to understand German legal texts.
Content
Legal topics that are dealt with in this course include:
- Europarecht
- Privatrecht
- Gesellschaftsrecht
- Insolvenz
- Produkthaftung
Moreover, legal items specific for Germany are integrated, such as the structure of the German constitutional state and current legal topics.
The course discusses a number of specific grammatical items necessary to understand written materials and to reduce complex structures to their main point. A few examples include:
- the recognition of Kasus in order to define the function of sentences or parts of sentences;
- the recognition and understanding of regularly used structures in legal texts (Relativsätze, Partizipien, Gerundium, Konjunktiv, Passiv, etc.).
Schedule
The course is organised in the first semester of the academic year 2016-2017. Course hours are determined by the teacher and the course participants.
More information
Language
English/German
Evaluation criteria (doctoral training programme)
Examination
Number of participants
23
Registration fee
Free of charge for members of the Doctoral Schools
Registration procedure
To register, send an e-mail to doctoralschools@UGent.be, mentioning your name, surname, student number, faculty, department, Doctoral School, the title of the course, the course code and your current living address. You will receive an e-mail confirming your registration. There is no need to register at the University Language Centre.