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This
course consists of 4 lessons in a Standard Language Course plus
2 private tutorials on Italian for law, each day.
The
course is designed for those students who are already experts in
the field of law in their own language and who are interested in
the language of law in Italian for professional reasons or for study.
The program focuses on different areas of law, aiming at providing
students with the basic vocabulary and professional expressions
that are most often used. Since it is held that a dry presentation
of vocabulary on the subject matter would be of little practical
use, each of the fields will be covered through the analysis of
"texts" that are presented on video cassettes and in written
form. Through the study and discussion of texts, the basic vocabulary
of the specific topic is laid out. For example, the vocabulary relating
to Constitutional Law is presented through readings from the Italian
Constitution and from rulings of the Constitutional Court, the vocabulary
of Labor Law through readings from national labor contracts, etc.
After identifying the basic technical vocabulary and expressions,
the student is helped to assimilate them through targeted exercises
and discussions.
Topics
that may be included in the course:
1.
Constitutional Law
2.
Roman Law
3.
Private Law
4.
Public Law
5.
Criminal Law
6.
Administrative Law
7.
Labor Law
8.
Business Law
Since
the law field is extremely broad and cannot be covered in a thorough
manner in the few available lessons, students may begin the course
by planning with the instructor a program with a narrower focus
on the basis of their needs, with a concentration on only several
topics. In particular, if a student needs to increase his expertise
in a specific area for professional reasons, we recommend that he
inform us before arriving in order to give the instructor sufficient
time to prepare a specific program with selected texts. For example,
if a student works in a law office that has contractual dealings
with Italian companies, the course may focus on Italian-type contracts
and laws on private contracting.
Program
example:
Constitutional
Law
- reading
of excerpts from the Italian Constitution, for example "Rights
and duties of citizens: civil relations"
- exercises
on oral and written comprehension from text readings
- analysis
and deeper understanding of a text: summary, paraphrase, translation,
identification of areas of law vocabulary
- on
the basis of the vocabulary identified, a general description
of Italian Constitutional Law
- activities
to stimulate oral and written production in important legal contex
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