Teaching GuideTerm Faculty of Law |
Grao en Dereito |
Subjects |
Modern Language |
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Identifying Data | 2020/21 | |||||||||||||
Subject | Modern Language | Code | 612G01042 | |||||||||||
Study programme |
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Descriptors | Cycle | Period | Year | Type | Credits | |||||||||
Graduate | 2nd four-month period |
Fourth | Optional | 6 | ||||||||||
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Topic | Sub-topic |
English-Speaking World. Terms and Ideas: | Foreign Affairs International Relations |
Texts and Contexts. Civilization and Culture Vocabulary and Word List: | Presidential Authorities Inaugural Addresses Political Doctrines |
Political and Legal Systems. Key Words: | Separation of powers Legislation, Law enforcement, and Adjudication |
Introduction to Legal English. | Legal basic vocabulary of English and Business. Common abbreviations and symbols. The numbering and forms. |
Correspondence and contracts. | Business correspondence. Commercial Contracts. The employment contract. Service contracts. |
Commonly used documents at a law firm: | Memorandum. Telefax. E-mails. Writing telephone messages. Billing, invoicing and order forms. Purchase orders. |
International methods of payment. | Checks, bills of exchange and promissory notes. Credit cards, debit cards, travel cards and business cards. International Commerce Terms. Documentary credit. |
The Commercial Companies and its International Business Division. | General organisational chart. Types of business in Britain. Private and public enterprises. |
Industrial Property. | Patents, utility models and industrial designs. Community trade marks. The International Registration of Marks. European Union Intellectual Property Office. |
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