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Mr Pierre Dagonnot PEL 6.01, Miss Florence Niclot PEL.6.01D and Mr Francois Simon PEL.6.01K

• 400 hours including self study (16+) Good A-Level pass. More than eight years at secondary school level. High level of ORAL fluency in the language.
• Admission to the course upon completion of online level test and tutor’s approval during needs analysis.
• You will need to show and demonstrate a special interest in the topic or being in the process of studying it .
• This course is best suited to LLM / LLB students.

• Course Aim: To be able to read and understand French specialised press, news and articles.
• You will also be able to discuss current topics and their effects on the French Legal system.
• To learn how to express logical argumentation in French.
• To bring students to level C1 - C2 of CEFR. Communicative Content:
• To introduce a topic in the field of the law. To develop and describe particular points.
• To make an appropriate conclusion.
• To describe a situation.
• To describe the context of an event.
• To express and justify opinions.
• To agree, disagree and justify a choice.
• To introduce someone to the advantages and disadvantages of an option.
• To propose, accept or refuse.
• To conclude and adopt a recommendation.
• To express feelings.
• To speak about an event (past/present/future) and explain circumstances, causes and consequences.
• To debate and interact confidently in a discussion. To compare with other legal systems. Structural Content: Listening comprehension, oral presentation, occasional revision of major grammatical points and key tenses and introduction to different registers and literary styles.
• Topical issues through the analysis of legal texts in French on a weekly basis.

16 hours of lectures in the MT. 4 hours of lectures in the LT.

Please refer to the 杏吧论坛 timetable for course teaching arrangements.

No textbook.

Continuous assessment (70%) in the MT and LT.
Oral examination (30%) in the LT.