Welcome to the Legal Terminology Course in English.This course is designed to introduce second-year law students to fundamental legal concepts and terminology in English. It will help you develop a strong foundation in legal language, which is essential for understanding legal texts, participating in discussions, and enhancing your legal communication skills

By the end of this course, you will have a clear understanding of essential legal terms, enabling you to engage confidently in legal studies and discussions

Let’s embark on this journey together to master legal terminology in English


This course is designed to introduce first-year law students to fundamental legal concepts and terminology in English. It will help you develop a strong foundation in legal language, which is essential for understanding legal texts, participating in discussions, and enhancing your legal communication skills

By the end of this course, you will have a clear understanding of essential legal terms, enabling you to engage confidently in legal studies and discussions

Let’s embark on this journey together to master legal terminology in English

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, students will be able to

Analyze Legal Concepts – Gain a basic understanding of different branches of law, including judiciary, property, contracts, and criminal law

Enhance Legal Communication – Develop the ability to read, write, and discuss legal topics effectively in English

Compare Legal Systems – Identify similarities and differences between legal systems, with a focus on the French and Anglo-Saxon legal traditions

Improve Research Skills – Learn how to interpret legal texts and documents using proper legal terminology

Prerequisites

This course is designed for first-year law students, and no prior knowledge of legal terminology in English is required. However, students are expected to

Have a basic understanding of general legal concepts in their native language

Possess elementary English language skills, as the course will introduce legal terms in English with explanations

Be willing to participate in discussions, exercises, and case studies to practice legal vocabulary

This course serves as an essential foundation for students who wish to pursue further legal studies in English

Law Department

Module: Legal English Terminology

Teacher: Soualhia Imad

Email Address: dr.imad.soualhia@gmail.com

Target group: First-Year License Students            Specialty: Common Core

Credits1                                                                   Coefficient1

Learning system:  - Lecture - Activities ( Writing up reports – Tests – Discussions via forum)

Assessment: 100% Exam

Weekly hours: 1.30

 

El Oued University

Faculty of Law & Political Science

Department of Law

Module: English Language (Legal English)

Target group: First-year licence students

Type of Unit: Transversal

Course Type: Online Lecture

Contact details: 

Teacher in charge: Dr. Ayachi Fatima

E-mail address: Ayachi-fatima@univ-eloued.dz

Hours of availability: Sunday 09:30 to 12:30

Course details: 

Mode of assessment: 100% Final Exam



Description:

Legal terminology is the collection of words and phrases that have a precise or peculiar use in the studies of law. Legal Terminology is not only used by students of law, but used in a wide range of  legal professions.

This English language course is designed specifically for first year  students.  These courses, will provide  students with selected terminology in branches of law. 

Therefore, it is necessary to study introduction to the law, to know the nature of the law, the sources, the branches, the rights and how the law is applied.

Course aims: 

1.   To provide students with General Juristic Principles which are necessary to study the various branches of law.

2.   To acquaint English legal vocabulary.

3.   To ameliorate students' vocabulary in law fields.

4.   To Gain confidence in use of legal terminology in the workplace and elsewhere.

5.   Self - paced, online study.






يعتبر مقياس مدخل القانون من المقررات الأساسية لكل طلبة العلوم السياسية، إذ يمكنهم  التعرف على مفهوم القانون وخصائصه ومصادره، وكيفية تطبيقه في الواقع السياسي والإداري، وكذا إدراك دور القاعدة القانونية في تنظيم العلاقات العامة وضبط ممارسة السلطة وتحقيق العدالة.

Ce programme vise à présenter des termes et concepts juridiques importants en français, destinés aux étudiants en première année de Licence en Droit. Il se caractérise par la diversité et l'exhaustivité de ses sujets, couvrant un large éventail de concepts fondamentaux en droit.

Objectifs:

  1. Familiariser les étudiants avec les termes juridiques de base en français.

  2. Élargir leur vocabulaire pour inclure des termes et concepts juridiques pertinents.

  3. Renforcer leurs compétences en communication juridique écrite et orale.

  4. Leur fournir une compréhension approfondie du système juridique français et de ses structures.

  5. Leur fournir des connaissances de base sur les professions juridiques, les types de crimes, les contrats, et d'autres concepts juridiques essentiels.

    Coordonnées de contact :

     Enseignant responsable : Docteur . Soualhia imad

     Adresse électronique : soualhia-imad@univ-eloued.dz

     Heures d'ouverture : Mardi 15:30 à 17:00

     Détails du cours :

     Coefficient : 01

     Credit : 01

     Modes d'évaluation : 100 % Examen final


Espace de la langue française destiné aux étudiants de la première année licence tronc commun  

At the end of this course the student will be able to
Distinguish between many similar political terms
Able to compose sentences with specialized and academic terms
Forms useful sentences and defines political terms and translates them to and from Arabic and vice versa