Schedule

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Second semester Register

(1) OT: date of placement test

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(2) Where? In the "Where?" column you will find the name of the room or auditorium where the course takes place. You will find detailed info in the "Where to find us?" section.

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Content information

Starting level:
You studied French in secondary school.

Objective:
This course trains students to read, independently process and write French texts in a broad legal context. Legal doctrine, jurisprudence as well as legislation are dealt with. The legal texts and themes have been selected in close consultation with professors and research assistants.
On the one hand, students’ reading skills are developed by means of authentic texts (judgements, contracts,etc.). On the other hand, their writing skills are improved by focusing on style, register, coherence and grammatical accuracy.
In addition, your legal vocabulary will be enhanced by means of elaborate vocabulary lists and exercises.
Finally, you will also get a chance to improve your speaking and listening skills through group work, pair work and debates.

Content:
Legal topics dealt with in this course include a general introductory chapter and:

• La fédéralisation
• Le droit des obligations
• Le droit des personnes et le droit familial
• Le droit pénal
• Le droit social
• Le droit communautaire

Grammatical items dealth with include a.o.:

• participe présent /v/ gérondif /v/adjectif verbal
• subjonctif
• conditionnel

Placement test: No

Final test: Yes

Administrative data

Course abbreviation: FSR

Programme: VTO

Course fees

Price category: E

Useful info

The course is extra-curricular, which means that no study points are assigned.

Special information:

• How to register: For the legal language courses you register online. The course fee should be transferred immediately after receiving your payment invitation.
• Download the presentation about the language courses for students of the Law Faculty (on our Dutch site)

Course book:

Weylandt E. (coörd.) - Vandenbulcke L. –  Dams B. (2021): À la découverte du français juridique, Bruxelles: La Charte. ISBN 978-2-87403-611-8

Summary

Number of tuition hours: 24 contact + 6 self study

Period: each semester

Nr. of hours per week: 1 x 3

Course book available at: -

For who?: 2nd, 3rd year bachelor and 1st, 2nd year master students of the Faculty of Law and Criminology