Course: Stylistics of the legal texts in German language

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Course title Stylistics of the legal texts in German language
Course code KFL/STYP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction German
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Sander Gerald G., Dr. M.A.
  • Balcarová Markéta, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Stylistic classification of legal language in functional styles - a comparison of professional concepts in Czech and German stylistics. Macrostylistic style characteristic of legal texts: feature theme and construction laws were communicated kinds of legal texts depending on the author, recipient and function. Microstylistic style characteristic of legal texts. Language Resources constituting the style of legal texts: Lexical characteristics of legal language - the pitfalls of working with legal terms, accented word-formation processes, etc. Morphological characteristics of legal texts - ways of expressing modality in Czech and German, passive, nominal structure, etc. Syntactic characteristic of legal texts - types of clauses, types of subordinate clauses, the usual sentence elements, verbonominal ties.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Discussion, Task-based study method, Textual studies, Lecture, Seminar
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 55 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Knowledge of the German language at least at the level C1 (CEFR).
learning outcomes
Students are able to - Macrostylistically analyze legal texts - Distinguish the specifics of legal texts based on an microstylistic analysis - Compare the legal texts of Czech and German production - Identify similarities and differences in these texts, esp. then the language resources
teaching methods
Lecture
Seminar
Task-based study method
Textual studies
Discussion
assessment methods
Oral exam
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Recommended literature
  • BÖHME, W., FLECK, D., BAYERLEIN, W. Formularsammlung für Rechtsprechung und Verwaltung. C. H. Beck: München, 1997.
  • Čechová, M. a kol. Stylistika současné češtiny. Praha, 1997.
  • Malá, J. Stilistische Textanalyse. Grundlagen und Methoden. Brno, 2009.
  • Müller, F. Untersuchungen zur Rechtslinguistik. Berlin, 1989.
  • Sander, G.G. Deutsche Rechtssprache. Berlin, 2010. ISBN 978-3-503-12221-9.
  • Sandig, Barbara. Stilistik der deutschen Sprache. Berlin ; Walter de Gruyter, 1986. ISBN 3-11-004185-5.
  • Sowinski, B. Stilistik. Verlag Metzler, Stuttgart, 1999.
  • Wagnerová, Marina. Specifika německého právního jazyka na pozadí obecných vlastností odborného stylu v němčině. Acta Fakulty filozofické Západočeské univerzity v . 2014.


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