Program Overview

Program Overview

The Legal English program is a foundational course offered by the Law School of Xiangtan University. It is a crucial course for law majors, aiming to cultivate exceptional legal talent. The program focuses on foreign law knowledge, including American law culture, court structure, and legal sources.

Program Details

• College: Xiangtan University
• Faculty: Law School
• Major: Law
• Curriculum: Law
• Person in Charge: QIN Binwu
• English Name: Legal English
• Credit: 2
• Period: 32

Course Introduction

The Legal English course is designed to help students grasp foreign law knowledge, particularly American law culture, court structure, and legal sources. The course adopts a teaching approach that includes pre-class preparation, classroom lectures, group discussions, and special reports. Students will develop their ability to think and analyze problems using case law methods through active reading of English legal documents.

Teaching Team

• Main Teacher: QIN Binwu
• Teacher Team: 1 teacher in total
  • QIN Binwu
    • Professional Title: Associate Professor
    • Company: Xiangtan University
    • Department: Law School

Teaching Methods and Conditions

• Teaching Methods: The course adopts pre-class preparation, classroom lectures, group discussions, and special reports. It features bilingual teaching, with English as the primary language, and emphasizes student reading and group discussions.
• Teaching Conditions: The teaching team has detailed and complete teaching resources, including syllabi, course materials, videos, and rich reading materials. The Law School of Xiangtan University subscribes to databases such as WestLaw and Kluwer, providing a good environment for literature retrieval.

Reference Textbooks

• [1] HE Qisheng et al., "International Law Debate: Language, Skills, and Rules (Taking Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot as an example)", Wuhan University Press, 2014 edition.
• [2] ZHAO Xiufen, "21st Century International Law Series: International Commercial Arbitration Law (3rd edition)", China Renmin University Press, 2012 edition. These textbooks are for reference only, and the course does not specify a dedicated textbook.

Course Assessment

The course assessment aims to help students systematically master foreign law knowledge, possess English legal thinking, and evaluate case reports based on standards such as structure, content, analysis, logic, language, and personal viewpoints. The assessment combines a final exam (70%) with daily performance (30%), including classroom performance, group discussion performance, and daily quizzes.

Course Outline

The course outline is not provided in the given context.

Course Chapters

The course is divided into eight units, each with two lessons:

1. First Unit

• 1.1 First Lesson
• 1.2 Second Lesson

2. Second Unit

• 2.1 First Lesson
• 2.2 Second Lesson

3. Third Unit

• 3.1 First Lesson
• 3.2 Second Lesson

4. Fourth Unit

• 4.1 First Lesson
• 4.2 Second Lesson

5. Fifth Unit

• 5.1 First Lesson
• 5.2 Second Lesson

6. Sixth Unit

• 6.1 First Lesson
• 6.2 Second Lesson

7. Seventh Unit

• 7.1 First Lesson
• 7.2 Second Lesson

8. Eighth Unit

• 8.1 First Lesson
• 8.2 Second Lesson