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Presentation of the course
Presentación del texto, tareas, actividades, criterio de evaluación y funciones relacionadas al texto: Career Paths; LAW. Book one -
Crimes and definiions
A brief introducción to legal vocabulary. -
Unit 1, Basic legal terms
Unit 1; Basic legal terms
Different jobs in the legal profession
Which legal job do you prefer and why?
Fill out an update in a case -
Unit 2, basic legal concepts.
Unit 2; Basic legal concepts
Reasons for legal action
How do you start a case?
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Unit 3, Legal resources
Unit 3; legal resources
Information about cases
Why do professionals need good research skills?
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Primer Examen parcial, unidades 1-3
Resumen de las primeras tres unidades de aprendizaje. Examen en línea. -
Unit 4, Sources of Law.
Unit 4; Sources of law
How are laws created?
Differences between local and national laws
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Unit 5. Preliminary documents
Unit 5; Preliminary documents
Why do attorneys need clients to agree to their fees before representing them?
Listen to a conversation between a lawyer and a paralegal
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Unit 6. Court structure.
Unit 6; Court structure
What are some different kinds of courts in your country and what cases do they hear?
Role play & reading comprehension -
Segundo examen parcial
Resumen de las unidades 4, 5 y 6. Examen en linea. -
Unit 7, jurisdiction
Unit 7; Jurisdiction
What are some things that determine which court hears a certain case? -
Unit 8, In the courtroom
Unit 8; In the courtroom
Jury duty; Rules and expectations
How can you know that jurors will be fair?
Write notes about jurors selection. -
Unit 9, Court process
Unit 9; Court process
What happen before a case goes to court?
Why a Grand Jury could not agree on a verdict?
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Tercer examen parcial
Resumen de unidades 7, 8 y 9. Examen en linea. -
Presentación final
Presentación de proyecto final, presentar video clip recapitulando los contenidos del curso y entrega de calificaciones.
