本教材是一本法律英语入门教材,供普通本科院校和水平较高的高职高专院校的法律、英语、国贸等专业师生及其他法律英语爱好者学习使用。
全书共由10个单元组成,内容涉及法学概论、法律体系、程序法、国际法、合同法、公司法、侵权法、知识产权法、环境保护法、刑法等。
每单元包含三篇课文,Text A是主课文,用于精读,课文后附有丰富多样的练习;Text B是副课文,用于泛读;Text C是实用性法律英语阅读材料,如案例、法律、法规等。
每单元主课文之前是Warming-up,包括Listen&Do,Surf&Learn,Look up&Write down三项任务。Listen&Do根据听说优先原则,要求学习者听完一段情景对话,完成相应的热身练习;Surf&Learn简要介绍单元主题,引导学习者开展基于网络的学习活动;Look up&Write down要求学生查阅本单元Text A、Text B中出现的重点法律词语。
《法律英语基础教程》是复旦大学出版社“21世纪大学实用行业英语系列”中的一本,该套教材于2009年荣获“华东地区大学出版社第八届优秀教材学术专著二等奖”。本教材由广东外语外贸大学法律语言学博士生导师杜金榜教授审定,编写由法律英语方面的专家和经验丰富的一线高校教师合力完成,是法律英语入门教材,供普通本科院校和水平较高的高职高专院校的法律、英语、国贸等专业师生及其他法律英语爱好者学习使用。全书共10个单元。每单元包括Warming—up,TextA,Text B,Text C和Suggested Readings&Activities五部分内容。在编写原则上,从ESP教学实际出发,立足中国法律语境,以学生为中心,突出情境化学习和任务型教学。在教学理念上,坚持“听说领先”的教学原则,以“阅读教学”为突破口,“听说读写译”多能并重,练习和活动任务丰富多样。在材料的选编上,力求选材多样新颖、内容实用、难易适当。在教材体系上,努力打造立体化、数字化、网络化教材体系,包括纸质出版物、CD—ROM光盘和网络化教学服务平台。
Unit 1 Introduction to Law
Warming-up
Text A What Is Law?
Text B Sources of Law
Text C Legal English (I): Its Development
Suggested Readings & Activities
Unit 2 Legal Systems
Warming-up
Text A World Legal Systems
Text B China's Legal System in Transition
Text C Legal English (II): Its Features
Suggested Readings & Activities
Unit 3 Procedural Law
Warming-up
Text A Introduction to Procedural Law
Text B Criminal Procedure
Text C Case Study: Clearfield Trust Co. v. United States
Suggested Readings & Activities
Unit 4 International Law
Warming-up
Text A An Overview of International Law
Text B Historical Review of China's Accession to the WTO
Text C Agencies
Suggested Readings & Activities
Unit 5 Contract Law
Warming-up
Text A Introduction to Contract Law
TeXt B Remedies for Breach of Contract
Text C Sales Agency Agreement
Suggested Readings & Activities
Unit 6 Corporate Law
Warming-up
Text A Corporate Law
Text B New Labor Contract Law Changes China's Employment Landscape
Text C Guangdong Province Employment Labor Contract(Excerpts)
Suggested Readings & Activities
Unit 7 Tort Law and Intellectual Property
Warming-up
Text A Introduction to Tort Law
Text B Introduction to Intellectual Property
Text C Case Reading: Dazhong Accuses Baidu of TM Infringement
Suggested Readings & Activities
Unit 8 Environmental Protection Law
Warming-up
Text A International Environmental Law
Text B Developing Nations Have Slowed Greenhouse Gas Rise
Text C Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution and Other Public Hazards
Suggested Readings & Activities
Unit 5 Contract Law
Warming-up
Text A Introduction to Contract Law
Text B Remedies for Breach of Contract
Text C Sales Agency Agreement
Suggested Readings & Activities
Unit 6 Corporate Law
Warming-up
Text A Corporate Law
Text B New Labor Contract Law Changes China's Employment Landscape
Text C Guangdong Province Employment Labor Contract(Excerpts)
Suggested Readings & Activities
Unit 7 Tort Law and Intellectual Property
Warming-up
Text A Introduction to Tort Law
Text B Introduction to Intellectual Property
Text C Case Reading: Dazhong Accuses Baidu of TM Infringement
Suggested Readings & Activities
Unit 8 Environmental Protection Law
Warming-up
Text A International Environmental Law
Text B Developing Nations Have Slowed Greenhouse Gas Rise
Text C Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution and Other Public Hazards
Suggested Readings & Activities
Unit 9 Legal Profession
Warming-up
Text A How to Become a Lawyer in the United States
Text B Barristers in England and Wales
Text C Lawyers' Practice Licensing in China
Suggested Readings & Activities
Unit 10 Criminal Law
Warming-up
Text A Criminal Law
Text B Changes in American Death Penalty
Text C Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China(Excerpts)
Suggested Readings & Activities
References