LA 212: FRENCH LAW: LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of the module the
student should be able to:
How will the learning and teaching
methods enable students to achieve
this learning outcome?
Which assessment method will
measure the achievement of this
learning outcome?
Through lectures and seminars exploring
cases, codified materials, and secondary
materials - feedback on 1st and 2nd
assessment
Examination
Aim:
Prepare students for the year of study
abroad.
Acquisition of the command of French
Law
methodology
Knowledge:
Understand basic concepts and
structure of French civil and
administrative law
To understand and use court cases
To improve their understanding and
complete their knowledge supplement
through use of secondary materials
Oral examination
Through materials distributed and
discussed during seminars; Lists of further
(undirected) reading; research work for 1st
and 2nd assessments
Assessment
Through lectures and seminars weeks 1-5
Pervasively through rest of lectures
Examination
Pervasively through lectures and seminars
Through distribution of materials explaining
the French law methodology in the first
weeks
The lectures follow a strict structure
similar to that which is required from
the students when writing their court
commentaries
Through regular practice and assessment
of the requisite of the methodology in
seminars and team work
The second essay and one of the exam
questions is a case commentary which
has to follow the French Law
methodology requisites
Through written work and assessment
including feedback
Seminar work
Ability to produce clean synthesis of
doctrinal evolutions (civil
law)(administrative law)
Through reading of Court commentaries
during seminars and for assessments
Assessments and examination
Autonomy:
Can act independently in planning and
managing tasks with limited guidance
in areas which they have studied; able
to identify own resources
Through use of student-led seminars
setting task and time to achieve it
Not formally assessed
Pervasively through the teaching the
students are encouraged to develop
initiative and autonomy
Not formally assessed
Through seminar materials. Through work
required to complete the assessments
Assessments
Communication and Literacy:
Understanding and application of
French and French Legal terminology
both orally and in written work
Through lectures and seminars, where a
high degree of interactivity is sought
considering the small size of both lectures
and seminars
Assessment and examinations (written
and oral)
Other Key Skills:
Team work - ability to work and
communicate in French within a small
group.
Through assessment and feedback
Not formally assessed
Through seminars, both teacher-led and
student-led
Assessments
Contextual Skills:
Understand the historical and
institutional context in which French
Constitutional law has developed
Application:
Commenting on French court cases
using French law analytical
methodology
Use of French Civil Code
Analysis:
Ability to identify issues in terms of
doctrinal relevance
Can reflect on own learning; can seek
and make use of feedback
Sources & Research:
Ability to identify and use primary legal
sources and journals. Limited ability to
research primary and secondary
sources relevant to topic studied
Word processing
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