課程資訊
課程名稱
法律英語與翻譯
Legal English and Translation 
開課學期
101-2 
授課對象
文學院  外國語文學系  
授課教師
蔡毓芬 
課號
FL5099 
課程識別碼
102 53940 
班次
 
學分
全/半年
半年 
必/選修
選修 
上課時間
星期四@,5,6(~14:10) 
上課地點
外教105 
備註
初選不開放。中英翻譯學程學生優先加選。不接受旁聽。限大學部。凡第一週未到課者不予加選。中英文雙語授課。
總人數上限:8人 
Ceiba 課程網頁
http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1012translaw 
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課程概述

This is an introductory course designed to provide student translators with key Legal English vocabulary common to all areas of legal practice. The general purpose of this course is to provide theoretical and practical training in legal translation for students enrolled in the translation program. The course covers a variety of topics essential in the translation of legal documents, including contracts, company law, and intellectual property right.
 

課程目標
This course aims to improve student translators’ ability to read and understand legal texts, the ability to write common legal texts in English, and to expand use of legal vocabulary and legal expressions. The specific objectives are acquiring a basic knowledge of the main problems in legal translation; analyzing the main legal genres; practicing the main translation strategies; and translating legal texts.
 
課程要求
1.規律出席 2.口頭報告 3.小組討論 4.期末報告 
預期每週課後學習時數
 
Office Hours
 
指定閱讀
International Legal English by Amy Krois-Lindner ISBN 9780521675178 
參考書目
References:
1. Cao, Deborah. 2007. Translating law. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters.
2. Alcaraz, Enrique and Brian Hughes. 2002. Legal Translation Explained. Manchester: St. Jerome Publishing.
3. Morris, Marshall (ed.). 1995. Translation and the Law. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company.
 
評量方式
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No.
項目
百分比
說明
1. 
Assignments 
40% 
(1) Absence from a class is no excuse for not knowing the assignment and what has been discussed in that class. It is your responsibility to ask your classmates what has been covered in the class. (2) Please submit your work on time. Delayed submission will NOT be accepted on any account. (3) DO NOT email any late assignments to my email account after the deadline.  
2. 
Reports 
40% 
Please show up on time for your group presentation. Lateness or rearrangements for group presentation will NOT be accepted.  
3. 
Class participation 
20% 
(1) Lateness: students who come in class more than 20 minutes late will be marked absent for the entire 3-hour-class period. (2) If you are absent in case of uncontrollable situations (e.g. illness, emergency, important occasions, etc.), please apply for a leave on the 'Student Leave Request System'. (3) Students absent three times or more without cause will receive 0 credits.  
 
課程進度
週次
日期
單元主題
第1週
2/21  Introduction: The practice of law 
第2週
2/28  Peace Memorial Day 
第3週
3/07  Unit 2: Company law 
第4週
3/14  Unit 3: Company law * 
第5週
3/21  Unit 4: Company law 
第6週
3/28  Unit 5: Contracts *  
第7週
4/04  Spring Break 
第8週
4/11  Unit 6: Contracts 
第9週
4/18  Unit 7: Contracts 
第10週
4/25  Unit 8: Employment law *  
第11週
5/02  Unit 9: Sale of goods 
第12週
5/09  Unit 10: Real property law *  
第13週
5/16  Unit 11: Intellectual property 
第14週
5/23  Unit 12: Negotiable instruments 
第15週
5/30  Unit 13: Secured transactions 
第16週
6/06  Unit 15: Competition law * (請於 5/26 前提供翻譯題材) 
第17週
6/13  Unit 16: Transnational commercial law