Ukrainian legal language - C1/C2 3222-JPU3K-OG

Familiarize students with the basics of specialist knowledge and terminology necessary to build and improve the research workshop in the field of analyzing the language of law;
familiarization with the key lexical, syntactic and stylistic issues of the Ukrainian legal and legal language. Thanks to working with selected texts and documents functioning in the legal system, the participants of the classes will be able to acquire specialist translation skills in various fields of law, such as civil, administrative and financial law, criminal law, and international law.

CEFR language proficiency level - C2.
Student workload
Estimated number of hours that the student must spend on achieving the learning outcomes defined for the subject:
contact hours - 30 hours
preparation for classes - 40 hours
preparation for the exam - 20 hours
Total - 90 hours

Prerequisites (description)

Knowledge of the Ukrainian language at least C1 level.

Course coordinators

Irena Mytnik

Type of course

general courses

Mode

Classroom

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student:
1. knowledge
- has a structured and in-depth knowledge of the legal and legal terminology of the Ukrainian and Polish languages (K2_W01);
- knows in-depth the principles and techniques of legal translation (K2_W05);
- has in-depth knowledge of the connection between learning Ukrainian as a specialist language and the field of law, as well as about the similarities and differences resulting from the specificity of the legal system in force in Ukraine and Poland (K2_W06).

2. skills
- can search, critically analyze, creatively interpret and use information on the language of Ukrainian law with the use of appropriate sources (K2_ U01);
- can apply appropriate research methods and tools in the field of legal and legal Ukrainian language (K2_U03);
- is able to communicate on specialist topics in the field of law and the Ukrainian language with diverse audiences (K2_U07).
3. social competence
- the student is ready to critically assess their knowledge and received content (K2_K01).

Assessment criteria

The course ends with a written exam.

Conditions for admission to the final written exam:

- attendance
- control of the current preparation
- passing the translation test.

The assessment criteria for the final written exam, which is a test in the form of translation tasks checking the acquired language competences, are presented in the form of percentage thresholds:

99% -100% - 5 ! (very good with an exclamation mark)
96% - 98% - 5 (very good)
87% - 95% - 4+ (good plus grade)
78% - 86% - 4 (good grade)
69% - 77% - 3+ (sufficient plus)
60% - 68% - 3 (sufficient)

The student has the right to 2 absences. If there are more than 2 of them, including the excused ones, the student should ask the lecturer to determine the form of crediting the course material.
Exceeding excused and unexcused absences for 50% of classes is the basis for failing the course.

Rules for taking the make-up exam:

The student has the right to take the exam in the make-up session in the same form as in the main session and provided that he/she obtains a credit in the subject.

Bibliography

Mandatory literature
Borys O., Jeż M., Mytnik I., Ukraiński język prawny i prawniczy, część 1, Warszawa 2016.
Mytnik I., Przybysz O., Zaika N., Ukraiński język prawny i prawniczy, część 2, Ochrona danych osobowych, Warszawa-Siedlce 2024.

Supporting Literature
Jopek-Bosiacka A., Przekład prawny i sądowy, Warszawa 2006.
Malinowski A., Redagowanie tekstu prawnego. Wybrane wskazania logiczno-językowe, Warszawa 2008.
Malinowski A., Polski język prawny. Wybrane zagadnienia, Warszawa 2006.
Ożga E., Słownik terminologii prawniczej, 1997.

Artykuca N. W., Mowa prawa i jurydyczna termonołohija, Kyjiw 2004.
Bybyk C. P., Sjuta H. M., Diłowi dokumenty ta prawowi papery, Charkiw 2008.
Hałas B., Terminologia języka prawnego, Zielona Góra 1995.
Jurydycznyj słownyk, red. Honczarenko W. H., Kyjiw 2005.
Kierzkowska D., Tłumaczenie prawnicze, Warszawa 2002.
Macjuk H., Ukrajins’ka mowa profesijnoho spiłkuwannja. Nawczal’nyj posibnyk, L’wiw 2006.
Tokars’ka A. C., Koczan I. M., Kultura fachowoho mowłennja prawnyka, L’wiw 2003.
Wełykyj encykłopedycznyj jurydycznyj słownyk, red. Szemszuczenko J. S., Kyjiw 2007.
Selection of documents and legal acts.

Notes

Term 2023Z:

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Additional information

Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:

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