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1.lecture2.discussion

IV.TeachingProcedure:

i.Givethestudentsabriefintroductionoflaw,includingthedefinitionandfunction,aswellastheclassificationoflaw.

ii.Askthestudentsthefollowingquestions:

（i）DoestheUnitedStateshaveauniformlegalsystem?

（ii）Howarethelaw-makingpowersdividedbetweenthefederalandstatelegislature?

（iii）Explainhowchoiceofforummayaffecttheoutcomeofalawsuit.

iii.Givethestudents8minutestoreadthetextandtrytodiscusstheanswerstogether.

iv.Payattentiontosomewordsandphrases.

V.Homework:

Letthestudentsdosomeexercisesandreviewthetext.

VI.Reference:

《英汉法律用语大辞典》，宋雷/主编，法律出版社。

《法律英语教程》，李容甫/主编，法律出版社。

LessonTwoTheDualCourtSystem

LetthestudentshaveapreliminaryknowledgeofAmericancourtsystem.

i.thecourtoflastresort

ii.thejurisdictionoffederalcourtsandstatecourts

iii.staredecisis

VI.TeachingProcedure:

i.Givethestudents8minutestoreadthetextandnewwords

ii.Makeacomparisonbetweenthefederalcourtsandlocalcourts:

casejurisdiction;

levelsandstructureofjudicialproceeding;

thenominationofjudges.

iii.Analyzewhatstaredecisismeans.

iv.Payattentiontothemeaningandusageofsomeimportantwords.

Doatranslationexerciseandreviewtext.

i.《英汉法律用语大辞典》，宋雷/主编，法律出版社。

ii.《法律英语教程》，李容甫/主编，法律出版社。

iii.CivilProcedure,MaryKayKane,WestNutshellSeries

UnitTwoCivilLitigation

LessonOneTheAdversarySystem

Makethestudentshaveaknowledgeoftheadversarysystem.

i.thejointdefendantsandthird-partydefendants;

ii.theroleofthecourtandthepartiestothesuit;

iii.theshortcomingsofadversarysystem

III.TeachingMethod:

lecture&

discussion

i.Givethestudents8minutestoreadthetextandnewwords.

ii.Givethestudentsabriefintroductionoftheadversarysystemthroughcomparisonwithinquisitorialsystem.

iii.Analyzethereasonsfortheprevalenceoftheadversarysystem.

iv.Discusswiththestudentsontheshortcomingsofadversarysystem.

Dosomeexercisesandreviewthetext.

LessonTwoCommencingaLegalAction

I.TeachingAims:

Makethestudentsfamiliarwiththeinitialstageofcivilprocedure.

i.thejurisdictionproblem

ii.theminimumcontactlawsofthestate

Lecture&

i.Givethestudents8minutestoreadthetextandnewwords;

ii.Analyzethefactorsonemustconsiderbeforecommencingalegalaction:

a.Whetherhisgrievanceisredressablebyacourtoflaw.

b.theprobabilityofwinningthelawsuit.

c.Whetherthelawsuitisworthy.

iii.Discusstogetherwiththestudentsontheresolutionofthejurisdictionconflicts.

Dosomeexercisesandreviewthenextlesson.

LessonThreePleadingsandMotionsAttackingPleadings

I.Aim:

Makethestudentshaveafundamentalideaaboutthepleadingsandmotionsofthecivilprocedure..

i.Complaintsandsummons

ii..default

iii.Motionofdismiss

Discussion

IV.TeachingProcedure

i.Organizeadiscussiononthetopicgiven.

ii.Givethestudents5minutestolearnthenewwords.

iii.Givethestudentsanoutlineofthetext.

（i）Thedefinitionofpleading

（ii）Whatdotheplaintiffanddefendantdointhepleading?

（iii）Thedefaultandmotiontodismiss

Reviewthetextanddotheexercises.

VI.Teacher’sNote:

Thetextisalittlemorecomplexanddifficultforthestudents.Andtheyshouldcollectmoreinformationontheprocedurallaw.

VII.Reference

CivilProcedureWestPublishingCo.1980

《英汉法律用语大辞典》，宋雷/主编，法律出版社。

LessonFourDiscovery

Makethestudentshaveafundamentalideaaboutdiscoveryinthecivilprocedure.

i.Theclassificationofdiscovery:

pretrialdiscoveryandtrialdiscovery.

ii.Theresponsibilityoflawyersinthediscovery

iii.Thesummaryjudgment.

i.Givethestudents5minutestolearnthenewwordsandtoreadthetextquickly.

ii.Giveabriefintroductionofdiscoverytothestudents.

iii.Analyzethecontentandtwopurposesofdiscovery

iv.Payattentiontohecontributionsofdiscovery:

（i）Tonarrowtheissueandpredicttheoutcome.

（ii）Thepotentialmotionforsummaryjudgment.

SincethediscoverypossessesacentralpositioninAmericancivilprocedure,thistextisveryimportantandusefultothestudents.Sotheteachershouldmakeadetailanalysisonit.

CivilProcedureWestPublishingCo.1980

LessonFiveTheTrial

I.TeachingAim:

MakethestudentshaveapreliminaryknowledgeofthetrialprocessintheUnitedStates.

i.Thejurytrialandtrialwithoutjury

ii.Directexaminationandcrossexamination

iii.Verdictandjudgment

i.Givethestudents5minutestoreadthetextandnewwords.

ii.Organizeadiscussiononthegiventopic.

iii.Makeabriefintroductionofthetrialprocesstothestudents.

（i）Step1:

Todecidetotrialwithorwithoutjury.Andifwith,howtoimpanelandrejectthejurors.

（ii）Step2:

Thedirectandcrossexaminationprocess.

（iii）Step3:

Theverdictmadebythejuryandthejudgmentmadebythejudge.

iv.Payattentiontotheinstructionresponsibilityofthejudge.

Thetextislongandthetrialprocesscannotbeeasilyunderstoodandcontrolledbythestudents.SoitisrequiredthattheteachermakethestudentsclearthedifferencesbetweenthetrialintheUnitedStatesandChina.

LessonSixAppeal&

Enforcement

Makethestudentshaveafundamentalunderstandingoftheappealandenforcementprocedureofcivillitigation.

i.Therelativeprovisionsontheappeals.

ii.Theresultsoftheappeals.

iii.Thejudiciallienandgarnishment.

ii.Makeabriefintroductionoftherelativeprovisionsontheappeals.

iii.Dividethetextintotwoparts:

（i）Appeal:

Theprocessandresultoftheappeal.

（ii）Enforcement:

Theapplicationforthewritofexecution,judiciallienontherealproperty,andgarnishmentaswellasattachment.

VII.Teacher’sNote:

Thetextissuitabletothestudentsandthedivisionoftextisveryclear,sothestudentscanunderstandandcontrolthecontentswell.

UnitThreeConstitutionalLaw

LessonOneTheinstitutionsofGovernment

MakethestudentshaveafundamentalideaaboutthegovernmentinstitutionoftheUnitedStates.

i.Thenewwordssuchas:

mechanism,ratify,confirmandsoon.

ii.Thedutyandauthorityofthepresident,thecongressandtheSupremeCourt.

ii.Makeabriefintroductionofthehistoryandbackgroundtothestudents.

iii.Introducethepowerseparation.

VIII.Teacher’sNote:

Althoughthetextislong,thecontentisnotverydifficult.Sothestudentscanquiteunderstandthetext.However,someofthenewwordsappearinginitarespecificandusefulforthelearningoflegalEnglish,sothestudentsshouldpayattentiontothem.

ConstitutionalLaw:

PrinciplesandPolicyTheMichieCompanyLawPublishers,1992JeromeA.Barron.

LessonTwoSeparationofPowers

MakethestudentshaveafundamentalideaabouttheseparationofpowersintheUnitedStates.

i.theconceptionofchecksandbalance

ii.theWatergateScandal

ii.Introducethebackground.

iii.Paraphrasethetext.

iv.Makeaconclusion.

Thestudentscanquiteunderstandthecontentofthetext,andshowtheirinterestinthecontentofit.

Lesson