Legal English Teachers in Germany and beyond 2006
25 - 27 May 2006
Faculty of Law and Economics, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University in Greifswald
organised in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Uwe Kischel, LL.M. (Yale), attorney-at-law (New York), Mercator Chair of Public Law, European Law and Comparative Law and funded by Stiftung Mercator
Final Program
25 May 2006
25 May 2006
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15.00 – 16.00 | Arrival, registration and coffee |
| 16.00 – 16.15 |
Prof. Dr. Hans-Georg Knothe, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Law and Economics (Greifswald) Welcome |
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16.15 – 17.00 |
Prof. Dr. Uwe Kischel, LL.M. (Yale), attorney-at-law (New York) (Greifswald) Translation, Culture and Comparative Law |
| 17.00 – 17.45 |
Kevin Pike, M.A. PgDL (Erlangen) Balancing (Legal) Language and Law in Legal English Courses |
| 17.45 – 18.30 |
Dr. Peter K. Cramer, M. A. TESOL, cand. LL.M. (2006) (Bloomington) Teaching Legal English in the US: Programmes and Perspectives |
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19.00 |
Tour of Greifswald Dinner at the restaurant “Alter Fritz” |
26 May 2006
26 May 2006
| 09.00 – 9.45 |
Janice Carling, LL.B., B.C.L., LL.M. (TransLegal/ Cambridge ESOL Examinations) (Stockholm) The International Legal English Certificate (ILEC) |
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9.45 – 10.30 |
Peggy Gornall-Thode, LL.B. (Trier, Darmstadt) The ILEC Trial Period at the University of Trier |
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10.30 – 11.00 | Morning coffee |
| 11.00 – 11.45 |
Dr. Richard Bland (Frankfurt/ Oder) Transfer of Skills – From Practice to Higher Education and Back |
| 11.45 – 12.30 |
David Bowskill (Berlin) Academic Writing in English for Academic and Legal Purposes |
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12.30 – 14.00 |
Lunch break: Organ recital and tour of St. Nicholas Cathedral “Domburg” or restaurants at the Market Square |
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14.00 – 14.45 |
Dorthe G. A. Engelhardt, M.A. (Norwich) (Greifswald) Using Nicenet (Internet Classroom Assistant) in ELP Teaching |
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14.45 – 15.30 |
Matthew Firth, LL.B. (Augsburg) Designing Online Tasks in English for Legal Purposes |
| 15.30 – 16.15 | Afternoon tea |
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16.15 – 17.00 |
Clare Abbott, B.A. RSA CTEFLA (Cambridge University Press) (Cambridge) Amy Krois-Lindner, Translegal, 2006 International Legal English. Cambridge University Press. |
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17.00 – 18.30 |
Andrew Otto, ass. iur. (Passau, Basel) Group teaching in ELP |
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18.45 |
Walk along the river Ryck Dinner at the restaurant “Fischer Hütte” |
27 May 2006
27 May 2006
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09.00 – 09.45 |
James Faulkner, LL.B. (Hamburg)Using Cases in Legal English Classes |
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09.45 – 10.30 |
Donald R. Black, attorney-at-law (US), solicitor (GB) (Berlin)“Legal English” as a Target Language: When Is “Legalese” the Right Choice? |
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10.30 – 11.00 | Morning coffee |
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11.00 – 12.00 | Open forum: Course Design in Compulsory ELP Classes in Germany |
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12.00 – 12.30 | Final round up + “Legal English Teachers in Germany 2008“ |
| 12.30 – 13.30 |
Lunch break (Domburg or restaurants at the Market Square) |
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13.30 – 22.00 | Outing to the Isle of Ruegen:Sassnitz, chalk cliffs, Binz |