Department of Legal Languages

• CERTIFICATION CENTER FOR SPECIALIZED LANGUAGES

Director: Yura JEANJEAN

Secretariat: Brigitte LACHOUA

Faculty:

• Legal and Political Science English:

► Tenured faculty members of the Faculty of Law and Political Science at the University of Montpellier: 

Ms. MagaliJULIAN, Associate Professor of English, Director of the “Intensive Legal English” certificate program, and Co-Director of the“Legal Writing Skills”certificate program.

Mr. Pascal MESANS-CONTI, PRCE in English.

Ms. PhilippineFAUCHIER, Assistant Professor of English, Agrégée in English, Ph.D. candidate.

► Faculty members from other colleges and/or universities: 

Ms. Souad BASTIDE, PRCE, Director of the “TOEIC Preparation–STAPS” program, Faculty of STAPS, University of Montpellier.

Mr. Marcin STAWIARSKI, Associate Professor, Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures, University of Caen.

► Contract faculty members at the Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Montpellier:

• Reader:

Ms. PoojaSHAH, a lawyer who graduated from the University of Mumbai.

Mr. Peter MATARWEH

► Part-time teachers: 

Mr. AlexanderARENA CANON, Educational Engineer and Instructor, SCSIP-CHARM-EU, University of Montpellier.

Ms. JulietteBERTHELOT,Lecturer, certified English teacher, and graduate of the FLE program.

Ms. BeataMICHALSKA, Lecturer and English Teacher at the Montpellier University Hospital.

• Legal Spanish:

► Tenured faculty membersof the Faculty of Law and Political Science at the University of Montpellier: 

Ms. Yura JEANJEAN, Associate Professor.

► Part-time teachers:

Ms. Rocio OVILLA BUENO, Lecturer and Professor at Montpellier Business School; Attorney, graduate of UNAM, Mexico.

• Legal German 

► Tenured Teachers

Ms. Barbara NOLTE, German Language and Literature Specialist (PRAG), Tenured Faculty Member in the School of Law and Political Science, Professor of French as a Foreign Language, University of Montpellier.

Lessons

Courses are scheduled on a semester basis each year, from the first year of the Bachelor’s program through the second year of the Master’s program, in a language of the student’s choice. Lectures and seminars are conducted in a foreign language.

Training

• English
  First Year: Introduction to the State and Democratic Institutions of Two Common Law Countries.
  Second Year: Criminal Law
  Third Year: Contract Law
  Master’s: (Specialized courses depending on the area of specialization)
• English in Political Science:
  First Year: Visual Analysis and Culture (S1), Audiovisual Media and Culture (S2)
  Second Year: American Institutions (S3), British and Irish Institutions (S4)
  Third Year: Critical Thinking in American Politics (S5), Critical Thinking in British Politics (S6)
• Spanish
  First Year: Introduction to Law and State Institutions
  Second Year: Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure
  Third Year: Law of Obligations
  Master’s Program: Specialized courses depending on the area of specialization
• German
  Bachelor’s Year 1: Overview of the Country: Geography, Politics, and the Judicial System in Germany
  Bachelor’s Year 2: Criminal Law: Terminology and Case Studies.
  Bachelor’s Year 3: Law of Obligations, Contracts (e.g., sales contracts, lease agreements, employment contracts).
  Master’s Year 1: Current Cases and In-Depth Study of Legal Terminology.
  Master’s Year 2: Specialized courses based on the area of specialization

Tutoring

Students can receive assistance from tutors in English and Spanish. For more information, please contact the department office at the beginning of the year.

Department Publications and Research

Certifications in Specialized Languages

>> Legal English: Which degree should I choose?

DLJ Legal Languages Days

The DLJ Legal Languages Days are part of the European Day of Languages organized by the Council of Europe. They provide students with a linguistic immersion experience in the various languages they can hear and practice during these days, as well as in the legal systems of several countries. In this way, students can gain an appreciation for the importance of language proficiency in general—and legal language in particular—as a key tool for professional integration and, above all, as a vehicle for diverse European legal and linguistic cultures.