Department of Legal Languages

• CERTIFICATION CENTER for SPECIALIZED LANGUAGES

Director: Yura JEANJEAN

Secretariat: Brigitte LACHOUA

Teaching team:

• Legal and Political Science English:

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

Ms. MagaliJULIAN, PRAG in English, Qualified Lecturer, Director of the DE "Intensive Legal English" and Co-Director of the DE "Legal Writing Skills."

Mr. Pascal MESANS-CONTI, PRCE in English.

Ms. PhilippineFAUCHIER, PRAG English teacher, Certified English teacher, Doctoral student.

► Tenured professors from other faculties and/or universities: 

Ms. Souad Bastide, PRCE, Director of the TOEIC–STAPS Preparation Program, Faculty of Sports Science, University of Montpellier.

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

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

• Reader:

Ms. PoojaSHAH, Attorney at Law, graduate of the University of Mumbai.

Mr. Peter MATARWEH

► Temporary teachers: 

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

Ms. JulietteBERTHELOT,Lecturer, Certified English Teacher, FLE graduate.

Ms. BeataMICHALSKA, Lecturer , English teacher at Montpellier University Hospital.

• Legal Spanish:

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

Ms. Yura JEANJEAN, Associate Professor.

► Temporary teachers:

Ms. Rocio OVILLA BUENO, Lecturer, Professor at Montpellier Business School, Attorney-at-law, Graduate of UNAM, Mexico.

• Legal German 

► Tenured teachers

Ms. Barbara NOLTE, German language assistant, Lecturer at the Faculty of Law and Political Science, Professor of French as a Foreign Language, University of Montpellier.

Lessons

Courses are scheduled for one semester each year, from Bachelor's 1 to Master's 2 level, in a language of your choice. Lectures and conferences are taught in a foreign language.

Training

• English
  First year: Introduction to the State 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
  Bachelor's degree 1: Introduction to law and state institutions
  Bachelor's degree 2: Criminal law and criminal procedure
  Bachelor's degree 3: Contract law
  Master's degree: Specialized courses depending on the area of specialization
• German
  Bachelor's degree 1: Regional studies overview: Geography, politics, and justice in Germany
  Bachelor's degree 2: Criminal law: Terminology and case studies.
  Bachelor's degree 3: Contract law, contracts, e.g., sales contracts, rental agreements, employment contracts.
  Master's degree 1: Current cases and in-depth study of legal terminology.
  Master's degree 2: Specialized courses depending on area of specialization

Tutoring

Students can receive assistance from tutors in English and Spanish. Information is available at the beginning of the year from the department office.

Department publications and research

Specialized language certifications

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DLJ Legal Language Days

The DLJ Legal Language Days are part of the European Day of Languages organized by the Council of Europe. They provide linguistic immersion in the various languages that students can hear and practice during these days, but also in the law of several countries. This helps them realize how important it is to know languages in general, and legal languages in particular, as a key tool for getting a job and, above all, as a way to learn about different European legal and linguistic cultures.