Legal Languages Department
- CERTIFICATION POLE in SPECIALTY LANGUAGES
Co-Directors: Julia ROCHE - Yura JEANJEAN
Secretariat: Brigitte LACHOUA
Workforce
- 6000 students.
- Some fifteen permanent and part-time teachers.
- Reading room, legal language books and documentary resources.
- Computerized language laboratory and electronic self-training resources.
The department's teaching staff :
- English
Alexander ARENA CANON - Lecteur - Enseignement supérieur
Souad BASTIDE - PRCE
Georgia CHAPMAN - Co-Directeur du DE Legal writing skills - Université de CAMBRIDGE
James HONKE Lecteur - Enseignement supérieur
Gregory HANSON - Avocat - Chargé de cours
Magali JULIAN - PRAG - Qualifiée MCF
Pascal MESANS-CONTI - PRCE - Lawyer
Julia ROCHE - PRCE
Fabienne VALANTIN - PRCE
- Spanish
Yura JEANJEAN - Senior Lecturer
Rocio OVILLA-BUENO - Lawyer - Lecturer
- German
Barbara NOLTE - PRAG
Teaching
Courses are scheduled over one semester every year, from Licence 1 to Master 2, in a language of your choice. Lectures and conferences are given in a foreign language.
Training
- English
Licence 1: Introduction to the State democratic institutions of two common law countries.
Licence 2: Criminal Law
Licence 3: Contract Law
Master: (Specialized courses according to area of specialization) - Spanish
Licence 1: Introducción al derecho y a las instituciones del Estado
Licence 2: Derecho penal y procedimientos penales
Licence 3: Derecho de obligaciones
Master: Specialized courses according to area of specialization - German
Licence 1: Landeskundlicher Überblick: Geografie, Politik und Justiz in Deutschland
Licence 2: Strafrecht: Terminologie und Fallbeispiele.
Licence 3: Schuldrecht, Verträge, Z. B. Kaufvertrag, Mietvertrag, Arbeitsvertrag.
Master 1: Aktuelle Fälle und Vertiefung der juristischen Fachterminologie.
Master 2: Specialized courses by area of specialization
Tutoring
Students can benefit from the help of tutors in English and Spanish. For further information, please contact the department secretary at the beginning of the year.
Certifications in specialty languages
What is language certification?
Assess your level according to the European framework
To consult our certification levels
Cambridge solutions for higher education
CLES
CLES is the Certificat de Compétences en Langues de l'Enseignement Supérieur (Higher Education Language Skills Certificate), designed to assess students' operational communication skills in a foreign or regional language.
To find out about upcoming exam dates, contact Université Paul Valéry Montpellier
Exam center: Université Paul Valéry Montpellier.
Fees - free.
toLES
TOLES stands for Test of Legal English Skills.
This is a diploma awarded on completion of an examination that tests the legal English skills of people working in the legal sector but for whom English is not their first language.