LT5513 - Language in Legal Settings | ||||||||||
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| * The offering term is subject to change without prior notice | ||||||||||
Course Aims | ||||||||||
This course aims to help students explore (1) the inter-relationship between language, society, and law; (2) the workings of language in legal settings; and (3) the sociolinguistic issues of language and law with special reference to the issues relating to Hong Kong in its transformation from a unilingual to a bilingual legal system. | ||||||||||
Assessment (Indicative only, please check the detailed course information) | ||||||||||
Research paper: 50% Open book formal examination: 50% | ||||||||||
Examination Duration: 2 hours | ||||||||||
Detailed Course Information | ||||||||||
| LT5513.pdf | ||||||||||
Useful Links | ||||||||||
| Department of Linguistics and Translation | ||||||||||
