Legal French

Practical information

Course hours

24 contact+6 zelfstudie

Prices		Day
Commercial student This is the standard price for this language course. If you are not entitled to a discount, this is the price you will need to pay.		€450
Student UGent You are registered as a UGent student of the Law Faculty and you take a course this academic year (or the summer before). Not registered yet? Check out the FAQ discount for future UGent students. PhD students benefit from the staff rate.		€190 - Fac. Rechten
Scholarship student UGent Registration from 1 September. You are registered as a UGent student of the Law Faculty and you have a scholarship from the Flemish Community this academic year. Send us a proof of your scholarship via this form, together with your registration.		€150 - Fac. Rechten
Incoming exchange student UGent The fee will be fixed after consultation with the faculty. Registration from 1 September. You are registered as an incoming exchange student of the Law Faculty of UGent. You will receive an extra discount for a Dutch course. For more info, see the FAQ discount for incoming exchange students.		€190 - Fac. Rechten
Outgoing exchange student UGent As an outgoing exchange student of UGent you receive an extra discount. You pay the student fee first and after your departure (after you upload the confirmation of arrival) your discount will be settled automatically.		€55
Outgoing exchange scholarship student UGent		€40
Staff member UGent As a staff member of UGent, you receive a discount, independent of the paying method used for the course. PhD students fall under this category as well.		€345 (380 in '23-'24)

Semester

2 (day)

Hours per week

1x3

Books by

Standaard Boekhandel Shopping Zuid, Woodrow Wilsonplein 4, 9000 Gent

For who?

Faculty of Law and Criminology students (2nd bachelor and up), students taking a law-adjacent elective and anyone professionally active in the field of law.

Objectives and content

This course teaches participants to read, independently process and write French texts but also focusses on speaking skills in a broad legal context. Legal doctrine, jurisprudence as well as legislation are dealt with. The legal texts and themes have been selected in close consultation with professors and research assistants. On the one hand, your reading skills will be further developed by making use of authentic texts (e.g. decrees, contracts, etc.). On the other hand, your writing skills will also be enhanced. You will learn how to write correct French texts paying attention to style, register, coherence, and grammatical correctness. You will also acquire broad legal vocabulary by making use of extensive vocabulary lists and exercises. Finally, this course will also allow you to enhance your speaking and listening skills through group work, debates and pair work.

Legal topics dealt with in this course include a general introductory chapter and:

La fédéralisation
Le droit des obligations
Le droit des personnes et le droit familial
Le droit pénal
Le droit social
Le droit communautaire

Grammatical items dealth with include a.o.: les temps du passé, le subjonctif, le conditionnel, le participe présent /v/ le gérondif /v/ l'adjectif verbal

Required prior knowledge

You have a good practical and grammatical command of French (at least level B1 = secondary school level of French). Would you like to test your level? You can complete the online self-test for French to check whether your level matches the level of the course Practical French 3.

Tests

There is a final test.

Course materials

Contact: uct@UGent.be

The course is extra-curricular, which means that no credits can be given. For the legal language courses, you register online. The course fee should be paid immediately after receiving your payment invitation.

Course book: Weylandt E. (coörd.) - Vandenbulcke L. - Dams B. (2021): À la découverte du français juridique, Bruxelles: La Charte. ISBN 978-2-87403-611-8

How to purchase this book?

Are you already registered for this course? Check out our FAQ ‘What to do after my registration?’.

Schedule and subscribe

14/02/2025 - 16/05/2025 Almost full

Time	09:00 - 12:00
Days	Fri
Location	Bla 0.2

University Language Centre