CLASS SCHEDULE,REQUIRED READING AND ASSIGNMENT |
Lecture 1(6/9/01) | Introduction to major topics covered in the course
Reading:W.Wu.2000.Language and law:Adata approach to sketching the field |
Lecture 2(13/9/01) | Formation and Categorization
Reading:D.Eades.1994.Forensic linguistics in Australia:an overview |
| Theme I:Analysis and discussion on spoken data |
| | Reading:P.French 1998;J.Levi.1990;G.Green.1990. |
| Lecture 3(20/9/01) | Key concepts in law cases with spoken data
1stAssignment:Paper on your understanding of the field |
| Lecture 4(27/9/01) | Case analysis:voice identification,bribery and money laundering |
| Lecture 5(4/10/01) | Summary lecture:Language in the judicial process
First assignment due (Thursday 1/10/01) |
| Theme II:Analysis and discussion on written data |
| | Reading:P.Tiersma 1999;G.Lentine &R.Shuy.1990;B.Found et al.1994. |
| Lecture 6(11/10/01) | Interaction between written language and the law
2ndAssignment:Report on case analysis |
| Lecture 7(18/10/01) | Case analysis:trade mark,commission dispute and warning labels |
| Lecture 8(25/10/01) | Summary lecture:legal language,plain language and the law
Second assignment due (Thursday 25/10/01) |
| Theme III:Analysis and discussion on bilingual data |
| | Reading:J.Chambers.1990;S.Berk-Seligson.1990;W.Wu.1995. |
| Lecture 9(1/11/01) | Characteristics of legal cases involving more than one language
3rdAssignment:Presentation or paper on student-selected topics or cases |
| Lecture 10(8/11/01) | Case analysis:industrial espionage,interpreter and language evidence |
| Lecture 11(15/11/01) | Summary lecture:Cross-cultural communication in the legal field
Third assignment due (Thursday 15/11/01) |
| Lecture 12(22/11/01) | Legal research based on language data
Reading:L.Solan.2001.Linguistic identification in the courtroom:some judicial missteps.
Discussion on final project or paper |
| Lecture 13(29/11/01) | Summary lecture:Language,law,culture and society |
