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On completion of this module, diligent students should: 1. have developed the ability to conduct research in the French legal literature 2. have developed the ability to critically compare certain features of the French legal system with features of other legal systems, including the Irish legal system 3. be able to produce a legal piece of research in French 4.be able to express themselves fluently in written French.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Seminar (or Webinar) | 2 |
Specified Learning Activities | 4 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 114 |
Total | 120 |
Modules in French Public Law and French Private Law in Years 1, 2 and 3 (year abroad in a French university)* of the BCL Law with French Law programme.
* or substitute modules offered during Autumn Trimester of 2020-21 due to the impossibility of exchange during this period.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Essay: Dissertation (5,000 words) | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Graded | No | 80 |
Assignment: Abstract submission (300-400 words) | Week 4 | n/a | Graded | No | 20 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Summer | No |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
Individual feedback will be given during T2 to students in LAW30630 French Law Dissertation prior to their final submission, in two forms: - A formal feedback on their abstract submission no later than week 6; - An informal (oral) feedback when the student attends consultation hours with the lecturer on relevant questions asked by the student.