The course is for the total beginners. The Korean alphabet, the structure of syllables and pronunciation will be taught. The course focuses on conversation skill so students can communicate in actual life. The topics are self-introduction, daily life, location, buying, past, weather, time, appointment, weekend activities, Korean studying, plan, etc. Korean culture part also will be covered. The topics are greetings, currency, four seasons in Korea, weekend activities, etc.

Students will study the history and principles of the creation of Hangeul. After learning about consonants, vowels, and final consonants, they will be able to read Hangeul. Additionally, students will explore eight topics related to Korean culture, and by comparing them with their own culture, they will cultivate an understanding of Korean culture.

The course gives an overview of the most important questions concerning language and culture. Students are taught to understand the subject field and concepts used in linguistic anthropology, e.g. how to do linguistic anthropology, what are the tools of linguistic anthropologist; what is linguistic relativity; if and how our language is affected by our worldview(s); how to effectively map and describe unfamiliar languages, their sound systems, morphology, vocabulary and syntax; what is language and when is language possible; why do languages change and how; languages in contact, pidgin and creole languages; bilingualism, diglossia and code-switching; language and dialect - their differences; how to do fieldwork. We also expand upon the possibility that the speakers of different languages may have different worldviews. We discuss the difference between words and concepts and how words and concepts emerge in languages and disappear. We also discuss different writing systems (Latin, Arabic, etc.) and the question of literacy. We look at some „exotic“ languages, their system of words and concepts and compare it to the system of words and concepts of some well-known European languages.

COPYRIGHT. General principles of copyright, author’s rights, copyright holders, the duration of the author’s economic rights, licences, public domain, inheriting copyright, related rights, rights of the maker of a database. INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY, TRADEMARK: the concept of trademark, differences between trademark and copyright, legal protection of trademarks. PRIVACY, PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA: the concept of personal data, rights and obligations of processing data, the principles of processing data, the rights of the data subject, freely available data, portrayal of a person in the media, protection of privacy ADVERTISING: advertising-related legal restrictions FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND CREATIVE FREEDOM: legal safeguards of freedom of speech and creative freedom, protection of sources, limitations to freedom of speach and creative freedom, the media’s responsibility for content, defamation and insult LEGAL REMEDIES: what and when can be claimed, the obligation to comply with claims, refusal to comply with claims, price reduction, interest, claim for the compensation of damage, claim for contract termination PENAL CODE: who can be penalised and for what, penal norms in the field of media and communications.

The course examines the basis for ethical conduct of lawyers, the foundations of which are reflected in moral systems and values within the society, and to specifically give a grounding to the student in the black letter rules for conduct adopted by various bar associations. The CCBE and ABA Codes of conduct will be examined and case materials will be briefed. Case materials will be presented and discussed. Special problem areas, such as confidentiality, diligence, loyalty, etc. will be addressed and discussed. Disciplinary procedures as well as the impact of peer pressure, relationship with the courts and the effect of bar associations on the conduct of lawyers will be examined.

The course will cover legal philosophy and explore the connection of social and legal philosophy with other social sciences; connections and relationships between civil society and the state; paradigmatically changing society and the reflection of these changes in the economy, in political ideology and in the value system of society, incl. contradictory views of modernist and postmodern dialogue, legal positivism and natural law in the main directions of philosophy of law, and the links with the ideas of equality of freedom and justice. The course also examines the basis for ethical conduct of lawyers, the foundations of which are reflected in moral systems and values within the society, and to specifically give a grounding to the student in the black letter rules for conduct adopted by various bar associations. The CCBE and ABA Codes of conduct will be examined and case materials will be briefed. Case materials will be presented and discussed. Special problem areas, such as confidentiality, diligence, loyalty, etc. will be addressed and discussed. Disciplinary procedures as well as the impact of peer pressure, relationship with the courts and the effect of bar associations on the conduct of lawyers will be examined.