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Course Syllabus
Course Name Constitution of the United States
Category American Law (Cultural Competence)
No. of Credit 1@
Category American Law
Professor Kazuko Shimizu

Professor Profile:
Graduated from Sophia University Faculty of Comparative Culture(BA) in 1991, and Faculty of Law (Bachelor of Law) in 1996. Graduated from Temple University School of
Law (LLM: Master of Law) in 2001. Learned legal Translation at Babel University classroom. Engaged in teaching translation of legal documents at Babel University classroom. Involved in translation of English-written legal documents since 1990s. Engaged in writing teaching materials for trans-national legal program of Babel University Professional School of Translation in 2004 through 2007. Involved in distance education and training of legal translators at Babel University Professional School of Translation.
Course Summary Lecture Constitution of the United States in Japanese language
Course Objectives Students acquire a general knowledge of US Constitution.
How this course was developed From 2004 to 2006, BABEL University Professional School of Translation developed 30 courses on U.S. laws to help the students who majored in International Paralegal and Legal Translation, to build background knowledge on their major. This course is one of them. The course was established in 2005 and updated in 2007.
Learning Outcome  Students who have successfully completed this course will be able to understand comprehensively US constitution in both Japanese and English. 
Prerequisite Japanese Law Courses
Course Progression (1) Study basic learning materials and listen to audio lectures
(2) Submit homework assignments as per the class instruction booklet
(3) Take part in interactive classes using audio lectures, Q&A, electronic message boards, etc. with professors
Course Length Standard* 2 months (can be completed in a minimum of 1 months or a maximum of 4 months)
Estimated Hours of Study Reading course guide and course material, listening to audio lecture: 1.5hrs
Completing assignments should take 3 hours or more.
The entire course should take 32 hours or more to complete.
Deliverables
(Course Text etc.)
Constitution of the United States (Babel University original text)
*Authored originally for this course. Copyrighted by Babel University Professional School of Translation.
Course Outline
There will be 8 lectures as below.
The class instruction booklet (study guide) will provide students with (l) the objectives of the class, (2) an explanation of the learning materials, and (3) instruction in how to go about studying the materials.
Students will (l) read the text to acquire knowledge of the content of the class, (2) listen to the professor's audio lecture to deepen their understanding of the content, and (3) verify their understanding by completing exercises, and submit their answers to the exercises.

@ Course Title
Lecture 1 Introduction
Lecture 2 Legislative Department
Lecture 3 Executive Department
Lecture 4 Judicial Power
Lecture 5 Federal Article and Supremacy Clause
Lecture 6 Generality in Bill of Rights
Lecture 7 Bill of Rights part 1
Lecture 8 Bill of Rights Part 2
Grade Evaluation and Course Requirement Grade will be based on total scores from the following:

*Assignment Submission --- 8
After you have studied each lecture, you will need to submit the assignment within two weeks.

Grading Procedure: Evaluate submitted reports in five-grade system.
Grade Score
A 85 - 100
B 70 - 84
C 60 - 69
D 50 - 59
F 49 and under
Submission papers will be returned with the evaluation sheet, which states evaluation marking and comments as well as corrections with rubrics.

*Minimum Course Requirement: B or above

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