The Office of Global Programs, in conjunction with Academic Services, is pleased to announce that NYU Law’s Spanish for Lawyers course will be offered in Spring 2015. The course is taught by Adjunct Professor Maria Theresa Madinaveitia, who also teaches language courses at NYU’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies. During Spring 2015, the class will run from January 27 through April 28, and meet on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:30-8:25 in FH 318.
The goal of this course is for NYU Law students to develop listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Spanish in order to facilitate effective communication between professionals and clients in legal settings. Special emphasis will be placed on vocabulary, concepts and structures involved in client meetings; the culture behind the language; common professional practices across Latin America and the US; and learning strategies necessary to acquire a foreign language for professional purposes.
This course is for 2L, 3L and LLM students at the intermediate high level on the ACTFL proficiency scale. 1Ls are not permitted to enroll. Students will be assessed during an intake process that will ultimately generate cohort of up to 20 students.
To be considered for the course, please follow the steps outlined below:
1. Complete the interest questionnaire by Tuesday, January 13 at midnight. The questionnaire is available via Qualtrics at the following link: https://nyu.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_9HSBu7XmTz8LNpb. Please note that intermediate-high level on the ACTFL proficiency scale is required.
2. Take the written placement test. After a review of the Interest Questionnaire, selected students will be contacted to take the written exam on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 from 11:00-11:50AM. Location will be communicated directly to qualifying students.
3. Take the oral placement test. Selected students must be available on January 20, 22 or 23, 2015 between the hours of 4:00 and 8:00PM for the oral placement test that will be administered by the Spanish for Lawyers instructor. The location and specific hours of the tests will be communicated directly to qualifying students.
Professor Madinaveitia will make the final selection of students admitted to the class by Monday, January 26, 2015. Academic Services will notify all applicants of their status and enroll the final list of approved students before the first meeting of the course on Tuesday, January 27, 2015.
Any questions regarding the intake process or Spanish for Lawyers in general should be addressed to the Office of Global Programs at law.globalstudents@nyu.edu.