English language proficiency level: pre-intermediate.

The course uses IT tools; students are required to have an email account and computer skills.

Disputes and lawsuits in sports are on the rise; therefore, sport managers and practitioners must have in-depth knowledge of legal practices. The "English for Sport Law & Business" course is a specifically designed course for students enrolled in the "Legal Consultant for Sport" degree course and is aimed at students interested in legal issues commonly encountered in sports management and sports law. The course aims at strengthening students' understanding of the language used in sports law matters and focuses on developing the communication skills necessary, at an intermediate level, to succeed as a legal advisor in the sports industry.

The course is divided into modules that deal with the main topics that intersect with sports law: tort law, agency law, antitrust law, constitutional law, contract law, employment law, intellectual property law, in contexts such as school districts, colleges and universities , interscholastic and recreational programs, professional sport franchises, sporting goods manufacturers and trademarks, and governing bodies. Students are encouraged to understand the broad scope of the impact of legal issues on the sports industry and the language used to address them.

1. (A) J. O. Spengler et al. Introduction to Sport Law with Case Studies - 2nd edition Human Kinetics, Harrogate, 2016 » Pages/Chapters: ISBN: 978-1450457002

2. (C) E. MacIntosh, G. A. Bravo and M. Li International Sport Management Human Kinetics, Harrogate, 2019 » Pages/Chapters: ISBN: 978-1492556787

3. (C) C. MacIntosh Foundations of Sport Development Routledge, London and New York, 2021 » Pages/Chapters: ISBN: 978-0367345846

The course program applies without distinction to all students, who are all considered attending. The study materials and related activities can be found on a specific platform, on which students will register at the beginning of the course.

The course will be held in English.

• The teaching activity is organized according to the ILV (Information / Laboratory / Verification) methodology, which includes some informative moments, followed by laboratory activities of analysis and then reconstruction, to allow students to combine theoretical thinking and practical thinking, and to develop reflective activities on their own learning products and processes.

• At the end of the course the student will have to take a verification test with closed-ended questions, aimed at verifying the learning of the main concepts of the language applied to sports law contexts.

  
  

  
  

  During the exam it will not be possible to consult the teaching texts.

  
  

  For the evaluation the following will be taken into consideration:

  
  

  a) knowledge and ability to understand texts (score from 1/30 to 6/30; or: 20% of the total overall assessment);

  
  

  b) ability to make connections between texts (score from 1/30 to 6/30; or: 20% of the total overall assessment);

  
  

  c) ability to apply knowledge (score from 1/30 to 6/30; or: 20% of the total overall assessment);

  
  

  d) autonomy of judgment and critical thinking (score from 1/30 to 6/30; or: 20% of the total overall assessment);

  
  

  e) transposition of the knowledge acquired in terms of professional usability (score from 1/30 to 6/30; or: 20% of the total overall assessment).

  
  

  
  

  
  

  The criteria a), b), c), d) e) and the values indicated (score from 1/30 to 6/30; or: 20% of the total of the overall evaluation) are purely indicative.

The course will be held in English

English