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Medical Terminology in Russian

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:5.00
Study Course Accepted:16.11.2022 11:11:02
Study Course Information
Course Code:LF_177LQF level:Level 5
Credit Points:1.00ECTS:1.50
Branch of Science:LinguisticsTarget Audience:Medical Services
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:Ludmila Seredina
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:RSU Liepāja Branch
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:Liepāja, Riņķu Street 24/26, lfatrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 63442118, +371 63442119, +371 63484632
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)2Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures4
Classes (count)3Class Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Classes6
Total Contact Hours10
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Not necessary
Objective:
To develop communicative skills in the use of the Russian language for study purposes and work in the future specialty; promote the learning of professional terminology and practical application thereof.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
1The human body.Lectures1.00auditorium
2The most common health problems.Lectures1.00auditorium
3Hospital, specialists. Conversation with the patient.Classes3.00auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Individual and group work – preparing presentations, working with a dictionary – explaining terms; summary.
Assessment Criteria:
Active participation in practical classes; assignments completed in high quality, quality of oral answers, presentations related to medical topics, tests to check the knowledge and practical application of terminology learned – 50%. At the end of the course – a written examination to test the skill of using functional language – matching, substitution tasks and multiple-choice tasks – 50%.
Final Examination (Full-Time):Test
Final Examination (Part-Time):
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:As a result of successfully completing the study course, students: • will recognise professional terminology in various types of texts, • will name the Russian equivalents of the most commonly used terms in the field of massage, • will describe various phenomena related to the field of massage, using professional terminology in Russian.
Skills:As a result of successfully completing the study course, students will be able: • to select and correctly use terminology for oral communication (for example, making presentations, in discussions) and writing (for example, physician’s notes, letters to an advisor, reviews of medical articles) in the field of massage, • to use appropriate means of expression to express one’s opinion in both oral and written communication, • to provide a summary of the information obtained both orally and in writing, using appropriate terminology and retell the general content of the text.
Competencies:As a result of successfully completing the study course, students will be able to practically use the terminology learned in various situations of communication.
Bibliography
No.Reference
Required Reading
1Грамматика легко и просто. M. Krasnais, V. Pažule, G. Silakalne. Zvaigzne ABC, 2014
Additional Reading
1Svešvaloda (krievu valoda); Svešvaloda1 (krievu valoda), Rīga: Valsts izglītības satura centrs, 2020