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Medical Terminology in Latvian IV

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:7.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:30:32
Study Course Information
Course Code:VC_108LQF level:Level 7
Credit Points:2.00ECTS:3.00
Branch of Science:LinguisticsTarget Audience:Medicine
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:Inga Kaija
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:Faculty of Social Sciences
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szfatrsu[pnkts]lv
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)0Lecture Length (academic hours)0Total Contact Hours of Lectures0
Classes (count)8Class Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Classes16
Total Contact Hours16
Full-Time - Semester No.2
Lectures (count)0Lecture Length (academic hours)0Total Contact Hours of Lectures0
Classes (count)8Class Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Classes16
Total Contact Hours16
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Basic knowledge of the Latvian language is required (level A1/A2 according to Common European Framework of Reference for Language Learning, Teaching and Assessment).
Objective:
To acquire medical vocabulary in Latvian and Latvian language at conversational level in order to be able to use language in clinic and to communicate with patients.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
19th semester. Revision of preliminary knowledge.Classes1.00auditorium
2Dermatology (skin, hair, nails, diseases, veneric diseases).Classes2.00auditorium
3Neurology.Classes2.00auditorium
4Anaesthesiology (questioning of the patient). Filling in course evaluation questionnaire.Classes2.00auditorium
5Test after the 9th semesterClasses1.00auditorium
610th semester. Short revision about grammar and vocabulary. Questioning of the patient.Classes1.00auditorium
7Infectology (diseases, symptoms – short revision, questioning of the patient).Classes1.00auditorium
8Oncology (diseases, symptoms, questioning of the patient).Classes3.00auditorium
9Pneumonology. Filling in course evaluation questionnaire.Classes3.00auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
9th, 10th semester Individual and pair work – mastering of the vocabulary of the corresponding topic and using of grammar, working with a dictionary, making dialogues. Students are obliged to fill in the course evaluation questionnaire at the end of the course.
Assessment Criteria:
9th, 10th semester Active participation in practical classes. in the end of 9th semester – test (50 % of the final evaluation). In the end of 10th semester – exam (50 % of the final evaluation).
Final Examination (Full-Time):Exam
Final Examination (Part-Time):
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:9th, 10th semester On successful completion of the course students will be able to: • name human body parts and organs, • name the most common symptoms of dermatology, neurology, oncology and pneumonology diseases, • read and understand simple text of medicine in Latvian, • make conversation with a patient in Latvian.
Skills:9th, 10th semester On successful completion of the course, the students will be able to: • select and use appropriate medical vocabulary in communication with a patient, • develop a case history, • give simple instructions to the patient during the examination and treatment.
Competencies:9th, 10th semester On successful completion of the course, students will be able to practically use medical vocabulary and make conversation with a patient in Latvian.
Bibliography
No.Reference
Required Reading
1Styrerud, Martin. "The English Translator. Student Manual English-Latvian". Norway : Norfox Medical, 2018.
Additional Reading
1Ilze Auziņa, Maija Berķe, AntaLazareva, Arvils Šalme. "Laipa (A1). Latviešu valoda". Mācību grāmata un darba burtnīca. LVA, 2014
2Ilze Auziņa, Maija Berķe, Anta Lazareva, Arvils Šalme. "Laipa (A2). Latviešu valoda". Mācību grāmata un darba burtnīca. LVA, 2016
Other Information Sources
1http://maciunmacies.valoda.lv/eng
2https://www.letonika.lv/groups/default.aspx?g=5&r=1100