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Medical Terminology in Russian for International Students
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:4.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:29:53
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | VC_116 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine | Target Audience: | Medicine | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Svetlana Muhejeva | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 8 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 16 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 16 | ||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.2 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 8 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 16 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 16 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Basic knowledge of the Russian language is required (level A2 according to Common European Framework of Reference for Language Learning, Teaching and Assessment). | ||||||||
| Objective: | To develop and streamline students’ knowledge of Russian for communication, academic and professional purposes and to facilitate the acquisition of professional medical terminology for productive use. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Human body parts and organs, organ systems and their functions. Correct pronunciation of anatomy terminology. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Healthy lifestyle; pernicious habits. Being able to give recommendations on healthy lifestyle, to warn of the adverse effect of pernicious habits. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | The cardiovascular system, its organs and functions; being able to describe the pulmonary and systemic circuits. Stenocardia, its symptoms, patient's complaints, the course of the disease. Being able to take anamnesis, describe chest pain. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | The respiratory system, its organs and functions. Being able to describe the process of breathing. Bronchitis, its symptoms, patient's complaints, the course of the disease; being able to take anamnesis. Conversation with a patient. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | The digestive system, its organs and functions; being able to describe the process of digestion. Gastritis, its symptoms, patient's complaints, the course of the disease; being able to take anamnesis. Conversation with a patient. Healthy nutrition; being able to give recommendations on healthy nutrition. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Bones, muscles, joints. Musculoskeletal system disorders. Being able to take anamnesis, to give recommendations. Conversation with a patient. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | The urinary system, its organs and functions. Nephritis, its symptoms, patient's complaints, the course of the disease. Being able to take anamnesis, to give recommendations. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Pregnancy and labour. Taking a history, giving recommendations. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Infections. Pathogens and prophylaxis. Symptoms, communication with patients. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Homework assignments with particular exercises; medical terminology acquisition; analytic reading of short popular medical texts followed by a presentation. Students are obliged to fill in the course evaluation questionnaire at the end of the course. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Active participation in classes, 80% class attendance, adequately well done homework completed on time; medical terminology acquisition; analytic reading; end of the course test – a written test to assess functional language skills application – matching, gap filling tasks and multiple choice tasks; oral presentations on organs and their functions, diseases. The final mark depends on the presentation result (60%) and the written exam result (40%). | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Having acquired the course successfully, the students will be able: to recognize and translate Russian medical terminology; name body parts and organ systems; describe the patient's condition and the disease course; recognize the language structures which are typical of scientific sources (the formation and declension of nouns, their agreement with adjectives; the usage of verb tenses in the active voice; the formation of the imperative; the usage of participle; etc.). | ||||||||
| Skills: | Having acquired the course successfully, the students will be able: to use appropriate medical terminology when speaking with patients/clients and colleagues; produce questions and keep the conversation with patients going; read texts related to the professional field, browse texts for key words, main ideas, information needed. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Having acquired the course successfully, the students will be able: to collect anamnesis and inquire about complaints, give medical advice and treatment instructions; fill in medical forms; perceive, write down, and report necessary information on a patient's condition. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Большой толковый медицинский словарь, 1-2 том, Москва, 2001. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Vārdnīca 7 valodas biežāk lietotie vārdi un to izplatītākās nozīmes, Avots, 2003 | ||||||||
| 2 | A.A. Марцелли "Латинский язык и основы медицинской терминологии" Ростов-на-Дону 2011 | ||||||||
