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Medical Terminology in Latvian for International Students
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:6.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:30:57
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | VC_129 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Linguistics | Target Audience: | Medicine | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Inga Laizāne | ||||||||
| 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 Latvian language is required (level A1/A2 according to Common European Framework of Reference for Language Learning, Teaching and Assessment). | ||||||||
| Objective: | To acquire medical terminology in Latvian and to develop practical conversational skills and abilities to communicate with patients. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | 5th SEMESTER Revision of preliminary knowledge. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Revision of instruction forms. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Pain. Type of pain. Questions to the patient. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Cardiovascular system. Diseases. Symptoms. | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Test. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | 6th SEMESTER Otorhinolaryngology. Diseases. Symptoms. | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Gastrointestinal system. Diseases. Symptoms. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Test. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Individual and pair work – mastering of the vocabulary of the corresponding topic and using of grammar, working with a dictionary, making of dialogues. Students are obliged to fill in the course evaluation questionnaire at the end of the course. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Active participation in practical classes. During course there are 2 tests. In the end of 5th semester is written test. In the end of 6th semester is oral test. They should be successfully passed. Average grade for tests (5th semester test is 40%, 6th semester test is 60%) is the final grade for the course. In case students don't want the average grade for tests as the final grade for the course acquisition, there is an exam at the end of the course, which includes topics from both semester. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | On successful completion of the course students will be able to: • name human body parts and organs; • name the most common symptoms of cardiovascular, gastrointestinal and throat, nose and ear diseases; • read and understand simple text of medicine in Latvian; • make conversation with a patient in Latvian. | ||||||||
| Skills: | 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: | 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 | |||||||||
| 1 | Styreud, Martin. "The English Translator. Student Manual English - Latvian". Norway: Norfox Medical, 2018. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Kaija, Inga, Laizāne, Inga. „Latviešu valodas gramatika. Pamatlīmenis: A1. Grammar of the Latvian language. Elementary: A1”. Rīga: LVA, 2022. | ||||||||
| 2 | Kaija, Inga, Laizāne, Inga. „Latviešu valodas gramatika. Pamatlīmenis: A2. Grammar of the Latvian language. Elementary: A2”. Rīga: LVA, 2023. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | http://maciunmacies.valoda.lv/eng | ||||||||
| 2 | http://www.letonika.lv/ | ||||||||
