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Medical Terminology in Latvian V
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:6.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:30:19
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | VC_130 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Linguistics | Target 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, 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) | 16 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 32 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| 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 | Revision of preliminary knowledge. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Dermatology (skin, hair, nails). Skin diseases, veneric diseases. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Neurology. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Hematology. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Anaesthesiology. Questioning of a patient. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Test. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Infectology (diseases, symptoms). Questioning of the patient. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Oncology (diseases, symptoms). Questioning of the patient. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Pneumonology. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Revision. | 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 dialogues. Students are obliged to fill in the course evaluation questionnaire at the end of the course. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | In the middle of semester – colloquium (50%). In the end of semester – exam (50%). | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Oral) | ||||||||
| 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 dermatology, neurology, oncology and pneumonology 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 | Styrerud, Martin. "The English Translator. Student Manual English-Latvian". Norway: Norfox Medical, 2018. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Auziņa, I., Berķe, M., Lazareva, A., Šalme, A. "Laipa (A1). Latviešu valoda". Mācību grāmata un darba burtnīca. LVA, 2014 | ||||||||
| 2 | Auziņa, I., Berķe, M., Lazareva, A., Šalme, A. "Laipa (A2). Latviešu valoda". Mācību grāmata un darba burtnīca. LVA, 2016 | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | https://www.letonika.lv/groups/default.aspx?g=5&r=1100 | ||||||||
| 2 | http://maciunmacies.valoda.lv/eng | ||||||||
