Latvian Language in Medicine (SZF_125)
About Study Course
Objective
To develop students' conversational skills for everyday communication, as well as to develop communicative and intercultural competence for further use of Latvian language knowledge in the study process at A1 level.
Prerequisites
No preliminary knowledge of the Latvian language is required.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course, students will: • be able to understand the use of familiar words, phrases and common words in expressions, be able to use the minimum vocabulary of conversation topics in the context; • know the simplest basic rules of the language and will be able to apply them in communication; • know how to form questions; • be able to name the human body parts.
On successful completion of the course, the students will be able to: • comprehend simple necessary information; • to apply Latvian in study process and basic daily communication on familiar topics; • to collect personal information of a patient and a short case history.
On successful completion of the course, students will: • be able to use Latvian at the basic conversational level in daily communication and to communicate with patients (at A1 level); •will have developed transversal skills - communicative, incl. cross- cultural communication skills.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine, SSNMF | 1 | Master’s | Required | Solveiga Čeirane, Daiga Tetere, Inga Laizāne, Agnese Cera |
