Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Track and Field Athletics and Terminology in English
Course Code
LSPA_538
Branch of Science
Health sciences
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Pedagogy; Sports Trainer
LQF
All Levels
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Anastasija Ropa
Structure Unit Manager
Diāna Laipniece
Structural Unit
Latvian Academy of Sport Education (LASE)
Contacts
LSPA, Brīvības gatve 333, Riga, LV-1006
About Study Course
Objective
Empower students to learn and improve the terminology and communication of athletics in English.
Preliminary Knowledge
Knowledge and skills of English, according to levels A1-B2.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Student is able to: apply athletics terminology, professional lexicon and grammatical structures in English.
Skills
1.Student is able to: to speak and discuss in public, to work independently with specialist English literature.
Competences
1.Student is able to: to work independently with specialist literature in English; to communicate in a professional sphere in different cultures.
Assessment
Individual work
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Title
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% from total grade
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Grade
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|---|---|---|
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1.
Events in athletics |
50.00% from total grade
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10 points
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Presentation of one of the disciplines of athletics |
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Examination
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Title
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% from total grade
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Grade
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|---|---|---|
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1.
Test on types of athletics |
50.00% from total grade
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10 points
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|
Test on types of athletics |
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Introduction to athletics
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Class/Seminar
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Introduction to athletics
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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History of athletics
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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History of athletics
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Athletics and its disciplines
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Running events
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Running events
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Jumping events
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Jumping events
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Throwing events
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Throwing events
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Multi-event disciplines
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Presentation on an event in athletics
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
|
Presentation on an event in athletics
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-
Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
|
Study room
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2
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Topics
|
Presentation on an event in athletics
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Test
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Athletics test
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
30 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Ropa, Anastasija. Special terminology in English / Anastasija Ropa, Ieva Rudzinska ; Latvijas Sporta pedagoģijas akadēmija. Rīga : LSPA, 2023. Part 2.Suitable for English stream
Additional Reading
1.
Track & Field : training & movement science - theory and practice for all disciplines / Univ.-Prof. Dr. Heiko K. Strüder, Ulrich Jonath, Kai Scholz. 2023
2.
Historical Dictionary of Track and Field Peter Matthews 2012