Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
German in Rehabilitation
Course Code
VC_041
Branch of Science
Languages and Literature
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Medical Services
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time; Part-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Ludmila Jermakoviča
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
To improve, develop and streamline students’ knowledge of German for communication, academic and professional purposes and to facilitate the acquisition of professional medical terminology for productive use.
Preliminary Knowledge
Proficiency level A2 of German language (according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Language Learning, Teaching and Assessment).
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.After the course completion students will be able to: • recognise familiar medical terminology in different types of text, • provide either German explanation or Latvian translation of the terms, • read a text related to the professional area, find and highlight key words, the main idea, the necessary information in the text, • name the parts of the body, the main organs and systems; describe diseases and their symptoms, • describe patient condition, course of the illness, • develop physiotherapy treatment plan and give advice, instructions, • recognise linguistic structures characteristic to scientific and popular science literature (noun formation, cases; grammatical system of the verb in the Active and Passive Voice; The Subjunctive Mood, participle and the infinitive, etc.).
Skills
1.After successful course complition students will be able to: • use appropriate medical terminology interacting with patients/clients and colleagues, • make their own termininological dictionary, • ask questions related to the hospital, its departments, medical staff, patient care, basic investigations, • find information related to anamnesis, complaints and character of pain, • develop therapeutic exercise programme, individual treatment plan, • give advice in the course of treatment, • explain various relaxation techniques.
Competences
1.Students will be able to deliver information about themselves, their studies and compare them with medical studies in Germany; will be able to recognise patient's medical history; to perceive, write down, and deliver the necessary information related to patient condition; to express their ideas, to support their opinion with arguments and discuss various physiotherapeutic methods.
Assessment
Individual work
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1.
Individual work |
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Home assignments to acquire medicine vocabulary; compiling their own terminological glossary; presentation preparation and delivery in the field of profession. Students are obliged to fill in the course evaluation questionnaire at the end of the course.
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Examination
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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
Examination |
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-
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Regular attendance of classes is compulsory (20%);
Tests, group work and presentation (30%);
Examination (50%).
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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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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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My studies at the RSU. Studying medicine in Latvia and Germany – duration, study content, study subjects, residency.
Review of the word order in sentence, the verb in the present tense – Präsens.
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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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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Human body parts and organs, organ systems and their function.
Correct pronunciation of anatomy terminology.
Identifying noun number; comparison of German terminology with Latin and Greek terminology. Terminology explanation, formation of phrases.
Overview of noun declension. Use of the genitive for expressing possession or parts of the whole.
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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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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Human body parts and organs, organ systems and their function.
Correct pronunciation of anatomy terminology.
Identifying noun number; comparison of German terminology with Latin and Greek terminology. Terminology explanation, formation of phrases.
Overview of noun declension. Use of the genitive for expressing possession or parts of the whole.
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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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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Bones, joints and muscles. Skeletal components, bones and muscles, their function.
Overview of past tense, formation of Perfekt.
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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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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Anamnesis. Medical history. A patient record form, complaints and pain management. Names of diseases.
Overview of modal verbs and their use. Negation.
Formation and use of the imperative mood.
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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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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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The supporting apparatus and gait disorders.
Overview of passive verbs (Passiv), formation and use.
Expressions referring to body parts.
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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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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Bone, joint and muscle diseases, symptoms, patient complaints, course of the disease; injury. The conversation with the patient, recommendations.
Overview of separable verbs, their application, prefix meaning, formation of separable verbs.
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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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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Nervous system diseases and injuries. Head and spinal cord injury consequences.
Formation and use of participles (Partizip I un Partizip II). Overview of compound sentences, word order in subordinate clauses. Use of the adjective subordinate clauses, matching the noun.
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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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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Cardiovascular, respiratory system diseases. The conversation with the patient, recommendations.
Forming nouns from verbs.
Use of verbs.
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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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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Spine diseases, disorders, symptoms, back pain, patient complaints, course of the disease. The conversation with the patient, providing advice.
Declension of adjectives.
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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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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Posture and gait analysis, posture correction; exercises.
Prepositions with dative and accusative (Wechselpräpositionen), their use after question words "Wo?" (place) and "Wohin?" (direction).
Reflexive verbs.
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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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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Manual, physical and special therapies. Physiotherapy plan, treatment process.
Formation and use of the subjunctive.
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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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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Therapeutic exercises, therapeutic exercising in groups.
An overview of the use of the infinitive (Infinitiv) with/without "zu".
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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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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Therapeutic exercises, therapeutic exercising in groups.
An overview of the use of the infinitive (Infinitiv) with/without "zu".
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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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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Massage, massage types, methods.
Declension of adjectives.
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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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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Presentation.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
PART-TIME
Part 1
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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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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Human body parts and organs, organ systems and their function.
Correct pronunciation of anatomy terminology.
Identifying noun number; comparison of German terminology with Latin and Greek terminology. Terminology explanation, formation of phrases.
Overview of noun declension. Use of the genitive for expressing possession or parts of the whole.
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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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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Human body parts and organs, organ systems and their function.
Correct pronunciation of anatomy terminology.
Identifying noun number; comparison of German terminology with Latin and Greek terminology. Terminology explanation, formation of phrases.
Overview of noun declension. Use of the genitive for expressing possession or parts of the whole.
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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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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Bones, joints and muscles. Skeletal components, bones and muscles, their function.
Overview of past tense, formation of Perfekt.
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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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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Bones, joints and muscles. Skeletal components, bones and muscles, their function.
Overview of past tense, formation of Perfekt.
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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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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Anamnesis. Medical history. A patient record form, complaints and pain management. Names of diseases.
Overview of modal verbs and their use. Negation.
Formation and use of the imperative mood.
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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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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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The supporting apparatus and gait disorders.
Overview of passive verbs (Passiv), formation and use.
Expressions referring to body parts.
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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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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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The supporting apparatus and gait disorders.
Overview of passive verbs (Passiv), formation and use.
Expressions referring to body parts.
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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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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Bone, joint and muscle diseases, symptoms, patient complaints, course of the disease; injury. The conversation with the patient, recommendations.
Overview of separable verbs, their application, prefix meaning, formation of separable verbs.
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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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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Bone, joint and muscle diseases, symptoms, patient complaints, course of the disease; injury. The conversation with the patient, recommendations.
Overview of separable verbs, their application, prefix meaning, formation of separable verbs.
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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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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Nervous system diseases and injuries. Head and spinal cord injury consequences.
Formation and use of participles (Partizip I un Partizip II). Overview of compound sentences, word order in subordinate clauses. Use of the adjective subordinate clauses, matching the noun.
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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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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Spine diseases, disorders, symptoms, back pain, patient complaints, course of the disease. The conversation with the patient, providing advice.
Declension of adjectives.
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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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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Manual, physical and special therapies. Physiotherapy plan, treatment process.
Formation and use of the subjunctive.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
24 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Menschen im Beruf Pflege, Hueber-Verlag, 2016
2.
Menschen im Beruf Medizin, Hueber-Verlag 2016
Additional Reading
1.
Maie Lepp, ‘’Grammatik ist kinderleicht’’, Zvaigzne ABC, 2000
2.
Egons Ziediņš Vācu valodas praktiskā gramatika; Zvaigzne ABC, 2009
3.
Deutsch perfekt - ein Sprachmagazin
Other Information Sources
1.
www.onmeda.de
2.
www.medizin.de
3.
www.physiotherapie.de