Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Latvian Conversation in a Medical Setting for International Students - Level 3
Course Code
VC_154
Branch of Science
Languages and Literature
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Inga Kaija
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
To learn topical vocabulary and deepen conversation skills necessary to interview a patient efficiently: family anamnesis, examinations, orders and recommendations to a patient; grammatically precise speech.
Preliminary Knowledge
Having completed a) two elective Latvian courses; or b) one elective Latvian course and the 5th semester's mandatory course in Latvian.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.On successful completion of the course students will be able to use lexical and grammatical means of language to collect anamnesis and instruct patients.
Skills
1.On successful completion of the course students will be able to formulate questions in Latvian about family anamnesis and grasp the point of the answer, as well as give orders to the patient.
Competences
1.On successful completion of the course students will be able to use the skills they gained in their previous Latvian courses to interview patients about their complaints and anamnesis in detail, as well as to inform patients about the treatment plan.
Assessment
Individual work
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Title
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Grade
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1.
Individual work |
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Individual work – memorizing listed vocabulary of the corresponding topic.
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Examination
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Title
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Grade
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1.
Examination |
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At the end of each semester – an oral test on the topics covered during the semester: a conversation with a patient according to a given pattern. The final grade consists of the 1st-semester test results (50%) and 2nd-semester exam results (50%). At the end of the course, every student must fill the course evaluation survey.
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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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Review: patient's complaints, describing them
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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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Family anamnesis, using present and past forms
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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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Family anamnesis, using present and past forms
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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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Family anamnesis, using present and past forms
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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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Family anamnesis, using present and past forms
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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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Common examinations, referrals
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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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Common examinations, referrals
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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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Test – conversation with a patient
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
1.50
Contact hours:
16 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Test (Semester)
Part 2
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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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Review: collecting patient's anamnesis
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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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Orders to the patient during examination, imperative
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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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Orders to the patient during examination, imperative
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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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Orders to the patient during examination, imperative
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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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Recommendations to the patient after setting diagnosis: "need" and debitive
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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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Recommendations to the patient after setting diagnosis: "need" and debitive
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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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Recommendations to the patient after setting diagnosis: "need" and debitive
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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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Test – conversation with a patient
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
1.50
Contact hours:
16 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
I. Kaija, I. Laizāne. Latviešu valodas gramatika. Pamatlīmenis: A1. Mācību līdzeklis gramatikas apguvei angļu valodā runājošajiem. = Grammar of the Latvian Language. Elementary: A1. Teaching aid in grammar for the speakers of English. Rīga : Latviešu valodas aģentūra, 2022. 296 lpp.
Additional Reading
1.
Styrerud, Martin. The English Translator. Student Manual English-Latvian. Norway: Norfox Medical, 2018.
Other Information Sources
1.
Medical dictionary and phrasebook for Android
2.
Medical dictionary and phrasebook for iPhone