Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Latvian Conversation in a Medical Setting for International Students - Level 2
Course Code
VC_152
Branch of Science
Other social sciences
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Agnese Cera
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 commonly used vocabulary and deepen conversation skills necessary to interview a patient efficiently: complaints and diseases, affecting factors, lifestyle; sentence building.
Preliminary Knowledge
Having completed one elective Latvian course.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.On successful completion of the course students will be able to use vocabulary describing symptoms and their progress as well as list factors that affect one's health.
Skills
1.On successful completion of the course students will be able to formulate questions in Latvian about various aspects of symptoms and grasp the point of the answer.
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 in detail.
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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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
Examination |
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10 points
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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: personal data, sensations, pain
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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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Describing common symptoms and their progress (worsening, etc.)
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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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Describing common symptoms and their progress (worsening, etc.)
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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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Building a sentence using new medical terms (Do you often have..., when started..., etc.)
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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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Building a sentence using new medical terms (Do you often have..., when started..., etc.)
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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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Common diseases, setting diagnosis
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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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Common diseases, setting diagnosis
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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:
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: common diseases and their symptoms
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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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Affecting factors: allergies, environment at work and at home
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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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Affecting factors: allergies, environment at work and at home
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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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Affecting factors: diseases, daily schedule, harmful habits
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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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Affecting factors: diseases, daily schedule, harmful habits
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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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Healthy lifestyle and nutrition
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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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Healthy lifestyle and nutrition
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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 – talk to a patient in a simulated environment.
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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: A2. Mācību līdzeklis gramatikas apguvei angliski runājošajiem valodas apguvējiem = Grammar of the Latvian Language. Elementary: A2. Teaching aid in grammar for the speakers of English. Rīga : Latviešu valodas aģentūra, 2023. 319 lpp.Suitable for English stream
2.
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.Suitable for English stream
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