Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Latvian Language in Medicine and Information Literacy
Course Code
VC_086
Branch of Science
Languages and Literature
ECTS
6.00
Target Audience
Nursing Science; Pharmacy; Public Health; Rehabilitation
LQF
All Levels
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Dace Žibala
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
To acquire Latvian at the basic conversational level (A1) in order to be able to use it in daily communication and for academic purposes.
To give an overall picture and promote acquiring knowledge about searching possibilities of medical information, library resources, services, library rules and regulations.
Preliminary Knowledge
Without preliminary knowledge of Latvian.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Upon successful completion of the course, students will: • know the lexical minimum of conversational topics; • know the basic language rules; • know the principles of question formation, including question words; • know the vocabulary related to the human body and internal organs and most common diseases; • understand Library's structure and offered services; • have acquired knowledge that will allow them to find the required information in the electronic catalogue, medical and multidisciplinary e-resources.
Skills
1.Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to: • give information about oneself, family, studies, daily routine orally and in writing; • ask simple questions and to answer them; • understand Library's structure and offered services; • work independently in Library information centre and branch libraries by using the resources available there; • look for information sources in the electronic catalogue and databases; • use search tools and wildcards.
Competences
1.Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to use Latvian at basic conversational level in daily communication and in communication with patients. Using acquired theoretical and practical knowledge students will be able to make quality search for information, independently analyse information search options and situations, as well as create appropriate search strategy.
Assessment
Individual work
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Individual and pair work – making up dialogues, a short presentation about themselves, written task completion, work with on-line sources. Students are requested to fill the course evaluation questionnaire at the end of the course.
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Examination
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• Active participation in practical classes.
• Written home assignments.
• At the end of the 1st semester – final test (orally – answer 10 questions asked by a course instructor, in writing – multiple choice-test (40 questions, 3 options) and vocabulary task (20 lexical units).
In Information literacy: knowledge assessment during practical training; class test.
• At the end of the 2nd semester – final test (orally – a presentation (about themselves, the lifestyle, leisure time activities), in writing – a multiple choice-test (40 questions, 3 options), vocabulary task (20 lexical units).
The final examination constitutes 50%, 1st semester test results – 30%, active participation during the classes, written home assignments submitted on time – 10%, the written test on human body parts and organs – 10% of the final evaluation.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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The 1st semester. Introduction to the Rīga Stradiņš University Library: services and resources.
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Presentation of the Library electronic resources: e-catalogue, e-books and e-journals.
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Introduction. Greetings. Latvian language, specific features. Alphabet, pronunciation. Present tense of the verb "būt/nebūt". Personal pronouns.
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Introduction. Greetings. Latvian language, specific features. Alphabet, pronunciation. Present tense of the verb "būt/nebūt". Personal pronouns.
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Gender, singular and plural of the noun. Question formation with "vai" and "kas"? My family. Demonstrative pronouns "tas", "tā", "šis", "šī" , possessive pronouns.
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Gender, singular and plural of the noun. Question formation with "vai" and "kas"? My family. Demonstrative pronouns "tas", "tā", "šis", "šī" , possessive pronouns.
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Cardinal numbers. Address, phone number, age. Question formation with "cik" ("cik gadu, cik maksā?")
Constructions "man/jums ir/nav/patīk/nepatīk/garšo/negaršo/sāp/nesāp". Human body I.
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Cardinal numbers. Address, phone number, age. Question formation with "cik" ("cik gadu, cik maksā?")
Constructions "man/jums ir/nav/patīk/nepatīk/garšo/negaršo/sāp/nesāp". Human body I.
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Cardinal numbers. Address, phone number, age. Question formation with "cik" ("cik gadu, cik maksā?")
Constructions "man/jums ir/nav/patīk/nepatīk/garšo/negaršo/sāp/nesāp". Human body I.
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Living place. Directions. Use of the Locative case (singular and plural). Question formation with "kur"? Present tense of verbs "studēt, strādāt, dzīvot" etc. (2nd conjugation). Construction "Es gribētu…" (I would like…). Some medical specialties.
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Living place. Directions. Use of the Locative case (singular and plural). Question formation with "kur"? Present tense of verbs "studēt, strādāt, dzīvot" etc. (2nd conjugation). Construction "Es gribētu…" (I would like…). Some medical specialties.
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Living place. Directions. Use of the Locative case (singular and plural). Question formation with "kur"? Present tense of verbs "studēt, strādāt, dzīvot" etc. (2nd conjugation). Construction "Es gribētu…" (I would like…). Some medical specialties.
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Countries, nationalities, languages. Verbs "runāt" (to speak, 2nd conjug.), "saprast" (to understand, 1st conjug.), "zināt" (to know, 3rd conjug.).
"Where are you from?" Use of the preposition "no" (from) in Genitive singular.
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Seasons of the year, months. Adverbs of time "today, now, yesterday, tomorrow" etc. Question formation with "kad?" (when?). Past and future tenses of the verb "būt" (to be).
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Seasons of the year, months. Adverbs of time "today, now, yesterday, tomorrow" etc. Question formation with "kad?" (when?). Past and future tenses of the verb "būt" (to be).
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My flat/room/house. Singular and plural of adjectives incl. colors. Agreement of adjective with noun. Question formation with "kāds, kāda, kādi, kādas" (what kind of.../what is it like, how). Some adjectives describing pain. Colours.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Test (Semester)
Part 2
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2nd semester. Ordinal numbers. Days, months, dates, years. The year of birth. "Kad jūs esat dzimis/dzimusi?" (When were you born?). Question formation with "kurš, kura, kuri, kuras" (which)/kurā stāvā (on which floor?) etc. Gathering of patient`s case history (personal data).
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2nd semester. Ordinal numbers. Days, months, dates, years. The year of birth. "Kad jūs esat dzimis/dzimusi?" (When were you born?). Question formation with "kurš, kura, kuri, kuras" (which)/kurā stāvā (on which floor?) etc. Gathering of patient`s case history (personal data).
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2nd semester. Ordinal numbers. Days, months, dates, years. The year of birth. "Kad jūs esat dzimis/dzimusi?" (When were you born?). Question formation with "kurš, kura, kuri, kuras" (which)/kurā stāvā (on which floor?) etc. Gathering of patient`s case history (personal data).
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Time. What is the time? ("Cik pulkstenis?") What time? ("Cikos?"). Verbs "sākties" (to start), "beigties" (to finish, to be over). Their use in the 3rd person. Doctor`s consultation time. My day.
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Time. What is the time? ("Cik pulkstenis?") What time? ("Cikos?"). Verbs "sākties" (to start), "beigties" (to finish, to be over). Their use in the 3rd person. Doctor`s consultation time. My day.
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Mealtimes. Healthy diet. Use of Accusative case. Questions with "Ko?" (What?). Verbs "ēst, dzert, gatavot" (to eat, to drink, to prepare). Adverbs of frequency "vienmēr, regulāri, parasti, bieži, dažreiz, reti, nekad" ("always, regularly, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never". Shopping. Verbs "pirkt, dot, ņemt" (to buy, to shop, to give, to take). Phrases "I wish, I would like, Give me, please, Where can I buy/get.... Enjoy your meal! the bill, please!".
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Mealtimes. Healthy diet. Use of Accusative case. Questions with "Ko?" (What?). Verbs "ēst, dzert, gatavot" (to eat, to drink, to prepare). Adverbs of frequency "vienmēr, regulāri, parasti, bieži, dažreiz, reti, nekad" ("always, regularly, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never". Shopping. Verbs "pirkt, dot, ņemt" (to buy, to shop, to give, to take). Phrases "I wish, I would like, Give me, please, Where can I buy/get.... Enjoy your meal! the bill, please!".
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Mealtimes. Healthy diet. Use of Accusative case. Questions with "Ko?" (What?). Verbs "ēst, dzert, gatavot" (to eat, to drink, to prepare). Adverbs of frequency "vienmēr, regulāri, parasti, bieži, dažreiz, reti, nekad" ("always, regularly, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never". Shopping. Verbs "pirkt, dot, ņemt" (to buy, to shop, to give, to take). Phrases "I wish, I would like, Give me, please, Where can I buy/get.... Enjoy your meal! the bill, please!".
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Means of transport. Verbs "iet, braukt" (to go, to drive), prepositions "uz, ar" (to, with, by). The use of ordinal numbers in Accusative.
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Healthy lifestyle, leisure time activities. Verbs of the 2nd and 3rd conjugation group in Present, Past and Future tense. The use of reflexive verbs "skatīties, klausīties, mācīties" (to watch, to listen, to learn) in present, past, future in the 1st and 2nd person. Overview on use of prepositions with Accusative (singular). Questions "Cik ilgi?" (How long?) "Cik bieži?" (How often?). How to express duration and frequency (one day, two hours etc., every day, year, once a day etc.).
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Healthy lifestyle, leisure time activities. Verbs of the 2nd and 3rd conjugation group in Present, Past and Future tense. The use of reflexive verbs "skatīties, klausīties, mācīties" (to watch, to listen, to learn) in present, past, future in the 1st and 2nd person. Overview on use of prepositions with Accusative (singular). Questions "Cik ilgi?" (How long?) "Cik bieži?" (How often?). How to express duration and frequency (one day, two hours etc., every day, year, once a day etc.).
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Topics
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Healthy lifestyle, leisure time activities. Verbs of the 2nd and 3rd conjugation group in Present, Past and Future tense. The use of reflexive verbs "skatīties, klausīties, mācīties" (to watch, to listen, to learn) in present, past, future in the 1st and 2nd person. Overview on use of prepositions with Accusative (singular). Questions "Cik ilgi?" (How long?) "Cik bieži?" (How often?). How to express duration and frequency (one day, two hours etc., every day, year, once a day etc.).
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Healthy lifestyle, leisure time activities. Verbs of the 2nd and 3rd conjugation group in Present, Past and Future tense. The use of reflexive verbs "skatīties, klausīties, mācīties" (to watch, to listen, to learn) in present, past, future in the 1st and 2nd person. Overview on use of prepositions with Accusative (singular). Questions "Cik ilgi?" (How long?) "Cik bieži?" (How often?). How to express duration and frequency (one day, two hours etc., every day, year, once a day etc.).
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Human body II. Diseases and prevention. Overview on use of Dative, constructions, prepositions.
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Human body II. Diseases and prevention. Overview on use of Dative, constructions, prepositions.
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Human body II. Diseases and prevention. Overview on use of Dative, constructions, prepositions.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
A.Svarinska Latviešu valoda. Mācību kurss 25 nodarbībām. Zvaigzne ABC, 2003
Additional Reading
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I.Auziņa, M.Berķe, A.Lazareva, A.Šalme. Laipa (A1). Latviešu valoda. Mācību grāmata, LVA, 2014
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I.Auziņa, M.Berķe, A.Lazareva, A.Šalme. Laipa (A1). Latviešu valoda. Darba burtnīca, LVA, 2014
3.
Complete Latvian. Teach Yourself. Tereze Svilane Bartholomew, 2011
4.
I.Budviķe, B.Šiliņa. Palīgā! Mācībgrāmata un darba burtnīca pieaugušajiem. 1.,2.,3. līmenis, Zvaigzne ABC, 1998
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D.Dumpe Latvian IN THREE MONTHS, ZVAIGZNE ABC, 2009
6.
G.Pujāte, M.Sosāre. Latvian for Foreigners. Rīga, 1995
Other Information Sources
5.
www.letonika.lv (pieejamas vārdnīcas un latviešu valodas vārdu analīze)