Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
English in Audiologopaedics
Course Code
VC_048
Branch of Science
Languages and Literature
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Medical Services
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Sniedze Vilde
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
To develop students’ understanding of the precise use of medical terminology in English in the specialty chosen and promote its practical use; to train communicative skills for academic and professional purposes.
Preliminary Knowledge
English of secondary school level.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Upon successful completion of the study course the students will be able: • to recognize and interpret the use of medical terms; • to understand terminology and to analyze texts in medicine; • to express one’s point of view and justify it, using appropriate language structures and phrases.
Skills
1.Upon successful completion of this study course the students will be able to: • skillfully use medical terminology for professional needs; • read/translate (if necessary) texts in speciality; • give instructions in English to clients on correction of speech defects; • prepare a report and present it in English.
Competences
1.Upon successful completion of this course the students will be able: • to apply the acquired knowledge and skills in the study process and in the professional field.
Assessment
Individual work
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Title
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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
Individual work |
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Compiling a glossary that includes the terminology acquired during the course.
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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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Regular attendance and active participation in practical classes.
Exam: 1. Written exam (reflection of theoretical aspects covered; language use);
2. Presentation on speech disorder or learning disability of student's choice. (7 – 10 min.).
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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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Introductions - basic terminology.
Human body: Respiratory system; digestive system; speech organs, auditory system.
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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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Introductions - basic terminology.
Human body: Respiratory system; digestive system; speech organs, auditory system.
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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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Introductions - basic terminology.
Human body: Respiratory system; digestive system; speech organs, auditory system.
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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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Phonetics/Phonology: Basic terminology, Sound production, Comparison between Latvian and English sound systems and sound production, Writing transcriptions.
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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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Phonetics/Phonology: Basic terminology, Sound production, Comparison between Latvian and English sound systems and sound production, Writing transcriptions.
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Location
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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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Phonetics/Phonology: Basic terminology, Sound production, Comparison between Latvian and English sound systems and sound production, Writing transcriptions.
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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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Phonetics/Phonology: Basic terminology, Sound production, Comparison between Latvian and English sound systems and sound production, Writing transcriptions.
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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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Diseases, symptoms, treatment of learning disabilities.
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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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Diseases, symptoms, treatment of learning disabilities.
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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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Diseases, symptoms, detections methods, treatment of speech disorders.
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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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Diseases, symptoms, detections methods, treatment of speech disorders.
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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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Diseases, symptoms, detections methods, treatment of speech disorders.
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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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Sign languages. Speaking and hearing aids.
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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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Audiologists and Speech therapists career, cooperation with related medical branches.
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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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Methods of examination; writing a medical opinion, describing a patient.
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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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Methods of examination; writing a medical opinion, describing a patient.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Nav vienota tekstu un uzdevumu krājuma Audiologopēdijas kursa programmai, bet leksiskais materiāls ir izmantojams no sekojošiem izdevumiem:
2.
Chabner, D.-E. The Language of Medicine. W.B. Saunders Co, 2007 (terminu analīze, pamatelementi medicīnas terminoloģijas veidošanā, latīņu un grieķu valodas elementi, u.c.)
3.
Glendinning, E., Howard, R. (2007) Professional English in Use, Medicine. UK:Cambridge University Press, 2007 (uzdevumi terminoloģijas pārbaudēm)
Additional Reading
1.
Alison Pohl, Test your Professional English, Penguin English, 2003 (uzdevumi studējošo individuālajam darbam).
2.
The Alternative Advisor - The Complete Guide to Natural Therapies and Alternative Treatments, Alexandria, Virginia (tēmas: earache, hearing problems, etc.)
3.
Check your English Vocabulary for Medicine (3rd edition), A&C Black, London, 2009
4.
Teksti, audio un video materiāli; http://kidshealth.org./kid/feeling (materiāli par runas un dzirdes defektiem; materiāli par runas un dzirdes aparāta anatomiju, utt.)
Other Information Sources
1.
Studējošie materiālus referātu prezentācijām var izmantot no Interneta avotiem, vai profesionālo medicīnas asociāciju publikācijām.