Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
English in Rehabilitation
Course Code
VC_080
Branch of Science
Languages and Literature
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Rehabilitation
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Miervaldis Karulis
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’ comprehension of the appropriate usage of medical terminology in English in the chosen speciality, to facilitate its practical usage, to develop students’ communication skills for use in studies and further work.
Preliminary Knowledge
Knowledge and skills of the English language at secondary school level and passed the centralized examination in English.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: • recognize and interpret the usage of medical terminology; • comprehend and analyze medical texts; • state one’s opinion and justify it using appropriate language structures.
Skills
1.On successful completion of the course, students will be able to • efficiently use medical terminology for professional purposes; • read or translate professional texts for occupational purposes; • give guidlines in English to clients who need support-movement corrections and rehabilitation; • prepare a report and deliver it in English.
Competences
1.On successful completion of the course, students will be able to apply practically the acquired knowledge and skills in their studies and professional work.
Assessment
Individual work
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During practical classes, students participate in pair and group work, do interactive tasks, engage with discussions about topics of interest related to the content of the course, form dialogues in pairs. Once a month a student has a chance to report on an individually prepared topic.
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Examination
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1.
Examination |
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• class attendance;
• active participation and qualitative answers in practical classes;
• individual works (homeworks, reports, presentations) done properly and submitted in due time;
• a good test (3) progress after theme acquisition;
• in test evaluation the percentage is used.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Modality
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Introduction into orthotics-prosthetics. A brief historical overview of the field.
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2
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The human skeleton: functions, structure, diseases of bones.
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The human skeleton: functions, structure, diseases of bones.
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Auditorium
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2
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Joints: functions, types, diseases, dislocations.
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Amputation: causes, types, complications.
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2
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Deformaties of the spine and extremities.
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Musculature: functions, structure, movement, diseases.
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2
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Topics
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Musculature: functions, structure, movement, diseases.
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Orthoses: general characteristics, types.
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Lower limb orthoses.
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Upper limb orthoses.
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Prosthese: general characteristics, types.
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Modality
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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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Lower limb prostheses.
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On site
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Upper limb prostheses.
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Materials and tools for manufacturing orthoses and prostheses.
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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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Manufacturing process of orthoses and prostheses.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Chabner, D.-E. The Language of Medicine.W B Saunders Co, 2007 (terminu analīze, pamatelementi medicīnas terminoloģijas veidošanā,u.c.)
2.
Glendinning, E., Howard, R. (2007) Professional English in Use, Medicine. UK: Cambridge University Press, 2007(uzdevumi zināšanu pārbaudēm)
3.
Lusardi M.M., Jorge M., Nielsen C.C. Orthotics & Prosthetics in Rehabilitation, third edition, 2013, Elsevier, 839 p.
4.
P. Fitzgerald, M. McCullagh, R. Wright, English for Medicine in Higher Education Studies, Course Book, Garnet Education, 2014
Additional Reading
1.
Alison Pohl, Test your Professional English, Penguin English, 2003 (uzdevumi zināšanu pārbaudei, ko var izmantot studējošo individuālajam darbam)
2.
The Alternative Advisor – The Complete Guide to Natural Therapies and Alternative Treatments, Alexandria, Virginia (tēmas: earache, hearing problems, u.c.)
Other Information Sources
1.
Check your English Vocabulary for Medicine (3rd edition), A&C Black, London, 2009
3.
(teksti par runas un dzirdes defektiem)
4.
Studējošie materiālus referātu prezentācijām var izmantot no interneta avotiem vai profesionālo medicīnas asociāciju publikācijām.