Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Medical Terminology in Latin
Course Code
VC_008
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
Aija Zilvestre
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 skills and knowledge on correct reading, writing, use and explanation of anatomical and clinical terms, to integrate the knowledge of Latin in studying other study courses and in doing scientific work to help them understand the main idea of scientific articles, using the knowledge in medical terminology.
Preliminary Knowledge
Knowledge of the English alphabet.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.On successful completion of the course the students will know how to: • explain the basic rules in reading and writing medical terms; • identify the Latin and Greek prefixes and word endings for new word formation; • name the Latin combining forms and their meanings; • interpret the rules for making, explaining and using anatomical and clinical terms.
Skills
1.On successful completion of the course the students will be able to: • read and write the medical terms correctly; • identify medical combining forms; • identify and classify anatomical and clinical terms; • form and explain anatomical and clinical terms; • translate the terms from English into Latin and vice versa.
Competences
1.On successful completion of the course the students will be able to use properly the anatomical and clinical terms in academic situations.
Assessment
Individual work
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Learning vocabulary forms of the nouns and adjectives; acquiring medical combining forms; fulfilling regular home assignments on the themes taken; checking performed exercises and doing similar tasks in the practical classes; work with the dictionaries, additional materials and the internet to get the deeper understanging of the medical terms.
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Examination
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1. Regular attendance ; active participation in practical classes; properly done home assignments and independent work (compulsory exercises in e-studies), submitted in due time and containing 5 % of total grade. 2. Two online tests successfully passed (at least 55% of correct answers in each test). The first test is written in the last practical class No 8 of the first semester, the second one after completing the course. The tests assess the skills to a) write a word in its vocabulary form, b) make agreement of the adjective with the noun, c) translate terms, d) explain and form clinical terms.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Introduction into the course. Latin alphabet, phonetics, accent. (ASN)
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2
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Noun and its grammatical categories. Formation of Nom. pl. and Gen. pl. for the nouns of 1st., 2nd, 4th and 5th declensions. (ASN)
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Modality
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Auditorium
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2
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Third declension nouns. Formation of Gen sg., Nom. pl., Gen. pl. for the 3rd declension nouns. (ASN)
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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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Structure of anatomical terms. Formation of terms containing two or three nouns (noun + noun + noun). (ASN)
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Auditorium
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2
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Adjective and its division into two groups. Degrees of comparison of Adjective. Structure of anatomical terms – noun + adjective. Agreement of the adjective with the noun. (ASN)
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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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Formation of anatomical terms containing nouns and adjectives, their translation, analysis and declension. (ASN)
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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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Revision of the Noun and Adjective. Preparation for the test. (ASN)
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Online test on anatomical terminology. (ASN)
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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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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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Latin first declension nouns. Adjectives of the first group. Prepositions. Clinical terms with and without prepositions. Latin-Greek equivalents. (ASN)
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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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Latin second declension noun. Adjectives of the first group. Preposisions. Clinical terms with and without prepositions. Latin-Greek equivalents. (ASN)
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Auditorium
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2
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Third declension nouns of masculine gender. Clinical terms with and without prepositions. Latin-Greek equivalents. (ASN)
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Auditorium
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2
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Third declension nouns of feminine gender. Clinical terms with and without prepositions. Latin-Greek equivalents. (ASN)
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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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Third declension nouns of neuter gender. Clinical terms with and without prepositions. Latin-Greek equivalents. (ASN)
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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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Third declension adjectives and their groups. Clinical terms. (ASN)
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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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Fourth and fifth declensions. Clinical terms. (ASN)
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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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Revion of the Noun and Adjective. Prepation for the online test. (ASN)
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
1.50
Contact hours:
16 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Test
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
„Mācību līdzeklis latīņu valodā”, RSU, 2018.
2.
L. Krusta (updated by N. Zazerska "Medical Terminology in Latin" RSU, 2016 (e-studies)
Additional Reading
1.
K. Rudzītis „Terminologia medica: latīņu-latviešu medicīnas terminu vārdnīca” pārstrādāts un papildināts izdevums; Rīga, Nacionālais apgāds 2003.-2005.
2.
A. Zilvestre. ”Latīņu-latviešu valodas vārdnīca medicīnas studijām” RSU, 2016., (e-studijās)
3.
,,Latīņu-latviešu-angļu valodas vārdnīca medicīnas studijām" RSU, 2011., (e-studijās)
Other Information Sources
1.
A.Kalme „Per aspera ad astra” - Latīņu spārnotie teicieni, Zvaigzne ABC, 2008. g.
2.
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