Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)

Course Description Status: Approved

Course Description Version: 24/25.P.1.00

Description Period: 2024./25 academic year pavasara semestris

Study Course Accepted: -

Study Course Description

Medical Terminology in Latin

Main Study Course Information

Course Code
VC_063
Branch of Science
Languages and Literature
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Dentistry
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor
Ieva Fībiga
Structure Unit Manager
Karina Palkova
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, division into syllables, stress.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.The student will be able to: • explain the basic rules in reading and writing medical terms; • identify the Latin and Greek combining forms for new word formation; • name the Latin and Greek combining forms and their meanings; • interpret the rules of forming, explaining and using anatomical and clinical terms.

Skills

1.The student will be able to: • read and write the medical terms correctly; • identify Latin and Greek combining forms in clinical terms; • 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 student will be able to apply the acquired anatomical and clinical terms in academic and professional situations.

Assessment

Individual work

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.
Individual work
-
-
According to the thematic plan, the student learns vocabulary forms of nouns, adjectives, endings of inflections, prefixes and endings of nouns, adjectives, Greek equivalents; works independently with dictionaries, additional materials and the Internet for a deeper understanding of terms; regularly completes the online homework of each lesson, as well as the online independent work/repetition tasks assigned to the assessment, in the amount of at least 55,00% until the online test is written. In "Evaluations", the student can see whether this threshold of 55,00% has been reached, as each task to be evaluated is attributed to 100,00%. However, in relation to all subjects to be evaluated in the exam, the student can receive a total of 1,38% to 2,50% for homework and also a total of 1,38% to 2,50% for the independent work assigned to the evaluation, which makes up a total of 2,6% to 5,00%. This total is added to the exam test score, which has a maximum score of 45,00%. The sum of all 3 credits for each test is 50,00% of the entire subject to be tested in the exam. The mentioned performance requirements apply to both the first and the second online test. The student does not have to make up missed lessons, i.e. the lessons during the absence period, but the missed material and assignments must be prepared individually/independently. If unclear questions arise, an individual consultation with the lecturer is organized. At the end of the course, the student is obliged to fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire.

Examination

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.
Examination
-
-
Regularly 55,00% of the online homework of each lesson is completed, as well as at least 55,00% of each online independent work/repetition task assigned to the assessment until the completion of each online test. Fulfillment of these two requirements entitles you to take first the first test and then the second test. For each test, the student must receive at least 55,00% in the assessment, together with homework and independent work. This 55,00% is made up of 3 components: the correct answers of the online test, the assessment of homework and the assessment of independent work for repetition. The first online test is devoted to anatomical terminology and the second to clinical terminology. The study course ends with an exam. It is an exam with a cumulative assessment, that is, the exam grade consists of 2,50% homework + 2,50% TESTUM I independent work for repetition + 45,00% TESTUM PRIMUM, a total of 50,00% of all learning material tested in the exam. Online Testum I (Terminologia anatomica) counts as a midterm. It is administered during the lesson and may be administered 3 times. This is followed by + 2,50% homework + 2,50% TESTUM II independent work for repetition + 45,00% TESTUM SECUNDUM, in total 50.00% of the entire study material tested in the exam. Online Testum II on Terminologia clinica is the final exam of the study course. It is taken outside the planned practical lessons and may be taken 2 times. Both tests together make up 100,00% of the exam material. The percentage points given are maximum figures. Online test tasks are graded in %, and the exam grade is posted on a 10-point scale. The last positive cumulative exam score is 55,00% (i.e. 4 points). Online tests test the ability to form word coordination by identifying words and using correct endings; the ability to correctly write, explain and classify terms.

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME
Part 1

  1. Introduction into the course. Latin alphabet, phonetics, accent.

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2

  1. Noun and its grammatical categories. Formation of Nom. pl. and Gen. pl. for the nouns of the 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th declensions. (ASN)

EventType
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Location
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1.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2

  1. Third declension nouns. Formation of Gen. sg., Nom. pl., Gen. pl. for the 3rd declension nouns. (ASN)

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2

  1. Structure of anatomical terms. Formation of terms containing two or three nouns (noun+noun +noun) (ASN)

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2

  1. 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.

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2

  1. Formation of anatomical terms containing nouns and adjectives, their translation, analysis and declension.

EventType
Modality
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1.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2

  1. Revision of the Noun and Adjective. Preparation for the test. (ASN)

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2

  1. Online test on anatomical terminology.

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Class/Seminar
On site
Computer room
2

  1. First declension nouns. Adjectives of the first group. Prepositions. Clinical terms with and without prepositions. Latin-Greek equivalents. (ASN)

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2

  1. Second declension nouns. Adjectives of the first group. Prepositions. Clinical terms with and without prepositions. Latin-Greek equivalents. (ASN)

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2

  1. Third declension nouns of masculine gender, Clinical terms with and without prepositions. Latin-Greek equivalents. (ASN)

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2

  1. Latin third declension nouns of feminine gender. Clinical terms with and without prepositions. Latin-Greek equivalents. (ASN)

EventType
Modality
Location
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1.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2

  1. Latin third declension nouns of neuter gender. Clinical terms with and without prepositions. Latin-Greek equivalents. (ASN)

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2

  1. Third declension adjectives and their groups. Clinical terms. (ASN)

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2

  1. Fourth and fifth declension nouns. Clinical terms. (ASN)

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2

  1. Revision of clinical terminology. Preparation for the test. (ASN)

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam

Bibliography

Required Reading

1.

Erte, V., (pārstrādājusi) Zilvestre, A. 2023. „Lingua Latina pro medicis”. Rīga: RSU, e-studijas (e-grāmata).

2.

Krusta, L., (updated by Zazerska, Ņ.). 2021. "Medical Terminology in Latin". Rīga: RSU, e-studies.

3.

Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students

4.

Krusta, L., (updated by Zazerska, Ņ.). 2021. "Medical Terminology in Latin". Rīga: RSU, e-studies.

Additional Reading

1.

Rudzītis, K. 2003.-2005. „Terminologia medica: latīņu-latviešu medicīnas terminu vārdnīca” pārstrādāts un papildināts izdevums. Rīga: Nacionālais apgāds.

2.

Zilvestre, A. 2021. ”Latīņu-latviešu valodas vārdnīca medicīnas studijām”. Rīga: RSU, e-studijas.

3.

Zilvestre, A. 2021. ”Latviešu-latīņu valodas vārdnīca medicīnas studijām”. Rīga: RSU, e-studijas.

4.

Ābelīte, I., Zazerska, Ņ., Voika, O., Zilvestre, A. 2021. ,,Latīņu-latviešu-angļu valodas vārdnīca medicīnas studijām". Rīga: RSU, e-studijas.

5.

Cilvēka kaulu un muskuļu sistēma : metodiskās rekomendācijas Medicīnas fakultātes un Rehabilitācijas fakultātes studentiem. RSU. Anatomijas un antropoloģijas institūts ; [atbildīgā par izdevumu R. Žagare ; izdevuma sakārtošanā piedalījās: S. Umbraško ... [u.c.]]. 4., pārstr. un papild. izd. Rīga : RSU, 2009. 112 lpp. (iepriekš. Izd.nos.: Osteosindesmoloģija un mioloģija)

Other Information Sources

1.

Tēzaurs

2.

Latin

3.

En.pons

4.

English to Latin Dictionary

5.

The free dictionary

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