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Medical Terminology in English and Latin
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:1.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 13:18:34
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | SZF_001 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.67 | ECTS: | 4.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Linguistics | Target Audience: | Rehabilitation; Medical Services | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Svetlana Muhejeva | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | Lecture Length (academic hours) | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||||
| Classes (count) | 24 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 48 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 48 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | Lecture Length (academic hours) | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||||
| Classes (count) | 20 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 40 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 40 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | The knowledge of the English language as required in secondary school programme. | ||||||||
| Objective: | Enable students to correctly apply medical terminology in English and Latin and promote its practical use; to integrate the acquired knowledge and skills in other study courses acquisition as well as in research; to apply the knowledge and skills in professional settings. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction to the course. Latin alphabet. Phonetics | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Word morphology. Syllable. Syllable word composition. Short and long syllables. Stress. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Overview of the noun, noun declensions, singular and plural forms of the Nominative and genitive cases. I, II, IV, and V declension nouns. The structure of anatomical terms - noun modifiers (Nominative case noun+ Genitive case noun) | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Noun declension of singular and plural forms of Nominative and Genitive cases. III declension nouns. Anatomical tems with noun modifiers (Nominative case noun + Genitive case noun). | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Overview of the adjective, adjective types. Comparative forms of adjectives. The structure of anatomical terms - adjectival phrases (noun + adjective). | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | The production, translation, analysis, and declension of anatomical terms with adjectival phrases (noun + adjective). | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | The analysis of compound terms made of a number of nouns and adjectives. Overview of adjective formation: endings, ptrefixes, compound adjectives. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Online anatomical terminology test. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Introduction of the English language course requirements. Effective presentation criteria. Body parts, examination of the patient: observation. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Summary writing requirements. Reporting verbs. Body functions. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | Organ systems. The subjective aspects of the patient's condition: symptoms. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 12 | The structure and functions of the musculoskeletal organ system. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 13 | Presentations based on individual autonomous reading. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 14 | The pathologies of the skeletal-muscular system. Pain radiation. Taking a history. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 15 | Arthritis: medical assessment and treatment. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 16 | Methods of investigation. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 17 | The nervous system: functions and pathologies. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 18 | Stroke: symptoms and rehabilitation. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 19 | Remedial exercises, communication with patients. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction to the course. Latin alphabet. Phonetics | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Word morphology. Syllable. Syllable word composition. Short and long syllables. Stress. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Overview of the noun, noun declensions, singular and plural forms of the Nominative and genitive cases. I, II, IV, and V declension nouns. The structure of anatomical terms - noun modifiers (Nominative case noun+ Genitive case noun) | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Noun declension of singular and plural forms of Nominative and Genitive cases. III declension nouns. Anatomical tems with noun modifiers (Nominative case noun + Genitive case noun). | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Overview of the adjective, adjective types. Comparative forms of adjectives. The structure of anatomical terms - adjectival phrases (noun + adjective). | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | The production, translation, analysis, and declension of anatomical terms with adjectival phrases (noun + adjective). | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | The analysis of compound terms made of a number of nouns and adjectives. Overview of adjective formation: endings, ptrefixes, compound adjectives. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Online anatomical terminology test. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Introduction of the English language course requirements. Effective presentation criteria. Body parts, examination of the patient: observation. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Summary writing requirements. Reporting verbs. Body functions. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | Organ systems. The subjective aspects of the patient's condition: symptoms. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 12 | The structure and functions of the musculoskeletal organ system. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 13 | Presentations based on individual autonomous reading. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 14 | The pathologies of the skeletal-muscular system. Pain radiation. Taking a history. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 15 | Arthritis: medical assessment and treatment. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 16 | Methods of investigation. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 17 | The nervous system: functions and pathologies. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 18 | Stroke: symptoms and rehabilitation. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 19 | Remedial exercises, communication with patients. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | 1) completing regularly the tasks in the e-studies either related to evaluation or any other format given by the lecturer; 2) the usage of dictionaries, additional literature, Internet data base sources for deeper understanding of course terminology and reading as well as completeing tasks not related to evaluation; 3) the preparation and presentation of talks on topics related to the scope of the course which are based on information from reliable sources: books, research articles, data bases, Internet sources, etc.; 4) research article and presentation summary writing; 5) preparation for tests/ e-examination for the evaluation of the acquired knowledge of medical terminology and its practical usage. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | 1) the evaluation criteria of the e-studies taks, e-tests, and e-examination are defined according to the methodology given in the e-studies or by the lecturer, and the resuts are given in percentage points; 2) presentation evaluation is based on the provided criteria and given in percentage points; 3) all the tasks related to evaluation, a presentation included, are to be completed before the final e-test/ e-examination; 4) the evaluation of Latin medical terminology acquisition is cumulative and calculated on the basis of evaluation-related individual tasks (3%) and the final e-test (97%) results; 5) the evaluation of English medical terminology acquisition is cumulative and calculated on the basis of two tests (57%), a presentation (28%) and the final e-examination (15%) results; 6) the whole course evaluation is cumulative as well and is based on the results of the Latin course (33%) and the English course (67%); the final grade on the scale from 1 to 10 is based on the result obtained in percentage points and given according to the valid RSU Studies Regulations. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Having completed the course, students will know: • the rules of spelling and pronunciation of medical terminology in the English and Latin languages; • the Latin language grammar rules of agreement in producing anatomical terminology; • the rules of structuring and interpreting anatomical and clinical terminology in the Latin and English languages; • the rules of translating anatomical and clinical terminology in the Latin language; • students will also know medical terminology in the English and Latin languages which is most commonly used in research and vocational settings. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Having completed the course, students will be able to: • correctly read, interpret, write and use medical terminology in the English and Latin languages; • identify, produce, classify, and compare medical terminology in the English and Latin languages; • read, understand, and analyse field specific texts in the English language; • write summaries of research articles and presentations; • express one's ideas and put forward arguments to justify one's opinion on vocational subjects with the use of appropriate language structures in English; • give instructions to patients in need for musculoskeletal rehabilitation in English; give a presentation based on individually collected information in English. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Having completed the course, students will be able to correctly use anatomical and clinical terminology in the English and Latin language as well as practically apply the acquired knowledge and skills in academic, research, and vocational settings. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | „Lingua Latina pro medicis”. RSU, 2021 (e-studijās) | ||||||||
| 2 | Kortleve V. Communication Skills for Physiotherapists. Elsevier Limited, 2021 | ||||||||
| 3 | Dutton M. Dutton's Introduction to Physical therapy and Patient skills. McGraw Hill, 2021. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | A. Zilvestre. ”Latīņu-latviešu valodas vārdnīca medicīnas studijām”. RSU, 2021 (e-studijās) | ||||||||
| 2 | A. Zilvestre. ”Latviešu-latīņu valodas vārdnīca medicīnas studijām”. RSU, 2021 (e-studijās) | ||||||||
| 3 | "Latīņu-latviešu-angļu valodas vārdnīca medicīnas studijām". RSU, 2021 (e-studijās) | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | http://www.tezaurs.lv/ | ||||||||
| 2 | http://en.pons.com/ | ||||||||
| 3 | https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Latin+name | ||||||||
| 4 | https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page | ||||||||
| 5 | https://www.online-latin-dictionary.com/ | ||||||||
| 6 | www.medicinenet.com/ | ||||||||
| 7 | https://www.msdmanuals.com/professional | ||||||||
