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Pharmaceutical Terminology in the English Language
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:8.00
Study Course Accepted:26.08.2024 09:17:21
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | VC_114 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 4.00 | ECTS: | 6.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Basic Sciences of Medicine, including Pharmacy | Target Audience: | Pharmacy | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Anna Jurčenko | ||||||||
| 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) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 16 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 32 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.2 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 16 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 32 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 16 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 32 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | The secondary school English course at least at B1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Language Learning, Teaching and Assessment. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To develop and improve the use of the English language communicative skills for study purposes, as well as for the further professional scope of Pharmacy specialist, to train acquisition of professional terminology and its practical implementation. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | University. Farmacy education. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Researchers of the pharmacy field. Student presentations. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Human body. | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | At the doctor. Objective and subjective symptoms. | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | At the pharmacy 1a: Assortment. Medication groups, types. Dialogue formation "A pharmacist and a customer". OTC medications at home – first-aid kit. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | At the pharmacy 1b: Routes of medicine administration. Packaging types. Patient information leaflet (PIL). | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Pharmacology. Pharmacist's work. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Diseases, their symptoms and treatment: 1. Asthma (complaints, drugs and PIL, drug forms, etc.). | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Diseases, their symptoms and treatment: 2. Angina (complaints, drugs and PIL, drug forms, etc.). | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Diseases, their symptoms and treatment: 3. Anxiety (complaints, drugs and PIL, drug forms, etc.). | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | Diseases, their symptoms and treatment: 4. Pulmonary tuberculosis (complaints, drugs and PIL, drug forms, etc.). | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 12 | Diseases, their symptoms and treatment: 5. Smoking cessation (withdrawal syndrome: complaints, drugs and PIL, drug forms, etc.). | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 13 | Diseases, their symptoms and treatment: 6. Gout (complaints, drugs and PIL, drug forms, etc.). | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | University. Farmacy education. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Human body. | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | At the doctor. Objective and subjective symptoms. | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | At the pharmacy 1a: Assortment. Medication groups, types. Dialogue formation "A pharmacist and a customer". OTC medications at home – first-aid kit. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | At the pharmacy 1b: Routes of medicine administration. Packaging types. Patient information leaflet (PIL). | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Individual and pair-work presentations in accordance with the topics of the study course. Students are obliged to fill in the course evaluation questionnaire at the end of the course. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Active participation in practical tutorials, good quality written tasks handed on time, and oral answers. Presentations in accordance with the topic of the study course. Tests – testing of the acquired terminology and its practical implementation. At the end of the study course, there are the written and oral exams, allowing to evaluate the knowledge of terminology and its practical implementation, understanding of general texts and specific information, implementation of written language, and speaking skills. The final grade is comprised by the mean score of test and presentation – 50%, final presentation – 25% and final test – 25%. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | On successful completion of the study course, students will: • recognise professional medical terminology in different types of texts; • name the most common terminology equivalents in English; • describe various pharmacy related processes, by means of implementation of the professional terminology in English. | ||||||||
| Skills: | On successful completion of the study course, students will be able to: • select the appropriate phrases and collocations necessary for effective communication in daily situations in the work environment of pharmacy specialists, to select and understand professional texts; • select and correctly use terminology for oral (for example, presentation, discussion) and written communication in the field of pharmacy; • summarise the acquired information both orally and in writing by means of choice of the appropriate terminology. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Students will be able to practically use the learned terminology for study purposes and in various communicative situations. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Sally-Anne Francis, Felicity Smith, et.al. 2015. Integrated Pharmacy Case Studies. 1st edition. Pharmaceutical Press | ||||||||
| 2 | English for Pharmaceutical Industry. Oxford University Press, 2010 (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 3 | Professional English in use: Medicine. Eric H. Glendinning and Ron Howard. Cambridge University Press, 2009 | ||||||||
| 4 | McCarthy, M. and O'Dell, F. 2016. Academic Vocabulary in Use: 2nd Edition. Camridge: Cambridge University Press. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Test Your Professional English: Medicine. Alison Pohl. Penguin, 2009 (Tests 53-57; Different types of drugs, Effects of drugs, Giving instructions on Drug Administration, Containers, Drug Culture) | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | http://www.englishmed.com | ||||||||
| 2 | http://www.businessenglishsite.com/esl-for-pharmacists-matc… | ||||||||
| 3 | http://www.hospitalenglish.com/students/pharmacist.php | ||||||||
| 4 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8ixnaY5XuQ | ||||||||
