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Latvian Language in Medicine
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:10.00
Study Course Accepted:15.08.2024 10:12:56
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | VC_128 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 3.00 | ECTS: | 4.50 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Linguistics | Target Audience: | Medicine | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Dace Žibala | ||||||||
| 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) | 8 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 16 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 16 | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | No preliminary knowledge of the Latvian language is required. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To acquire Latvian at the basic conversational level in order to be able to use it in daily communication and to communicate with patients (at level A1). | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | The 1st semester. The Latvian language, specific features. Alphabet, pronunciation. Getting acquainted. Greetings. Present tense of the verb "būt/nebūt" (to be/no to be). Personal pronouns. The gender, singular and plural of the noun. The demonstrative pronoun "it/ that". Question formation with the question words "vai", "kas"( "vai" is used for the general question, "who/what?"). | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Living place. The use of the Locative case. Question formation with the question words "kur", "kad" (where, when). Countries and languages. The verbs of the 2nd conjugation "studēt (to study), strādāt (to work), dzīvot (to live), runāt (to speak, to talk) in present tense. Cardinal numbers. Address, phone number. Completion of the study course evaluation questionnaire. | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | The 2nd semester. Revision. Agreement of cardinal number with noun. My family. Possessive pronouns. Constructions "man ir/nav/ patīk/nepatīk/garšo/negaršo/sāp/nesāp" ("I have/don`t have/like/don`t like/I have pain/don`t have pain"). Human body. | Classes | 5.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Time. "Cik ir pulkstenis?" (What is the time?) "Cikos?"( What time?). The use of verbs "sākties" (to start), "beigties" (to finish, to be over) in the 3rd person in present tense. Adverbs of time "šodien (today), tagad (now), vakar (yesterday), rīt (tomorrow)", etc. Past and future tenses of verbs "būt" (to be). Days of the week. Colloquium. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Food. Healthy nutrition. Use of Accusative (direct object). Question word "ko?" (what). Verbs of the 1st conjugation "ēst" (to eat), "dzert" (to drink) in present, past, future tense. Preposition "ar" (with). Adverbs " vienmēr (always), regulāri (regularly), parasti (usually), bieži (often), dažreiz (sometimes), reti (rarly), nekad (never)". In a cafe, a restaurant. | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Means of transport. Verbs of the 1st conjugation "iet" (to go), "braukt" (to go, to drive) in present. Daily routine, free time activities. Verbs of the 2nd and 3rd conjugation. Prepositions used with Accusative "ar" (with, by), "par" (about, as), "uz" (to). Colloquium. Completion of the study course evaluation questionnaire. | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Individual and pair work – mastering the vocabulary and grammar of the corresponding topic, written home assignements for each practical class, online self-assessment tests, making up of dialogues, work with internet sources indicated in e-studies; presentation about themselves, daily routine, leisure time activities (4-5 min.) by the end of the 2nd semester. 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: | Regular attendance of classes - in the 1st semester, at least 6 out of 8 classes must be attended, in the 2nd semester at least 12 out of 16 classes; active participation in practical classes ; completed written home assignments for each class. The 1st semester test - successfully completed 1 test on the topics of chapters 1 and 2 of the text book. During the 2nd semester 2 successfully passed colloquia on the topics of chapters 3 to 6 of the text book and a presentation about oneself. The final assessment of the course is cumulative considering the results of successfully written 2 colloquia in the 2nd semester - 1st (30%), 2nd colloquium (30%), totally 60%, and a presentation - 40%. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | On successful completion of the course, students will: • be able to use the minimum vocabulary of conversation topics in the context; • know the simplest basic rules of the language and will be able to apply them in communication; • know the principles of question formation, including question words; • be able to name the human body parts. | ||||||||
| Skills: | On successful completion of the course, the students will be able to: • comprehend simple necessary information; • give a short information about oneself, family, daily routine orally and in writing; • ask questions and to answer them, to collect personal information of a patient and a short case history. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | On successful completion of the course, students will: • be able to use Latvian at the basic conversational level in daily communication and to communicate with patients (at A1 level), •will have developed transversal skills - communicative, incl. cross cultural communication skills. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Čeirane, S., Tetere, D. un Žibala, D. 2021. Latviešu valoda medicīnā. Text book. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Kaija I., Laizāne I. 2023. Latviešu valodas gramatika. Pamatlīmenis A1. Rīga: Latviešu valodas aģentūra. | ||||||||
| 2 | Kaija, I., Laizāne, I. 2021. Latviešu valoda zobārstniecības studentiem. Mācību līdzeklis zobārstniecības studentiem. Rīga: Rīgas Stradiņa universitātes izdevniecība | ||||||||
| 3 | Auziņa, I., Berķe, M., Lazareva, A. un Šalme, A. 2014. Laipa (A1). Latviešu valoda. Mācību grāmata. Rīga: LVA. | ||||||||
| 4 | Svilane -Bartholomew, T. 2010. Complete Latvian. Teach Yourself. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Interactive material. Latvian Language Agency. | ||||||||
| 2 | Interactive material. Latvian Language Agency. | ||||||||
| 3 | Interactive material. Latvian Language Agency. | ||||||||
| 4 | Interaktīvs materiāls/Interactive material. Vineta Vaivade, Ērika Pičukāne. Sāksim runāt latviski! Sagatavošanas kurss latviešu valodas apguvei. Latviešu valodas aģentūra. | ||||||||
| 5 | Tilde | ||||||||
