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Latvian Conversation in a Medical Setting for International Students - Level 3 (VC_154)

About Study Course

Department: Faculty of Social Sciences
ECTS:3
Course supervisor:Inga Kaija
Study type:Full time
Course level:Master's
Target audience:Medicine
Language:English
Study course description Full description, Full time
Branch of science:Languages and Literature

Objective

To learn topical vocabulary and deepen conversation skills necessary to interview a patient efficiently: family anamnesis, examinations, orders and recommendations to a patient; grammatically precise speech.

Prerequisites

Having completed a) two elective Latvian courses; or b) one elective Latvian course and the 5th semester's mandatory course in Latvian.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.On successful completion of the course students will be able to use lexical and grammatical means of language to collect anamnesis and instruct patients.

Skills

1.On successful completion of the course students will be able to formulate questions in Latvian about family anamnesis and grasp the point of the answer, as well as give orders to the patient.

Competence

1.On successful completion of the course students will be able to use the skills they gained in their previous Latvian courses to interview patients about their complaints and anamnesis in detail, as well as to inform patients about the treatment plan.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2026, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Medicine10Master'sLimited choice
Medicine 9Master'sLimited choice
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