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About Study Course

Credit points / ECTS:4 / 6
Course supervisor:Inga Laizāne
Study type:Full time
Course level:Master's
Target audience:Dentistry
Language:English
Study course descriptionFull description, Full time
Branch of science:Clinical Medicine; Oral Medicine

Objective

To acquire Latvian at conversational level in order to be able to communicate with patients and apply Latvian at basic level in daily communication (A1 – A2).

Prerequisites

Knowledge of the English language. Without preliminary knowledge of the Latvian.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

On successful completion of the course, students will:
• know the lexical minimum of conversational themes;
• know the simplest Latvian language grammar rules;
• know the principles of question formation, including question words;
• be able to name the human body parts, oral cavity organs;
• be able to name the most common symptoms of oral cavity diseases.

Skills

On successful completion of the course, the students will be able:
• to select and use appropriate vocabulary in communication with patients;
• to develop a case history;
• to apply Latvian in study process and basic daily communication.

Competence

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to use practically dentistry vocabulary and use Latvian language at basic level in daily communication.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2024, Autumn semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Dentistry, SSNSF1Master’sRequiredInga Laizāne, Agnese Cera
Dentistry, SSNSFz2Master’sRequiredInga Laizāne, Agnese Cera
Planning period:Year 2025, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Dentistry, SSNSFz1Master’sRequiredInga Laizāne, Agnese Cera
Dentistry, SSNSF2Master’sRequiredInga Laizāne, Agnese Cera