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About Study Course

Credit points / ECTS:2.67 / 4
Course supervisor:Miervaldis Karulis
Study type:Part time, Full time
Course level:Bachelor
Target audience:Rehabilitation
Language:Latvian
Branch of science:Linguistics

Objective

To acquire knowledge of the basic principles of medical terminology in English and Latin, skills to apply them correctly, skills of reading, recognizing, classifying, explaining, creating and writing anatomical and clinical terms, skills to use medical literature in English, as well as to promote the use of medical terminology in English and Latin for communicative, study, research and further professional purposes.

Prerequisites

Knowledge and skills of Latvian and English at the secondary education level and passed the state centralized Latvian and English language examinations.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

After successful completion of the study course, the student will know:
• pronunciation and spelling rules of medical terminology in English and Latin;
• Latin grammar rules on the agreement of words in anatomical terms, on their structure, interpretation and translation;
• terms used in anatomical terminology, as well as in scientific and professional work, in English and Latin.

Skills

After successful completion of the study course, the student will be able to:
• correctly read, explain, write and use medical terms in English and Latin;
• identify, develop, explain, classify and compare medical terms in Latin;
• read, translate and analyze texts in English;
• express one’s opinion and argue views on professional topics in English, using appropriate language structures;
• provide instructions in English to clients in need of musculoskeletal correction and rehabilitation;
• prepare a report and present it in English.

Competence

After completion of the study course, the student will be able to correctly use anatomical and clinical terms in English and Latin and practically use the acquired knowledge and skills in studies, research and professional activities.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2024, Autumn semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Audiologopaedics, RFA1Bachelor’sRequiredVita Vīksne, Aleksandrs Timofejevs, Inga Reinvalde
Occupational Therapy, RFE1Bachelor’sRequiredVita Vīksne, Aleksandrs Timofejevs, Inga Reinvalde
Orthotics and Prosthetics, RFO1Bachelor’sRequiredVita Vīksne, Aleksandrs Timofejevs, Inga Reinvalde
Nutrition, RFUN1Bachelor’sRequiredVita Vīksne, Aleksandrs Timofejevs, Inga Reinvalde
Nutrition, RFU1Bachelor’sRequiredVita Vīksne, Aleksandrs Timofejevs, Inga Reinvalde
Planning period:Year 2025, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Audiologopaedics, RFA2Bachelor’sRequiredTatjana Zakutajeva, Miervaldis Karulis, Svetlana Muhejeva
Occupational Therapy, RFE2Bachelor’sRequiredTatjana Zakutajeva, Miervaldis Karulis, Svetlana Muhejeva
Orthotics and Prosthetics, RFO2Bachelor’sRequiredTatjana Zakutajeva, Miervaldis Karulis, Svetlana Muhejeva
Nutrition, RFU2Bachelor’sRequiredTatjana Zakutajeva, Miervaldis Karulis, Svetlana Muhejeva
Nutrition, RFUN2Bachelor’sRequiredTatjana Zakutajeva, Miervaldis Karulis, Svetlana Muhejeva