VLLT0222c Basic Medical Terminology II - practice

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2021

The course is not taught in spring 2021

Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jana Malá, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Kateřina Pořízková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tereza Ševčíková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Libor Švanda, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Lenka Valasová (seminar tutor), Mgr. Kateřina Pořízková, Ph.D. (deputy)
Mgr. Veronika Dvořáčková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Kamila Novotná (assistant)
PhDr. Jana Vyorálková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Kateřina Pořízková, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Medicine Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Libor Švanda, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Medicine Division – Language Centre
Prerequisites
VLLT0121c Basic Med. Terminology -p
Passing the course Basic medical Terminology I
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Greek-Latin medical terminology is one of the relevant means for acquisition of the target knowledge of medical students. The tuition is of both theoretic and practical character, conceived as a preparatory course sui generis, introducing the students into the study of medicine by means of its language.
The content of tuition is, like the set of knowledge required in the examination, exclusively determined by the needs of the discipline and medical practice. First of all, it provides such knowledge of Latin and Greek which enables the student to master quickly and purposefully the semantic aspect of terms, their grammatical form, and word-forming structure. At the same time, it provides systematic instruction to independent solution of current terminological problems consisting in understanding of the technical content of the terms and in the formation of medical terms. Furthermore, it opens a view of the wider historical and linguistic fundamentals of medical terminology as well as its general theoretical contexts.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
understand and use Latin and Greek-Latin medical terms and expressions correctly;
explain and apply grammatical devices and rules relevant for acquisition of Greek-Latin medical terminology;
recognize the syntactic structure of complex terms;
describe the semantic structure of one-word terms;
form compound words applying the most used word-formation principles;
translate selected expressions from anatomy, pre-clinical and clinical fields of study, medical prescriptions, and pharmacology;
deduce the meaning of unknown terms on the basis of semantic, grammatical and logical relations.
Syllabus
  • BASIC MEDICAL LATIN - practice
  • The course is complementary to VLLT0222s Basic Medical Terminology II - seminar.
  • 1st week: Instructions for the course. Revision of substantive and adjective declensions. Numerals.
  • 2nd week: Numerals: objects next to numerals.
  • 3nd week: Verbs (1): infinitive, imperative, present passive subjunctive.
  • 4th week: Verbs (2): present active and perfect passive participles, gerundive, gerund. Revision of numerals and verbs.
  • 5th week: Progress test. Word Formation (1): basic rules of derivation. Latin prefixes, their meanings and mutual relations.
  • 6th week: Latin suffixes (substantival, adjectival).
  • 7th week: Greek prefixes, their meanings and mutual relations. Synonymy, antonymy, polysemy, and homonymy of prefixes. Greek suffixes, polysemy of suffixes.
  • 8th week: Word Formation (2): basic rules of composition, combining morphemes. Latin compound words, hybrid words.
  • 9th week: Greek compound words, productive word-forming components. Latin and Greek equivalents of basic medical terms.
  • 10th week: Revision. Exam preparation.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • KÁBRT, Jan. Lexicon medicum. Třetí, doplněné a přepr. Praha: Galén, 2015, 917 stran. ISBN 9788074922008. info
  • NEČAS, Pavel, Eva SCHÁNĚLOVÁ and Klára ČEBIŠOVÁ. Latinská lékařská terminologie (Latin Medical Terminology). první. Praha: Karolinum, 2016, 348 pp. ISBN 978-80-246-3414-2. info
Teaching methods
translation and lexicogrammar exercises, drills, group work, homework, presentation
Assessment methods
Credit requirements:
1. regular class attendance; one unexcused absence will be tolerated, further absences must be properly excused (via the Study Department of the Faculty of Medicine); in case of more than two absences an adequate substitution can be required to the extent corresponding to the missed lesson);
2. passing the progress test (the limit for passing the test is 75 %).
3. active participation in class, preparation for classes;
4. preparing and giving a presentation + feedback to a presentation of another student.
All the information about the above mentioned requirements is explicitly introduced in IS in study materials (Course-related instructions).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Note related to how often the course is taught: celkem 15 cvičení (spojeno se seminářem).
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 15.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, spring 2019, spring 2020.
  • Enrolment Statistics (spring 2021, recent)
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