aF1OL1_cjv Professional Latin I

Faculty of Pharmacy
Autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tomáš Jeniš (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Renata Prucklová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tereza Ševčíková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Libor Švanda, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Jana Vyorálková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Tereza Ševčíková
Timetable of Seminar Groups
aF1OL1_cjv/01: Tue 8:00–9:40 45-119, T. Ševčíková
aF1OL1_cjv/02: Tue 8:00–9:40 45-221, R. Prucklová
aF1OL1_cjv/03: Tue 10:00–11:40 45-119, T. Ševčíková
aF1OL1_cjv/04: Tue 10:00–11:40 45-221, R. Prucklová
aF1OL1_cjv/05: Wed 12:00–13:40 45-221, R. Prucklová
aF1OL1_cjv/06: Wed 14:00–15:40 45-221, R. Prucklová
aF1OL1_cjv/07: Tue 12:30–14:10 44-247, R. Prucklová
aF1OL1_cjv/08: Thu 10:00–11:40 45-119, L. Švanda
aF1OL1_cjv/09: Thu 12:00–13:40 45-119, R. Prucklová
aF1OL1_cjv/10: Thu 14:00–15:40 45-119, T. Jeniš
Prerequisites (in Czech)
STUDIJNI_SKUPINA(nastup_2025)
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
Purpose of education. Obtaining the ability to use medical and pharmaceutical Latin-Greek terminology accurately and correctly in oral and written form and the basic orientation in general theoretic issues of medical and pharmaceutical terminology.
Content of education : Facilitating of Latin and Greek knowledge that enables the students to master quickly and effectively semantic side of terms, their grammatical form and structure of word formation.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to: recognize and explain grammatical devices and rules relevant for acquisition of Greek-Latin medical terminology; translate expressions from particular field of studies; employ and understand basic medical terminology; recognize the semantic structure of selected anatomical and clinical terms; form compound words applying particular word-formation principles; explain syntactic structure of complex terms. + getting knowledge of medical prescription Latin
Syllabus
SEMINAR 1: Introduction (Latin alphabet, pronunciation, lenght of syllable, accent, nominal and verbal categories, syntactic structure of Latin and Greek medical terms)
Substantives and adjectives of 1st decension
SEMINAR 2: Substantives and adjectives of 2nd declension (general rules of declension of substantives and adjectives of neuter)
SEMINAR 3: Latin substantives of 3rd declension – genitive stem, konsonant stem and i-stem
SEMINAR 4: Latin substantives of 3rd declension – paradigms
SEMINAR 5: Greek substantives of 3rd declension (Greek suffixes -itis, -osis, -oma)
SEMINAR 6: Revision of Latin and Greek 3rd declension
SEMINAR 7: Progress test. Adjectives of 3rd declension
SEMINAR 8: Revision of 3rd declension adjectives
SEMINAR 9: Comparison of adjectives – regular comparison
SEMINAR 10: Comparison of adjectives – irregular, incomplete and periphrastic comparison
SEMINAR 11: Adverbs
SEMINAR 12: Revision
SEMINAR 13: Credit test
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Vejražka, Martin, Svobodová, Dana. Terminologiae medicae ianua. Praha, 2011. ISBN 978-80-200-2017-8. info
  • Šenkýřová, Radoslava. Latina pro farmaceuty. Brno, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7305-076-4. info
  • Vokurka, Martin, Hugo, Jan. Velký lékařský slovník. Praha, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7345-202-5. info
  • Kábrt, Jan, Kábrt, Jan. Lexicon medicum. Praha, 2004. ISBN 80-7262-235-8. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, translation and grammar exercises, drills.
Assessment methods
Vocabulary tests in every lesson
Compulsory ROPOTs
Progress test
Final exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
Active participation in seminars during the semester. Succesful completion of the test covering the grammar and vocabulary.
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