aFAOL1_cjv Professional Latin I

Faculty of Pharmacy
Autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Renata Prucklová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tereza Ševčíková (assistant)
PhDr. Jana Vyorálková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Renata Prucklová
Contact Person: PhDr. Renata Prucklová
Timetable of Seminar Groups
aFAOL1_cjv/01: Thu 8:00–9:40 45-224
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
Abstract
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
Key topics
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: Revision of 1st and 2nd declensions.
SEMINAR 4: Latin substantives of 3rd declension – genitive stem, konsonant stem and i-stem
SEMINAR 5: Latin substantives of 3rd declension – paradigms
SEMINAR 6: Greek substantives of 3rd declension (Greek suffixes -itis, -osis, -oma)
SEMINAR 7: Revision of Latin and Greek 3rd declension
SEMINAR 8: Adjectives of 3rd declension
SEMINAR 9: Revision of 3rd declension adjectives
SEMINAR 10: Comparison of adjectives – regular comparison
SEMINAR 10: Comparison of adjectives – irregular, incomplete and periphrastic comparison
SEMINAR 12: Revision
SEMINAR 13: Credit test
Study resources and literature
    recommended literature
  • ŘITIČKOVÁ, L. Professional Latin for Pharmacists
  • Vejražka, Martin, Svobodová, Dana. Terminologiae medicae ianua. Praha, 2011. ISBN 978-80-200-2017-8. info
  • Kábrt, Jan, Kábrt, Jan. Lexicon medicum. Praha, 2004. ISBN 80-7262-235-8. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Lectures, translation and grammar exercises, drills.
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Vocabulary tests in every lesson
Compulsory ROPOTs
Final exam
Language of instruction
English
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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