LF:BZLT011 Latin and Med. Termin.-pract. - Course Information

BZLT011 Latin and Medical Terminology - practice

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Kateřina Pořízková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Liana Greiffeneggová (assistant)
Mgr. Jarmila Šafránková (assistant)
PhDr. Jana Vyorálková (assistant)
Mgr. Jozefa Artimová, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Mgr. et Mgr. Bc. Eva Dávidová (alternate examiner)
Mgr. Libor Švanda, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Kateřina Pořízková, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Medicine Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Pořízková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Medicine Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Medicine

Timetable

Thu 10:30–12:10 KOM S116

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of Latin will facilitate the study of the subject and may be regarded as a useful component of the educational outfit of students when entering the faculty, though it is no obligatory prerequisite for the acquisition of the subject matter in the introductory phase.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Paramedic (programme LF, B-SZ)

Course objectives

General characteristics of the subject: Medical Latin has the character of a preparatory subject whose sense is to facilitate for the students basic orientation in the professional language. The conception of tuition specifies three main tasks: to provide elementary technical vocabulary where nouns and adjectives predominate; to provide instruction in the regular nominal inflexion, and to introduce into the theory of word formation on a professional level. This is complemented with a getting knowledge of medical prescription Latin, and an informative view of select topics in the theory and history of medical terminology.
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.

Syllabus

• Syllabus.
• 1st week: Introduction to the study of the subject: significance and contents of the course, methodological instructions, study literature. Latin alphabet and pronunciation. Basic nominal categories and their specific features in medical terminology. Latin and Greek nouns of 1st declension, adjectives of 1st declension.
• 2nd week: Syntactic relations among constituents of multiple terms, word order. Latin and Greek nouns of 2nd declension, adjectives of 2nd declension.
• 3rd week: Latin nouns of 3rd declension. Notes on anatomical nomenclature.
• 4th week: Greek nouns of 3rd declension. Notes on clinical terminology.
• 5th week: Adjectives of 3rd declension (three-termination, two-termination, one-termination adjectives).
• 6th week: Latin nouns of 4th and 5th declensions. Renowned personalities of ancient medicine.
• 7th week: Comparison of adjectives (regular, irregular, defective).
• 8th week: Numerals: cardinal, ordinal, and numeral adverbs; objects next to numerals.
• 9th week: Verbs (1): infinitive, imperative, present passive subjunctive. How to understand a prescription.
• 10th week: Verbs (2): present active and perfect passive participles. Remedies.
• 11th week: Formation of words (1) - basic rules of derivation. Productive Latin prefixes.
• 12th week: Productive Greek prefixes. Synonymy and antonymy of prefixes.
• 13th week: Productive Latin and Greek suffixes. Polysemy of suffixes.
• 14th week: Formation of words (2) - basic rules of composition. The most frequently used Latin and Greek word-forming components.
• 15th week: Requirements for the examination. Final test.

Literature

required literature
• MAREČKOVÁ, Elena and Hana REICHOVÁ. Úvod do lékařské terminologie : základy latiny s přihlédnutím k řečtině. 6. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2011, 186 s. ISBN 9788021055766. info

recommended literature
• SVOBODOVÁ, Dana. Terminologiae medicae vestibulum. 2nd ed. Praha: Karolinum, 2005, 228 pp. ISBN 80-246-1128-7. info
• KÁBRT, Jan. Lexicon medicum. 2. dopl. a přeprac. vyd. Praha: Galén, 2004, 1136 s. ISBN 8072622358. info

not specified
• MAREČKOVÁ, Elena, Hana REICHOVÁ, Marta SEVEROVÁ, Dana SVOBODOVÁ and František ŠIMON. Latinitas medica. Lexikon nejen lékařských sentencí, citátů a rčení (Medical Latinity. A lexicon of not only medical sentences, quotations and phrases). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2009, 909 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-4758-7. info

Bookmarks

https://is.muni.cz/ln/tag/LF:BZLT011!

Teaching methods

lectures, translation and grammar exercises, drills, homework

Assessment methods

Passing the class test, which focuses on declensions and word-formation, is a prerequisite for admission to the exam. The exam itself has a written and oral form. The student is expected to show the knowledge of studied language devices, phenomena and rules necessary for the basic orientation in Greek-Latin medical terminology, particularly in the area of his field of study. The limit for passing the class test and the exam test is 60%. Other requirements: regular class attendance, active participation in class, preparation for classes. The maximal number of absences is two. Both absences must to be properly excused (i.e. via the Study Department of the Faculty of Medicine).

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

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