UONP003 Professional Latine Terminology

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/20/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Soňa Strakošová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Soňa Strakošová
Institute of Paramedical Health Studies – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: Mgr. Veronika Slováček Hagenová
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(P)
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
The aim of the course is to introduce students to Latin grammar, basic terminology of medical disciplines and basic technical terminology of obstetrics and gynecology, which are essential for the study of other vocational courses.
Learning outcomes
Professional Knowledge Students can explain the basics of Latin grammar, knows the basic professional Latin terminology in the field of obstetrics and gynecology.
Professional Skills: Students can appropriately use professional Latin terminology both in speech and writing, they can translate a professional text.
General Qualification: Students understand the rules of Latin grammar and use professional Latin terminology in the context of theoretical instruction and practice. Students are able to understand the specialized terminology in Latin and to apply Greek equivalents in specialized texts.
Competences: Students can use Latin and Greek terminology with understanding in the context of theoretical instruction and practice. Students can improve their knowledge constantly during their study.
Syllabus
  • 1.Introduction to Latin, phonetics, morphology, prepositions. Pronunciation, stress, duration. Nouns of the 1st and 2nd declension. Adjectives of the 1st and 2nd declension.
  • 2. Verbs, I - IV. conjugation.
  • 3. Nouns of the 3rd declension - varying and identical stem syllable. Nouns of the 3rd declension - supplement, vocational terminology. Repeating the 3rd declension - highlighting exceptions to this declension.
  • 4. Knowledge of vocabulary, specialized terminology in Latin and Greek. Anatomic terminology and nomenclature.
  • 5. Adjectives of the 3rd declension - one-termination, two-termination, three-termination adjectives.
  • 6. Greek nouns of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd declension.
  • 7. Gradation of adjectives - exceptions, irregular and incomplete gradation.
  • 8. Adverbs. Latin and Greek prefixes, suffixes, compound words. 9. Diagnosis, basic recipes.
  • 10. Aggregate revision of the material.
Literature
    required literature
  • KÁBRT, J. Jazyk latinský I. pro SZŠ. Praha: Informatorium, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7333-103-0. info
  • KÁBRT, J.,CHLUMSKÁ, E. Úvod do lékařské terminologie. Učební texty Univerzity Karlovy v Praze (Karolinum). Praha: Karolinum, 2008. ISBN 978-80-246-0124-3. info
  • KOTZUROVÁ, M. Latinská terminologie I. Distanční studijní opora [online]. c2007, posl. akt. 2007 [cit. 2012-09-23]. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, 2007. Dostupné online z .
  • STRAKOŠOVÁ, S. Jazyk latinský. Skriptum pro studium bakalářské a magisterské se zdravotnickým zaměřením. Ostrava, Ostravská univerzita., 2000. ISBN 80-7042-328-5. info
    recommended literature
  • KÁBRT, J., KÁBRT, J. Lexicon medicum. Praha: Galén, 2015. ISBN 978-80-7492-200-8. info
  • PLAŠILOVÁ, J., Základy latinské lékařské terminologie. 5. vydání. Praha: Karolinum, 2016. 240 s. ISBN 978-80-246-3475-3.
  • SEINEROVÁ, V. Latina: úvod do latinské terminologie: pro střední školy se zdravotnickým zaměřením. Praha: Fortuna, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7168-999-7. info
  • VOKURKA, M., HUGO, J. Praktický slovník medicíny. Praha: Maxdorf, (2015). ISBN 978-80-7345-464-7.
  • MAREČKOVÁ, E., REICHOVÁ, H. Úvod do lékařské terminologie: základy latiny s přihlédnutím k řečtině. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2017. 225 s. ISBN 978-80-210-8699-9.
  • MAZÁNEK, J., NEDVĚDOVÁ, M., STAŇKOVÁ, H., HORKÝ, K., PETRÁŠEK, J. Stomatologie. Lékařské repetitorium. 1. vydání. Praha: Galén, 2017. 136 s. ISBN 978-80-7492-315-9.
Assessment methods
Credit is awarded under the condition of fulfilment of 80% instruction attendance (students who could not attend compulsory instruction for serious reasons will be assigned an alternative way of fulfilling their study requirements) and completion of a written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2019, Accreditation winter, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023.
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