FVP:UOGK013 Latin Terminology - Course Information

UOGK013 Latin Terminology

Extent and Intensity

0/0/5. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Miroslav Morcinek (seminar tutor)

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(K)

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

• General Nursing Studies (programme FVP, B5341-OSET)

Course objectives

The subject enables the student to learn basic Latin grammar and to acquire knowledge of necessary medical/nursing terminology so as to facilitate the study of other subjects.

Syllabus

• 1. Introduction to Latin, alphabet and phonetic properties, morphology, prepositions. Pronunciation, accent, quantity, reading Latin texts.
  2. Nouns in 1st and 2nd declension.
  3. Adjectives in 1st and 2nd declension.
  4. Verbs in I - IV conjugation.
  5. Nouns in 3rd declension - imparisyllabic. Nouns in 3rd declension - parisyllabic. Nouns in 3rd declension - additional notes - terminology in health care.
  6. Revision of 3rd declension - exceptions.
  7. Vocabulary, terminology.
  8. Anatomy terminology and nomenclature.
  9. Adjectives in 3rd declension -monotransitive (single-ending). Adjectives in 3rd declension - double transitive and triple transitive.
  10. Greek nouns in 1st, 2nd and 3rd declension.
  11. Comparison of adjectives - exceptions, irregular and incomplete comparison.
  12. Adverbs.
  13. Numerals and their use in Latin terminology.
  14. Latin and Greek prefixes.
  15. Latin and Greek suffixes.
  16. Diagnosis, prescription and medication, abbreviations.
  17. Revision.

Literature

required literature
• 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]. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, 2007. URL info
• KÁBRT, J., CHLUMSKÁ, E. Lékařská terminologie. Praha: Karolinum, 2002. ISBN 80-246-0124-9. info
• 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
• KÁBRT, J. Jazyk latinský I. pro SZŠ. Praha: Informatorium, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7333-103-0. info
• 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.a kol. Praktický slovník medicíny. Praha: Maxdorf, 2004. ISBN 80-7345-009-7. info
• ZRZAVÝ, J. Latinsko-české anatomické názvosloví. Olomouc:Univerzita Palackého, 1985. info

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Seminář 5 HOD/SEM.

Teacher's information

Contact hours are based on consultation of selected topics. Non-contact hours are realized via an e-learning environment available at http://elearning.fvp.slu.cz/. At the website, students can use learning materials with on-line assignments. Credits are granted upon successful completion based on a written or oral assessment where the student demonstrates knowledge of compulsory and recommended literature and discusses their on-line assignments. The student can consult the mentor concerning independently studied topics, be it in person, in group sessions or via e-mail. Written test with a minimum of 80 % correct answers.

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