Course description

The course is to introduce students to the basics of Latin grammar and medical Latin vocabulary aiming at developing a more conscious linguistic skill and attitude to both medical Latin and medical English.

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Practical lessons theme

week 1	introduction, short historical overview, the main features of the medical terminology; anatomical planes and directional terms
week 2	nouns: gender, number, case; inflection -> declension; the cases of Latin nominals;
week 3	vocabulary: body parts; the dictionary form of nouns; the 5 declension classes of Latin; How to decline nouns?
week 4	the complete declension chart; the neuter rule, declension II. / ‘-er’ nouns, a brief overview of declension III. and its subgroups and suffixes
week 5	gender/declension specific noun-endings and related vocabulary; declining
week 6	the possessive structure
week 7	adjectives: types, dictionary form, declension stem
week 8	midterm test; adjective-formation, complex adjectives; the attributive structure
week 9	declining adjectival phrases
week 10	the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives; practice
week 11	other grammatical constructions in anatomy: the appositional structure; vocabulary: the muscles
week 12	numerals; prefixes
week 13	revision, practice, q&a, end-term test

Evaluation description

Form of assessment:The final marks is determined based on:20%Y vocabulary tests(2-3 tests per semester),40% midterm test(with a min. of 60%),40% end-term test(with a min. of 60%)

Type of graduate:signature

 

course completion criteria:
regular attendance,
active class participation,
regular preparation for classes,
passing the tests