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Course: Latin Language 1

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Course title Latin Language 1
Course code UHP/CLTR1
Organizational form of instruction Practice
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Doskočil Ondřej, Mgr. et Mgr. Th.D.
  • Nováková Anna, Mgr.
Course content
1st week: Introduction to study 2nd week: Word formation (words and compound words). 3rd - 4th weeks: Basic noun categories (declination, case, voice), adjectives of the first and second declination. 5th - 6th weeks: Terminology of the digestive system. Attributive adjective and appositional adjunct. 7th - 8th weeks: Terminology of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. Nouns of the fourth declination, prefixes, laterality. 9th - 10th weeks: Terminology of the locomotive system - parts of the human body and bones. Adjectives of the third declination, ordinary numerals. 11th week: Conclusion, final revision. 12th week: Credit test.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
" Students will learn the basic Latin grammatical categories " Students will master Latin pronunciation " Students will master the Latin-Czech dictionary " Students will have the vocabulary and grammar of the Latin nouns of all five declinations, and the adjectives of the first and second declinations. " Students will know Latin prepositions " Students will understand the grammar and lexicology of basic health terminology, " Students can use the basic Latin nouns of all declinations in connection with the other nouns/adjectives. " Students will understand professional terms based upon Latin and Greek.
" Students understand the basic Latin grammatical categories " Students master the correct Latin pronunciation " Students master the Latin-Czech dictionary " Students master the vocabulary and grammar of the Latin substantives of all five declinations, and the adjectives in 1st and 2nd declinations. " Students differentiate between attributive adjectives and appositional adjectives and can use them in the right way. " Students know the basic Latin prepositions " Students understand the basic health terminology - lexical as well as grammatical. " Students are able to use the basic Latin substantives of all declinations in connection with the other substantives, adjectives and prepositions. " Students know the basic Latin adverbs and numerals and understand the verbal categories which effect professional terminology. " Students know the equivalents of the basic professional terms in Latin and Greek. " Students are able to understand the Latin diagnosis with the help of a dictionary. " Students understand professional terms based upon Latin and Greek.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
80% attendance, interim tests and final credit test (min. 70% to pass). Percentage of the final test can be adjusted according to success in the interim tests.
Recommended literature
  • COLLINS, C. E. A Short Course in Medical Terminology. Lippincott Williams, 2013. ISBN 1451176066.
  • Doskočil, O. Breviarium grammaticae Latinae. Přehled latinské gramatiky pro studenty bakalářských oborů zdravotně sociálního zaměření. České Budějovice: ZSF JU, 2005. ISBN 80-7040-753-0.
  • Ehrich, A., Schroeder, C. L. Medical Terminology for Health Professions.. Albany: Delmar Thomson Learning, 2001. ISBN 0-7668-1297-9.
  • HUGO, J., VOKURKA, M. FIDLEROVÁ, M. Slovník lékařských zkratek. Praha: Maxdorf, 2016. ISBN 978-80-7345-519-4.
  • Chabner, D. Medical Terminology: A Short Course. Saunders, 1994. ISBN 9781455758302.
  • KÁBRT, J, KÁBRT, J. JR. Lexicon medicum. Praha, Galén, 2015. ISBN 978-80-7492-200-8.
  • Steiner, S. S. Quick Medical Terminology. A Self-Teaching Guide. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, 2003. ISBN 0-471-23359-5.
  • Svobodová, D. Terminologiae medicae vestibulum. Úvod do řecko-latinské lékařské terminologie. Praha, 2003. ISBN 80-7184-737-2.
  • Vejražka, M, Svobodová, D. Terminologiae medicae ianua. Úvod do problematiky řeckolatinské lékařské terminologie pro studenty magisterského studia lékařství.. Praha: Academia, 2002. ISBN 80-200-0929-9.
  • Vokurka, M., Hugo, J.:. Velký lékařský slovník. Medicína v souvislostech.. Praha: Maxdorf, 2006. ISBN 80-7345-105-0.
  • ŽALUD, Z., DOSKOČIL, O. Lékařská terminologie pro nelékařské zdravotnické obory. České Budějovice: ZSF JU, 2015.


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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA IN ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE, date of update: 30.10.2025 23:50. Data created for academic year 2025/2026