PROJECT METHOD FOR STUDYING THE LATIN LANGUAGE AND THE BASICS OF MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

Abstract

Professionally oriented discipline “Latin Language” is one of the essential elements of teaching medical students. Mastering this discipline forms a terminologically competent doctor, as well as increases his professional language culture. The teaching of Latin in medical schools is mainly conducted using the traditional method of teaching. A topical issue for Latin teachers is the development of new models of education, the use of innovative technologies, and the practice of foreign experience in teaching at universities. Teachers of the Latin language section of NEFU actively use various pedagogical technologies in the framework of personal and professional training, such as an individual approach to training, working in collaboration and using project activities. All this knowledge serves as the basis for studying other special disciplines in medical schools. In teaching the discipline “Latin Language” at the end of the sections (anatomical, clinical, pharmaceutical), the author suggests the use of project activities using the regional component, which will increase students’ interest in the subject and make the training session interesting. This is the novelty of the work. This method differs from traditional training and contributes to the comprehensive and multifaceted development of the student’s personality, arouses cognitive interest and activates creative abilities, as well as develops research skills, analyze the results obtained, and speak to a large audience. It contains an analysis of the problem, determination of the goal, search for information, analysis of the received information, analysis of the received results, and conclusion. The practical significance of the work is shown in the use of the results of this work in practical classes on Latin and the basics of medical terminology for medical students. The task of the study is to identify the effectiveness of using the project method in practical classes in Latin as one of the means of motivating students to study, activating creative activity and increasing interest in the subject.