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Department of Latin Language and Medical Terminology

INVIA EST IN MEDICINA VIA SINE LINGUA LATINA

The history of the Department of Latin Language and Medical Terminology starts with the Department of Foreign Languages, which was organized in August 1948. The Department was headed by PhD of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor I.O. Plotnikov (1948-1971). The Latin course was taught by V.P. Tikhvinsky and R.Ya. Akivison.

Since 1949 the Department has been located in the building of morphological block.

In the period from 1950 to 1965 the number of students increased and the teaching staff of the Department was replenished with Latin language lecturers H.I. Boyko, M.G. Stoyan, E.M. Pelishenko.

In 1971-1975 acting interim of the Head of the Department was N.P. Matiash a Senior Lecturer of English.

In 1980 Latin lecturer V.F. Gurando came to the Department. That year a Latin language course was organized and consisted of senior lecturer A.I. Boyko (head of the course), lecturers M.G. Stoyan, E.M. Pelishenko, V.F. Gurando, V.V. Shvets and laboratory assistant Yu.V. Shkarpet. Linguistic aspects of clinical terminology, lexical and syntactic features of Latin medical text, and issues of linguistic regulation of formulations have become the object of scientific searches for Latin language staff. The department was headed by Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor N.I. Bezborodko (1975-1980).

Since 1983 the department has been operating at a new training premise, R. Luxemburg St. No. 2/19 (now V. Stus St. No.2).

Latin lecturers took an active part in conferences held in Vinnytsia, Minsk, Yerevan.

In 1984-1994 the department was headed by PhD of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor T.A. Ryabokon, who introduced a new direction to the activity of the department and the course. A number of scientific studies on the topic “Structure and semantics of the text” were planned. As a result of scientific achievements, scientific works on the linguistic analysis of Latin medical terminology and methods of teaching Latin were published.

Since 1985, the department has implemented 52 innovations. The teachers of the department have worked out and published 61 methodological recommendations with additions for independent in-class and extracurricular activities of students. The head teacher of the department was appointed Senior lecturer L.M. Yasevina.

In 1986, at the request of the Vinnytsia Order "Badge of Honor" Pirogov Medical Institute, a graduate of the Foreign Languages Faculty of M. Ostrovsky State Pedagogical Institute S.I. Tykholaz was assigned in the Department of Foreign Languages.

In 1987 on the basis of the department a methodical study was created (the head of the study was senior laboratory assistant N.M. Vedeneeva), the fund of which included 1500 books and textbooks, 200 magazines in foreign languages, more than 1000 copies of methodological materials, including Latin.

In 1994-2015 the department was headed by PhD of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor L.M. Kim. The staff of the department worked on the topic “Systematic study of vocabulary. Compiling of branch’s dictionaries”.

From 2001 to 2016 the course of Latin language and the basics of medical terminology was headed by Senior Lecturer, and later Associate Professor - S.I. Tykholaz. During that period, the course reached a qualitatively new level of educational, methodological and scientific work. Latin lecturers have been developing the course "Latin language and the basics of medical (pharmaceutical) terminology" for students of medical, dentistry and pharmaceutical faculties in Ukrainian and English according to the cycle system of study (anatomical-histological, pharmaceutical and clinical terminology). The Latin teaching staff, the backbone of which was made up of lecturers M.G. Stoyan (until 2007), V.V. Shvets (1980-2020), S.I. Tykholaz (since 1986), M.T. Deneka (since 1990), H.T. Mykhailiuk (since 1993), V.O. Karpova (1995-2011), I.V. Dosienko (2001-2014), O.F. Haidaienko (since 2002), O.B. Nalyvaiko (2003-2023), M.V. Plotnytska (2005-2016), N.V. Logutina (2012-2022), actively worked on the preparation and publication of educational and methodological manuals (4),  sets of methodological materials for teachers (8) and sets of methodological materials for students (16). To implement effective control and self-control of students' knowledge, 4 sets of control materials were published. The course “Latin Language and Medical Terminology” closely integrated with morphological, pharmacological and clinical disciplines.

On August 31, 2007 the course “Latin language and basics of medical terminology” was created by the Rector’s order as a part of the Department of Foreign Languages and S.I. Tykholaz was appointed the Head of the course.

In 2007 the Rectorate recommended S.I. Tykholaz to study at the State Pedagogical Postgraduate School of Mychailo Kotsiubynsky State Pedagogical University in the specialty 13.00.04 "Theory and Method of Professional Education", which successfully completed by defending her dissertation “Pedagogical Conditions for the Development of Professional Orientation of Medical Universities Students” on April 19, 2011 and received the scientific degree Phd of Pedagogical Sciences. In 2013 S.I. Tykholaz was assigned the academic title of Associate Professor of the Department of Foreign Languages.

S.I. Tykholaz scientific study is a fragment of the department scientific research and was actively implemented in practice. Thus, to improve the educational process based on the materials of the dissertation, methodological recommendations for graduate students and lecturers of higher education institutions were published (2010), 12 articles were published in professional publications, a monograph was published (2011, 2016). The Head of the course S.I. Tykholaz took an active part in seminars-meetings with heads of Latin language departments of Ukrainian medical universities, meetings of the supporting department Latin language and basics of medical terminology of Bogomolets National Medical University (Kyiv) and Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University. Being a member of the jury, she participated in the All-Ukrainian Student Olympiad in Latin language (Ukrainian Medical Stomatological Academy (Poltava), Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University). During the meetings S.I. Tykholaz presented the course at the appropriate professional level, shared the achievements of the pedagogical staff and actively borrowed the experience of similar departments, thereby bringing the course to a qualitatively new educational, methodological and scientific external level. The course was identified as one of the best among medical higher education institutions in Ukraine.

Being a member of the Academic Council of Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Faculties, the Methodological Council of General Theoretical Disciplines, the Methodological Council of the Pharmaceutical Faculty and the Methodological Council for Work with Foreign Students, Associate Professor S.I. Tykholaz raised current issues of the course and actively looked for ways solving them.

In 2016 at S.I. Tykholaz initiative, as the Head of the Latin language and medical terminology course, the Department of Foreign Languages was renamed the Department of Foreign languages with the course of Latin language and medical terminology.

Since 2016 the department has been headed by PhD of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor L.V. Dudikova, the Course of Latin language and medical terminology was headed by Senior Lecturer M.T. Deneka (2016-2019), Senior Lecturer H.T. Mykhailiuk (2020-2023). The Latin teaching staff was joined by PhD of Philology I.O. Dubova (2018), lecturers O.S. Voitsekhivska (2017-2023), and V.R. Ratova (2018), they actively got involved into the course work.

An important place in the work of the course has been given to the preparation of foreign students, work with whom requires high professionalism of teachers, a special individual approach to each student and the corresponding educational and methodological base. To increase the efficiency of work with this category of students, the course lecturers have developed and published 3 educational and methodical manuals; 5 sets of control materials, 21 sets of methodological materials for in-class and independent activities.

Since 2003 a part-time education has been introduced at the Pharmaceutical Faculty. So, experienced Latin lecturers have developed and published a number of educational and methodical manuals, sets of methodological materials.

Responding to the demands of the time, since 2004 the University has begun training for English-speaking foreign students. For such purposes S.I. Tykholaz has developed a course “Latin language and basics of medical (pharmaceutical) terminology” (for medical, dental, pharmaceutical faculties). She has prepared and published: manuals for practical classes in English-speaking groups on medical terminology (“Latin language and the fundamentals of medical terminology” (Sophia Tykholaz, 2005, 2011, 2020) and pharmaceutical terminology (“Latin language and the fundamentals of pharmaceutical terminology” (Sophia Tykholaz, 2005, 2014); an explanatory dictionary of clinical terms “Clinical terminology for medical and dentistry students” (Sophia Tykholaz, Olha Haidaienko, 2013). To facilitate and improve preparation for practical classes and to organize high-quality independent work of English-speaking students, 13 sets of methodological recommendations and 6 sets of control materials for current and final control were published.

In 2005-2008 the discipline “Latin language and medical terminology” was taught by T.B. Vasenko, from 2009 to 2016 - A.A. Prysiazhnyuk, I.O. Kotyk, N.V. Kozak, O.S. Baraniuk, until 2018 - M.D. Onofriychuk-Gusiatynska.

From 2010 to 2014 the department research work on the topic “Preparation of medical university students for foreign language professional communication” was carried out (scientific supervisor Assoc. Prof. L.M. Kim, responsible executor Assoc. Prof. S.I. Tykholaz).

Great attention is paid to student scientific work. Regular meetings of the student scientific society are held, where the results of student scientific works are presented and the best of which are recommended for more detailed study and presentation at the student scientific conference.

The 1st University tour of the All-Ukrainian Student Olympiad in Latin Language and Medical Terminology is held annually, the winners of which participate and compete for prizes in the 2nd Interuniversity tour of the All-Ukrainian Student Olympiad.

On October 8-9, 2015 an educational and methodological seminar-meeting of the heads of Latin language and foreign languages departments from medical universities of Ukraine was held at the Department of Foreign Languages. The topic was “Systematization of teaching Latin language and foreign languages in higher educational institutions of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine taking into account the requirements of the pan-European educational experience”. For the participants of the seminar-meeting PhD of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor S.I. Tykholaz held an open practical lesson in Latin language and medical terminology with a group of English-speaking foreign students of the 1st year Medical Faculty.

Since March 12, 2020 a remote form of education has been organized due to the quarantine and later because of the martial law introduction. Thus, all types of work such as conducting practical classes with Ukrainian-speaking and English-speaking students of the medical, dentistry, pharmaceutical faculties and students of the part-time form study of the pharmaceutical faculty; the formation of an information bank on the official university website; the preparation of educational and methodological and control materials; conducting consultations, reworks of missed classes were held online.

Lecturers of Latin language take an active part in the educational work of the university and are the best curators of first-year student groups. The main directions of educational work are the developing and strengthening of the professional orientation of applicants - future physicians and pharmacists, instilling a sense of dignity, pride about their “Alma mater”, responsibility for the picked up profession.

Teachers of the Department constantly improve their professional qualifications in their specialty,  educationa and pedagogical activities both in Ukrainian higher education institutions (Bogomolets National Medical University (Kyiv): Departments of Latin Language, General and Medical Psychology, Pedagogy; Vinnytsia National Agrarian University: Department of Ukrainian and Foreign Languages) and abroad (Dubai - New York - Rome - Burgas - Jerusalem - Beijing 2023, 2024); Riga, Latvia (2021).

They also participate in annual conferences of the European Association for Language Testing and Assessment (EALTA), the Ukrainian Association for Language Testing and Assessment (UALTA), the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL) and are the members of these organizations.

The scientific issues studied by the lecturers of the department are linguodidactics, applied terminology, grammatical semantics of Latin and ancient Greek languages, comparative and historical linguistics, medical term analytics, etymological and structural-semantic features of English-language medical terms, methods of teaching Latin and medical terminology, innovative teaching methods, current issues of linguodynamics, linguoculturology, professional orientation and professional speech competence of future physicians and pharmacists.

The lecturers of the department deliver following disciplines: “Latin Language”, “Latin Language and Medical Terminology” for students of 1-2 years of study in the following specialties: 222 “Medicine”, 228 “Pediatrics”, 225 “Medical Psychology”, 221 “Dentistry”, 226 “Pharmacy, Industrial Pharmacy”, 227 “Therapy and Rehabilitation”.

Since September 1, 2023 the Department of Latin Language and Medical Terminology has been established, by the Rector’s order of National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor Viktoria Viktorivna Petrushenko, in order to improve the educational process, in accordance with the Law of Ukraine “On Higher Education” and in accordance with the decision of the Academic Council of University dated April 27, 2023. The duties of the Head of the department are assigned to Associate Professor Sophia Ivanivna Tykholaz. The duties of the head teacher of the department are performed by Senior Lecturer H.T. Mykhailiuk.

Since February 29, 2024 Phd of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor Sophia Ivanivna Tykholaz has been elected as the Head of the Department of Latin Language and Medical Terminology by decision of the Academic Council of National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya.

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SCIENTIFIC WORK 

OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LATIN LANGUAGE AND MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

The scientific work of the department (at that time the course of Latin Language and Basics of Medical Terminology within the Department of Foreign Languages) started from the moment of foundation of the department in August 1948. The Department was headed by PhD of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor I.O. Plotnikov (1948-1971). The object of scientific work of Latin lecturers at that time was the linguistic aspects of clinical terminology, lexical and syntactic features of Latin medical text, issues of linguistic regulation of prescription, which were deeply studied with coming of the next head of the department – Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor N.I. Bezborodko (1975-1980).

       Active scientific work was conducted in 1984-1994, when the department was headed by PhD of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor T.A. Riabokon. As a result of scientific developments on the topic «Structure and Semantics of the text», scientific works on the linguistic analysis of Latin medical terminology and methods of teaching Latin were published.

       In 1994-2015 the department was headed by PhD of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor L.M. Kim, under whose careful guidance, teachers, including those of the Latin language and medical terminology, worked on the topic «Systematic study of vocabulary. Compiling of branch’s dictionaries». The Latin teaching staff prepared and published textbooks, Latin-Ukrainian and Ukrainian-Latin dictionaries, sets of methodological recommendations and sets of control materials. The course of «Latin Language and Medical Terminology» was closely integrated with morphological, pharmacological and clinical disciplines.

       In 2016-2023 the department was headed by PhD of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, and later Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor L.V. Dudikova. The course has worked intensively on preparing and publishing textbooks on Latin language and medical terminology for students of medical, dentistry and pharmaceutical faculties in Ukrainian and English.

       The scientific work of the Latin lecturers reached a new qualitative level with the appointment in 2007 S.I. Tykholaz as the head of the course «Latin Language and Basics of Medical Terminology», who was recommended by the Rectorate for studying at the State Pedagogical Graduate School of Mychailo Kotsyubynskyi State Pedagogical University in the speciality 13.00.04 «Theory and Methods of Professional Education». S.I. Tykholaz successfully completed her studies by defense of the dissertation «Pedagogical Conditions for the Development of Professional Orientation of Medical Universities Students» on April 19, 2011 and received the scientific degree Phd of Pedagogical Sciences. In 2013 S.I. Tykholaz was assigned the academic title of Associate Professor of the Department of Foreign Languages.

       From 2010 to 2014 the Department has been carrying out a research work on «Preparation of medical university students for foreign language professional communication», the responsible executor of which is Associate Professor S.I. Tykholaz. The scientific research of S.I. Tykholaz is a fragment of the Department's research work as well and was actively implemented in practice. Thus, to improve the educational process, based on the materials of the dissertation, methodological recommendations for graduate students and lecturers of higher education institutions «Development of professional orientation of future physicians: methodological recommendations» (2010), 12 articles in professional publications, and a monograph «Development of professional orientation of higher medical educational institutions’ students» (2011, 2016) were published.

        The Head of the course S.I. Tykholaz took an active part in seminars-meetings with heads of Latin language departments of Ukrainian medical universities, meetings of the supporting department Latin language and basics of medical terminology of Bogomolets Kyiv National Medical University and Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University. Being a member of the jury, she participated in the All-Ukrainian Student Olympiad in Latin language (Ukrainian Medical Stomatological Academy (Poltava), Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University). During the meetings S.I. Tykholaz presented the course at the appropriate professional level, shared the achievements of the pedagogical staff and actively borrowed the experience of similar departments, there by bringing the course to a qualitatively new educational, methodological and scientific external level. The course was identified as one of the best among medical higher education institutions in Ukraine.

       Being a member of the Academic Council of Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Faculties, Associate Professor S.I. Tykholaz raised current issues of the course and actively looked for ways solving them.

       Since September 1, 2023 the course of Latin Language and Medical Terminology was reorganized into a department, the head of which is PhD of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor Sophia Tykholaz.

       The Department's research areas include linguodidactics, applied terminology, grammatical semantics of Latin and Ancient Greek, comparative and historical linguistics, medical term analysis, etymological and structural semantic features of English medical terms, methods of teaching Latin and medical terminology, innovative teaching methods, topical issues of linguistic dynamics, linguistic and cultural studies, professional orientation and professional and linguistic competence of future physicians and pharmacists.

       The following dissertations have been completed and defended by the Department's lecturers: for the degree of PhD of Pedagogical Sciences: S.I. Tykholaz – «Pedagogical Conditions for the Development of Professional Orientation of Medical Universities Students» (Vinnytsia, 2011); for the degree of PhD of Pedagogical Sciences: E.О. Manzhos - "Training of Future Teachers of Foreign Languages for the Development of Senior Students` Communicative Culture" (Vinnytsia, 2011); for the degree of PhD of Philological Sciences: І.О. Dubova – «Folklorism of the Stepan Rudansky's creativity» (Kyiv, 2014).

       Lecturers of the Department participate in annual conferences of the European Association for Language Testing and Assessment (EALTA), the Ukrainian Association for Language Testing and Assessment (UALTA), the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (Ukraine IATEFL) and are the members of these organizations.

       Lecturers of the department constantly improve their professional qualifications in their speciality and scientific and pedagogical activities both in Ukrainian higher education institutions (Bogomolets Kyiv National Medical University: Department of Latin, General and Medical Psychology and Pedagogy; Vinnytsia National Agrarian University: Department of Ukrainian and Foreign Languages) and abroad (Dubai - New York - Rome - Burgas - Jerusalem - Beijing (2022, 2023, 2024); Riga, Latvia (2021).

        Lecturers of the department report on their scientific achievements at international scientific and practical conferences: VIII International scientific and practical conference (Poltava, 2023); IX International scientific and practical conference (Poltava, 2025); III International scientific and practical online conference (Poltava, 2024); Cambridge Day online conference for UKI, Eastern and Southern Europe, Middle East, Turkey & Africa Region. Cambridge Online Education (Great Britain, 2024); X International scientific and practical conference «Global science: prospects and innovations» (Great Britain, 2024); VII International scientific and practical conference “Current trends in scientific research development” (Boston, 2025) and in scientific professional journals: Bulletin of Science and Education. Series «Philology», Series «Pedagogy», Series «Sociology», Series «Culture and Art», Series «History and Archeology» (2023, 2024); Topical Issues of the Humanities (2022, 2024); Perspectives and Innovations of Science. Series «Pedagogy», Series «Psychology», Series «Medicine» (2024); Pedagogical Academy: Scientific Notes (2024); Studies in Media and Communication (2023); Academic Visions (2023); Innovative Pedagogy (2023); Scientific Innovations and Advanced Technologies (2023).

MANAGEMENT OF STUDENT  RESEARCH WORK

Student Scientific Circle

“Studeamus  Latinam”

The circle meetings take place according to the schedule (since 2020 in online format: the class at Teams “Student Scientific Circle of the Latin Language and Medical Terminology Department, the link lausfcf).

At the SSC meetings, 1-st and 2-nd year students present the results of scientific sources review on a particular problem, personal research, and independent substantiated conclusions under the guidance of the department teachers. The meetings of the circle are open. They are actively attended by student listeners, who discuss the actual topics. Such practice contributes to obtaining deeper knowledge of the latest nomenclatures, enriches active professional vocabulary and erudition. The best works are recommended for participation in student scientific conferences, writing scientific abstracts.

On February 14, 2024 the Latin Language and Medical Terminology Department and the Endoscopic and Cardiovascular Surgery Department held a joint meeting of student scientific circles. The teaching staff of the departments described presented students’ reports in detail and meaningfully and gave useful advice and recommendations. The meeting was very productive and successful because knowledge of the Latin grammar basics, Greek-Latin word-forming elements, semantics of lexical units of modern international nomenclatures and special professional expressions involves complete integration with the disciplines of professional training.

Student scientific conference

Every year meetings of the “Latin Language and Medical Terminology” section are held as a part of the Student Scientific Conference with International Participation “First Step to Science”. Students present research results in the format of reports / poster presentations and publish abstracts in the collection of conference proceedings under the guidance of experienced mentors.

All-Ukrainian / University Student Olympiad

The first stage of the All-Ukrainian / University Student Olympiad in the academic discipline "Latin Language and Medical Terminology" is held annually. The best Ukrainian and foreign students of the 1-2-years of study of all specialties participate in this scientific event.

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