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1 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................... 4
2 PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES ..................................................................................................... 5
2.1 Purpose........................................................................................................................................ 5
2.2 Outcomes..................................................................................................................................... 5
3 CURRICULUM TRANSFORMATION .......................................................................................... 5
4 LECTURER(S) AND CONTACT DETAILS .................................................................................. 5
4.1 Lecturer(s).................................................................................................................................... 5
4.2 Department .................................................................................................................................. 6
4.3 University ..................................................................................................................................... 6
5 RESOURCES .............................................................................................................................. 7
5.1 Prescribed book(s) ....................................................................................................................... 7
5.2 Recommended book(s) ................................................................................................................ 7
5.3 Electronic reserves (e-reserves) ................................................................................................... 7
5.4 Library services and resources..................................................................................................... 7
6 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES ............................................................................................... 8
6.1 The Unisa First-Year Experience Programme .............................................................................. 9
7 STUDY PLAN .............................................................................................................................. 9
8 PRACTICAL WORK ...................................................................................................................10
9 ASSESSMENT ...........................................................................................................................10
9.1 Assessment criteria .....................................................................................................................10
9.2 Assessment plan .........................................................................................................................11
9.3 Assessment due dates ................................................................................................................11
9.4 Submission of assessments ........................................................................................................11
9.5 The assessments ........................................................................................................................12
9.6 Other assessment methods.........................................................................................................13
9.7 The examination..........................................................................................................................13
9.7.1 Invigilation/proctoring ..................................................................................................................13
10 ACADEMIC DISHONESTY .........................................................................................................14
10.1 Plagiarism ...................................................................................................................................14
10.2 Cheating......................................................................................................................................14
11 STUDENTS LIVING WITH DISABILITIES ..................................................................................14
12 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS .........................................................................................14
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Dear Student
1 INTRODUCTION
Sawubona / molweni / dumela / helele / hello!
We would like to welcome you the module AFK1503. Be assured of our enthusiasm and
willingness to support and offer guidance to you during your study programme.
It is important to take note that AFK1503 is a First Additional Language (FAL) module. This means
that the level of this module (although more advanced than what you might have experienced on
secondary level) is based on the FAL knowledge and proficiency you should have gained during
your high school years.
In the module AFK1503, we aim to help you improve your Afrikaans language skills and your
knowledge of the Afrikaans language. This will include your knowledge of Afrikaans and its
grammar. Your study guide is divided into four (4) study units – each with a unique focus. It is
important that you work through every study unit while completing your formal assessments in this
module.
Communication in this module will be done in English in order to eliminate any misunderstandings.
However, this still remains an Afrikaans module and you will therefore have to answer the questions
(in most assessments) in Afrikaans. You will also notice that your study guide is written in Afrikaans.
This is to help you learn Afrikaans spelling, sentence structure and vocabulary. Some of the most
important topics we discuss in this module is discussed in English, isiZulu, Xhosa and Setswana.
You will find this list in the Study Corner section on your module site.
In this module, we use a blended learning approach. Blended learning refers to learning
opportunities offered through a combination of different teaching and learning strategies and
educational technologies. At Unisa, we make use of myUnisa and printed material to offer a
blended learning approach. Thus, while we use myUnisa as our main source of teaching and
learning, we also make some learning material available in printed format.
In this module, all the information you need is available on myUnisa as soon as you have registered
for the module. After registering, you will be able to access your study guide, tutorial letters and a
variety of additional resources on the module site on myUnisa. Students who do not have regular
access to myUnisa and prefer a printed version of study guide will still need to register for myUnisa,
since important information and resources are uploaded to the module site regularly.
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The purpose of this first additional language module is to provide students with a basic knowledge
of language in general, and Afrikaans specifically. Those who achieve this module can improve
their listening, speaking, reading, writing, and perceptual abilities as well as their reproduction skills
through an introduction to Afrikaans grammatical structures.
2.2 Outcomes
2. Improve communication strategies by using listening, speaking, reading and writing skills to
communicate clearly.
3. Identify and describe the morphological structure of words and use grammatical structures to
formulate sentences in written tasks.
4. Communicate in different contexts by using a range of registers and language varieties, and use
of standard forms of language where appropriate.
3 CURRICULUM TRANSFORMATION
Unisa has implemented a transformation charter, in terms of which the university has placed
curriculum transformation high on the teaching and learning agenda. Curriculum transformation
includes student-centred scholarship, the pedagogical renewal of teaching and assessment
practices, the scholarship of teaching and learning, and the infusion of African epistemologies and
philosophies. All of these will be phased in at both programme and module levels, and as a result
of this you will notice a marked change in the teaching and learning strategy implemented by Unisa,
together with the way in which the content is conceptualised in your modules. We encourage you
to embrace these changes during your studies at Unisa in a responsive way within the framework
of transformation.
Primary Lecturer:
Dr. L. Grundlingh
(012) 429 6790
thiarl@unisa.ac.za
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4.2 Department
Departmental secretary:
4.3 University
purchasescript@unisa.ac.za
012 429 2254
012 429 4347
012 429 2700
012 429 3309
012 429 6187
012 429 2251
012 429 8585
Study material despatch@unisa.ac.za
zulum@unisa.ac.za (012 429 6942)
mangemt@unisa.ac.za (011 471 3688)
nlebone@unisa.ac.za (011 471 2276)
aclarke@unisa.ac.za (011 471 3712)
Contact addresses of the various administrative departments appear on the Unisa website:
http://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Contact-us/Student-enquiries.
5 RESOURCES
5.1 Prescribed book(s)
• Luther, J., Pheiffer, F. en Gouws, R.H. 2015. Verklarende handwoordeboek van die
Afrikaanse taal.
Recommended books can be requested online, via the library catalogue. It is not compulsory to
purchase recommended books.
E-reserves (which might be used in some of your modules) can be downloaded from the library
catalogue. More information is available at: http://libguides.unisa.ac.za/request/request
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5.4 Library services and resources information
Recommended guides:
This brochure contains important information and guidelines for successful studies through Unisa.
If you need assistance with regard to the myModules system, you are welcome to use the following
contact details:
You can access and view short videos on topics such as how to view your calendar, how to
access module content, how to view announcements for modules, how to submit assessment
and how to participate in forum activities via the following link: https://dtls-
qa.unisa.ac.za/course/view.php?id=32130
Registered Unisa students get a free myLife e-mail account. Important information, notices and
updates are sent exclusively to this account. Please note that it can take up to 24 hours for your
account to be activated after you have claimed it. Please do this immediately after registering
at Unisa, by following this link: myLifeHelp@unisa.ac.za
Your myLife account is the only e-mail account recognised by Unisa for official correspondence
with the university and will remain the official primary e-mail address on record at Unisa. You
remain responsible for the management of this e-mail account.
Many students find the transition from school education to tertiary education stressful. This is also
true in the case of students enrolling at Unisa for the first time. Unisa is a dedicated open distance
and e-learning institution, and it is very different from face-to-face/contact institutions. It is a mega
university, and all our programmes are offered through either blended learning or fully online
learning. It is for this reason that we thought it necessary to offer first-time students
additional/extended support to help them seamlessly navigate the Unisa teaching and learning
journey with little difficulty and few barriers. We therefore offer a specialised student support
programme to students enrolling at Unisa for the first time – this is Unisa’s First-Year Experience
(FYE) Programme, designed to provide you with prompt and helpful information about services that
the institution offers and how you can access information. The following FYE services are currently
offered:
• FYE website: All the guides and resources you need in order to navigate through your first
year at Unisa can be accessed using the following link: www.unisa.ac.za/FYE
• FYE e-mails: You will receive regular e-mails to help you stay focused and motivated.
• FYE broadcasts: You will receive e-mails with links to broadcasts on various topics related
to your first-year studies (e.g. videos on how to submit assessments online).
• FYE mailbox: For assistance with queries related to your first year of study, send an e-mail
to fye@unisa.ac.za
7 STUDY PLAN
AFK1503 is a year module and a continuous assessment module. This means that you will have
a number of assessments you need to complete throughout the year in order to build up your final
mark for this module.
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In AFK1503 there are six (6) formal assessments. In order to make sure you can complete each
assessment you should start as soon as possible with the following:
1. Access all the resources made available to you on your module site. You will see that
your module site is divided into five (5) main academic sections: Information Hub, Study
Corner, Café, Assessment Centre and Online Classes. Access each section to make sure
you have all the information and resources shared with you.
2. Make sure you start working through the study guide. All assessments are based on the
information you will find there.
3. Plan your studies for each module. Time-management is extremely important. Without it,
you will probably not be able to complete and submit your assessments successfully. If you
prefer to organize yourself using applications, you can try out the following options (available
in your App-store):
Remember that we also host online classes to assist you. Details about these classes will be
communicated to you once the semester starts. Please keep an eye on the Announcements on
your module site to stay up to date in this module.
8 PRACTICAL WORK
There is NO practical work in this module.
9 ASSESSMENT
9.1 Assessment criteria
We encourage you to submit all assessments. Failure to submit an assessment will mean obtaining
a lower final mark for the module.
Please find an overview of the assessments in the table below. Note that your assessments are
not included in this tutorial letter. You can access your assessments on your module page using
the relevant assessment links.
1 MCQ LU 1 and 2 20 5%
2 MCQ LU 3 and 4 20 5%
Spelling /
sentence
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structure /
punctuation
• To complete this module, you will be required to submit at least four (4) assessments.
• All information about when and where to submit your assessments will be made available
to you via the myModules site for your module.
• Due dates for assessments, as well as the actual assessments are available on the
myModules site for this module.
• The assessment weighting for the module is 100%.
• You will not complete a formal examination in this module. Your final mark will be based on
the marks obtained for the assessments you completed.
• Assessment due dates will be made available to you on the myUnisa site for this module.
We envisage that the due dates will be available to you upon registration.
• Please start working on your assessments as soon as you register for the module.
• Log on to the myUnisa site for this module to obtain more information on the due dates for
the submission of the assessments.
• The myUnisa virtual campus will offer students access to the myModules site, where
learning material will be available online and where assessments should be completed. This
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is an online system that is used to administer, document, and deliver educational material
to students and support engagement between academics and students.
• The myUnisa platform can be accessed via https://my.unisa.ac.za. Click on the myModules
2023 button to access the online sites for the modules that you are registered for.
• When you access your myModules site for the module/s you are registered for, you will
see a welcome message posted by your lecturer. Below the welcome message you will see
the assessment shells for the assessments that you need to complete. Some assessments
may be multiple choice, some tests, others written assessments, some forum discussions,
and so on. All assessments must be completed on the assessment shells available on the
respective module platforms.
• To complete quiz assessments, please log on to the module site where you need to
complete the assessment. Click on the relevant assessment shell (Assessment 1,
Assessment 2, etc.). There will be a date on which the assessment will open for you. When
the assessment is open, access the quiz online and complete it within the time available to
you. Quiz assessment questions are not included in this tutorial letter (Tutorial Letter 101)
and are only made available online. You must therefore access the quiz online and complete
it online where the quiz has been created.
• It is not advisable to use a cell phone to complete the quiz. Please use a desktop computer,
tablet or laptop when completing the quiz. Students who use a cell phone find it difficult to
navigate the Online Assessment tool on the small screen and often struggle to navigate
between questions and successfully complete the quizzes. In addition, cell phones are more
vulnerable to dropped internet connections than other devices. If at all possible, please do
not use a cell phone for this assessment type.
• For written assessments, please note the due date by which the assessment must be
submitted. Ensure that you follow the guidelines given by your lecturer to complete the
assessment. Click on the submission button on the relevant assessment shell on
myModules. You will then be able to upload your written assessment on the myModules site
of the modules that you are registered for. Before you finalise the upload, double check that
you have selected the correct file for upload. Remember, no marks can be allocated for
incorrectly submitted assessments.
As indicated in section 9.2, you need to complete at least four (4) assessments for this module.
There are no assessments included in this tutorial letter. Assessments and due dates will be
made available to you on myModules for this module. We envisage that the due dates will be
available to you upon registration.
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There is no formal examination in this module. You need to complete your assessment in order to
pass this module.
9.7.1 Invigilation/proctoring
Since 2020 Unisa conducts all its assessments online. Given stringent requirements from
professional bodies and increased solicitations of Unisa’s students by third parties to unlawfully
assist them with the completion of assignments and examinations, the University is obliged to
assure its assessment integrity through the utilisation of various proctoring tools: Turnitin, Moodle
Proctoring, the Invigilator App and IRIS. These tools will authenticate the student’s identity and flag
suspicious behaviour to assure credibility of students’ responses during assessments. The
description below is for your benefit as you may encounter any or all of these in your registered
modules:
Turnitin is a plagiarism software that facilitates checks for originality in students’ submissions
against internal and external sources. Turnitin assists in identifying academic fraud and ghost
writing. Students are expected to submit typed responses for utilisation of the Turnitin software.
The Moodle Proctoring tool is a facial recognition software that authenticates students’ identity
during their Quiz assessments. This tool requires access to a student’s mobile or laptop camera.
Students must ensure their camera is activated in their browser settings prior to their assessments.
IRIS Invigilation software verifies the identity of a student during assessment and provides for
both manual and automated facial verification. It has the ability to record and review a student’s
assessment session. It flags suspicious behaviour by the students for review by an academic
administrator. IRIS software requires installation on students’ laptop devices that are enabled with
a webcam.
Students who are identified and flagged for suspicious dishonest behaviour arising from the
invigilation and proctoring reports are referred to the disciplinary office for formal proceeding.
Please note:
Students must refer to their module assessment information on their myModule sites to determine
which proctoring or invigilation tool will be utilised for their formative and summative assessments.
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10 ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
10.1 Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the act of taking the words, ideas and thoughts of others and presenting them as your
own. It is a form of theft. Plagiarism includes the following forms of academic dishonesty:
• Copying and pasting from any source without acknowledging the source.
• Not including references or deliberately inserting incorrect bibliographic information.
• Paraphrasing without acknowledging the original source of the information.
10.2 Cheating
Cheating includes, but is not limited to, the following:
No. There is no exam in this module. You need to complete at least four (4) of the assessments in
this module (and obtain good marks) in order to pass the module.
All your assessments are located on the AFK1503 module site. Once you are logged in, you can
access them using the assessment links provided to you on the module site.
No. Only the six (6) assessments referred to above (see 9.1) are compulsory. All other activities
are informal and are there to assist you in building your knowledge in this module throughout the
year.
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13 SOURCES CONSULTED
N/A
14 IN CLOSING
We trust that you will find AFK1503 an enriching learning experience and we look forward to
working and learning with you throughout 2023. If you have any questions after reading this tutorial
letter, or during the course of the year, you are most welcome to contact your lecturer: Dr. L.
Grundlingh (thiarl@unisa.ac.za).
15 ADDENDUM
Please find the following documents attached to this tutorial letter:
Addendum A: The referencing guide for AFK1503.
Addendum B: The rules and student responsibilities for AFK1503.
Addendum C: The plagiarism declaration for AFK1503.
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ADDENDUM A: Referencing guide for AFK1503
Let wel: Hierdie is nie die enigste manier hoe die Harvard-verwysingsmetode gebruik kan
word nie, maar dit is die manier wat ons in AFK1503 gebruik.
Please note: This is not the only way to use the Harvard referencing method, but it is the
way we use it in AFK1503.
1.
2.
Burger en Fourie (2016: 02) argumenteer dat ons die konsep “taal” soos volg moet verstaan...
3.
’n Boek met drie of meer outeurs: (Book with three or more authors)
Johannes et al (2017: 24) meen dat ons nie sonder taal kan bestaan nie.
Johannes, S., Jurgens, N.L., Carstens, M. en Kyle, E. 2017. Taal en die mens: hoekom is taal
belangrik? Johannesburg: Retief Uitgewers.
4.
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Jansen, K. 2007. Taal en konteks. In: B. Burger en J. Klaus (reds), Die verskillende aspekte van
taal. Kaapstad: Maluti Uitgewers.
5.
Dit is duidelik uit die navorsing van Robert (2019) dat ons nie die belangrikheid van nieverbale
kommunikasie moet onderskat nie.
Robert, J.V.M. 2019. Nieverbale kommunikasie: wat ons sonder woorde sê. Joernaal van die
Afrikaanse Taal, 4(2): 29–35.
6.
Kriel en Hansen (2003: 19) dui aan dat ons nie net geskrewe tekste as voorbeelde van teks kan
beskou nie.
OF
Wikipedia (2020) dui aan dat ons nie net geskrewe tekste as voorbeelde van teks kan beskou nie.
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7.
Volgens Grundlingh et al (2018: 97) is daar twee maniere waarop ons sinne na die ontkennende
vorm kan verander.
Grundlingh, L., Carney, T.R., Lombard, E. en Engelbrecht, A. 2018. Afrikaans Vandag: Taalkunde
en skriftelike kommunikasie. Pretoria: Universiteit van Suid-Afrika.
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ONTHOU:
Wanneer jy ’n bron by jou teks insluit, kan jy dit op drie maniere doen:
When you include a source with your text, you can do it in three ways:
1. Skryf die van van die skrywer(s) buite die hakies: Volgens Olivier (2005: 06)....
Write the surname of the author(s) outside of the brackets: Volgens Olivier (2005: 06)....
2. Skryf die van van die skrywer(s) binne die hakies met ’n komma: Teks is meer as net geskrewe
tekste (Olivier, 2005: 06).
Hierdie manier word gebruik wanneer jou verwysing aan die einde van ’n sin of paragraaf geplaas
word en nie deel vorm van die sin of paragraaf nie (soos die geval by voorbeeld 1 hier bo).
Write the surname of the author(s) inside the brackets with a comma: Teks is meer as net geskrewe
tekste (Olivier, 2005: 06).
This method is used when the reference is placed at the end of a sentence or a paragraph and is
not integrated as part of the sentence / paragraph (as is the case with example 1 above).
3. Skryf die van van die skrywer(s) binne die hakies sonder ’n komma: Teks is meer as net
geskrewe tekste (Olivier 2005: 06).
Hierdie manier word gebruik wanneer jou verwysing aan die einde van ’n sin of paragraaf geplaas
word en nie deel vorm van die sin of paragraaf nie (soos die geval by voorbeeld 1 hier bo).
Write the surname of the author(s) inside the brackets without a comma: Teks is meer as net
geskrewe tekste (Olivier 2005: 06).
This method is used when the reference is placed at the end of a sentence or a paragraph and is
not integrated as part of the sentence / paragraph (as is the case with example 1 above).
** Let op na die komma wat in die hakies gebruik word of nie. As jy een opsie kies, moet jy dit
konsekwent toepas. Dit beteken dat jy dit dan die hele tyd sonder die komma doen of heeltyd met
die komma – mens wissel nie af nie.
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Take note of the comma that is used (or not used) in the brackets. When you choose to either use
or not use the comma in the brackets, you need to apply this decision consistently. This means
that throughout a document you will either always use the comma or never use the comma with
your reference.
** Onthou ook dat mens in die bibliografie altyd die lys outeurs alfabeties rangskik. Die voorbeelde
wat hier bo gelys word sal met ander woorde soos volg in ’n bibliografie gerangskik word:
Also, remember that in your bibliography you need to list the authors in alphabetical order. The
examples mentioned above will therefore be arranged as follows in a bibliography:
Bibliografie
Grundlingh, L., Carney, T.R., Lombard, E. en Engelbrecht, A. 2018. Afrikaans Vandag: Taalkunde
en skriftelike kommunikasie. Pretoria: Universiteit van Suid-Afrika.
Jansen, K. 2007. Taal en konteks. In: B. Burger en J. Klaus (reds), Die verskillende aspekte van
taal. Kaapstad: Maluti Uitgewers.
Johannes, S., Jurgens, N.L., Carstens, M. en Kyle, E. 2017. Taal en die mens: hoekom is taal
belangrik? Johannesburg: Retief Uitgewers.
Robert, J.V.M. 2019. Nieverbale kommunikasie: wat ons sonder woorde sê. Joernaal van die
Afrikaanse Taal, 4(2): 29–35.
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ADDENDUM B: The rules and student responsibilities for AFK1503
Dear students
Please take note of the following rules and responsibilities when completing the module AFK1503:
RULES
1. You have to make use of your myLife e-mail account. It is the only e-mail account recognized
by the university. Please communicate with us using this account and please visit the account
frequently to make sure you take note of all the important information distributed by the university.
2. Due dates for assessments are important. All the due dates will appear on your calendar and
are available when accessing each assessment. The due dates will also be communicated to you
through the Announcements on your module page. Any due date extensions can only be granted
with a valid reason and proof provided by the student before the due date for an assessment or
within three (3) days after the due date has passed. No extensions will be granted after this time.
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES
5. Contacting your lecturer immediately if you experience problems with any aspect of the module.
7. Always completing your assessments honestly and ethically (i.e. not cheating or committing
plagiarism).
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ITHESH RAMDEW
Naam en van: ..............................................................
18221580
Studentenommer: .......................................................
Modulekodde: AFK1503 4
Werkopdragnommer (merk met x):
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Voltooi net die Afrikaanse of Engelse gedeelte. Moenie albei dele voltooi nie
ITHESH RAMDEW
Handtekening (you are allowed to type your name): .......................................................
11 OCTOBER 2023
Datum: ...........................................
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