DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH STUDIES

ENG2611

Applied English Language for Foundation and Intermediate Phase: FAL

Assignment 3

• This assignment is based on Study Units 3 and 5 in Tutorial Letter 501

• The assignment consists of ONE essay
• Total Marks = 50 MARKS
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ENG2611 ASSIGNMENT 3 INSTRUCTIONS

This assignment is based on Unit 3 and Unit 5 of your Study Guide.
This assignment is an essay. Please read the instructions and the sources that you have
been referred to thoroughly before you begin planning and writing your essay. Also read
the accompanying rubric before you attempt writing the essay. The rubric will help you
understand how marks are going to be allocated when the essay is evaluated.

ESSAY QUESTION
In the South African context, over and above teaching Foundation/Intermediate Phase learners
how to read and write, it is also very important to sensitize them to issues of diversity from an
early age. Write an essay in which you discuss why teaching learners about diversity is
important, why literary texts are a good resource to use to teach about diversity, and what
benefits this can have for the learners’ social/cultural wellbeing.

To be able to respond to the question well, first read through Unit 3 and Unit 5 of your Study
Guide. Unit 3 will give you an overview of what diversity is and its impact on South African
classrooms, as well as some insights into how literary texts can be used to teach about diversity.
Unit 5 gives an overview of how to write an academic essay.

A well-presented essay would include/explore the following:

1. A thorough explication of what diversity is, what it entails, and its influence on South
African schools.
2. Why it is important to teach learners about diversity from an early age.
3. Why literary texts can be beneficial to teaching young learners about diversity; and
4. The social and cultural benefits of teaching learners about diversity.

REFER TO YOUR PRESCRIBED STUDY MATERIAL AND THE SOURCES LISTED

BELOW FOR MORE INSIGHTS ON THE TOPIC OF THE ESSAY.
Reygan, F. & Steyn, M. (2017) Diversity in Basic Education in South Africa:
Intersectionality and Critical Diversity Literacy. Africa Education Review, 14:2, 68-
81. DOI: 10.1080/18146627.2017.1280374

Meier, C. & Hartell, C. (2009) Handling cultural diversity in education in South Africa.
SA-eDUC JOURNAL, 6:2, 180-192.

Omodan, B. I. & Ige, O. A. (2021) Managing diversity in schools: The place of

democratic education and ubuntuism in South Africa. Journal of Transdisciplinary Research in
Southern Africa, 17(1) https://doi.org/10.4102/td.v17i1.854

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