AFL1501/101/1/2023

Tutorial Letter 101/1/2024

Language Through an African Lens

AFL1501

Semester 1

Department of African Languages

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Please register on myUnisa, activate your myLife e-mail account and
make sure that you have regular access to the myUnisa module
website, AFL1501-2024-S1, as well as your group website.

Note: This is a fully online module. It is, therefore, only available on myUnisa.

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 CONTENTS
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1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 4
1.1 Welcome Message ....................................................................................................................... 4
1.2 Where to start? ............................................................................................................................. 5
1.3 What is a Signature Module? ........................................................................................................ 6
2 MODULE OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................. 6
2.1 Purpose ........................................................................................................................................ 6
2.2 Outcomes ..................................................................................................................................... 7
3 CURRICULUM TRANSFORMATION ........................................................................................... 7
4 LECTURER(S) AND CONTACT DETAILS................................................................................... 7
4.1 Lecturer(s) .................................................................................................................................... 7
4.2 Department ................................................................................................................................... 8
4.3 University ...................................................................................................................................... 8
5 RESOURCES ............................................................................................................................... 8
5.1 Prescribed book(s) ........................................................................................................................ 8
5.2 Recommended book(s) ................................................................................................................. 8
5.3 Electronic reserves (e-reserves) ................................................................................................... 8
6 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES ................................................................................................ 9
6.1 First-Year Experience Programme .............................................................................................. 10
7. STUDY PLAN ............................................................................................................................. 11
8 HOW TO STUDY ONLINE .......................................................................................................... 11
8.1 What does it mean to study fully online? ..................................................................................... 11
9. ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................................................... 12
9.1 Assessment criteria..................................................................................................................... 12
9.2 Assessment plan ........................................................................................................................ 12
9.3 Assessment due dates ................................................................................................................ 12
9.4 Submission of assessments ........................................................................................................ 13
9.4.1 Types of assessments and descriptions...................................................................................... 14
9.5 The assessments ........................................................................................................................ 15
9.6 Other assessment methods ........................................................................................................ 15
9.7 The examination ......................................................................................................................... 15
10. ACADEMIC DISHONESTY ........................................................................................................ 15
10.1 Plagiarism ................................................................................................................................... 15
10.2 Cheating ..................................................................................................................................... 16

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10.3 For more information about plagiarism, follow the link below: ..................................................... 16
11. STUDENTS LIVING WITH DISABILITIES .................................................................................. 16
12. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ........................................................................................ 16
13. SOURCES CONSULTED ........................................................................................................... 17
14. IN CLOSING ............................................................................................................................... 17
15. ADDENDUM ............................................................................................................................... 17
ANNEXURE: GLOSSARY OF TERM .................................................................................................... 17

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1 INTRODUCTION

Dear Student

Unisa is a comprehensive open distance e-learning (CODeL) higher education institution. The
comprehensiveness of our curricula encapsulates a range of offerings, from strictly vocational to
strictly academic certificates, diplomas and degrees. Unisa's "openness" and its distance
eLearning character result in many students registering at Unisa who may not have had an
opportunity to enrol in higher education. Our CODeL character implies that our programmes are
carefully planned and structured to ensure success for students ranging from the under-
prepared but with potential to the sufficiently prepared.

Teaching and learning in a CODeL context involves multiple modes of delivery ranging from
blended learning to fully online. As a default position, all post graduate programmes are offered
fully online with no printed study materials, while undergraduate programmes are offered in a
blended mode of delivery where printed study materials are augmented with online teaching
and learning via the learner management system – myUnisa. In some instances, undergraduate
programmes are offered fully online as well.

Furthermore, our programmes are aligned with the vision, mission and values of the University.
Unisa's commitment to serve humanity and shape futures combined with a clear appreciation of
our location on the African continent, Unisa's graduates have distinctive graduate qualities
which include:
• independent, resilient, responsible and caring citizens who are able to fulfil and serve in
multiple roles in their immediate and future local, national and global communities
• having a critical understanding of their location on the African continent with its histories,
challenges and potential in relation to globally diverse contexts
• the ability to critically analyse and evaluate the credibility and usefulness of information
and data from multiple sources in a globalised world with its ever-increasing information
and data flows and competing worldviews
• how to apply their discipline-specific knowledges competently, ethically and creatively to
solve real-life problems
• an awareness of their own learning and developmental needs and future potential

1.1 Welcome Message

Welcome to AFL1501: Language through an African lens.

In this module, we look at the study of the usage of language and the way one reflects who one
is when one uses language with reference to African languages. This is a fully online module,
hence there are no prescribed textbooks or separate readings for this module. You need to use
myUnisa/ myModules to study and complete the learning activities for this module.

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You also need to visit the websites on myUnisa for AFL1501 frequently and read your myLife
emails every day. Within myUnisa you will find two sites for AFL1501 (the main site and the
group site). The first site that you will see after registration is your Main Site (AFL1501-24-
S1/S2), this is where your lecturers Ms Boshomane/ Ms Toffar will be posting regular
announcements to you. The second site that you see after being linked is your Group Site
(AFL1501-24-S1/S2-310T) whereby 310 or any number before the letter T, represents your
group number, e.g. -310T.

It is imperative that you read all communication from your Group Site and the Main Site.
Remember your Group Site is your ‘classroom’ where you will find all the content for this
module, including your personal Teaching Assistant (TA). Your TA is the first line of
communication and assistance for this module. All communication about this module, the
content and the administration of the group site should be directed to your TA, not Ms
Boshomane or Ms Toffar. Should you not receive clarity from your TA, within 48 hours, you may
then contact Ms Boshomane or Ms Toffar.

1.2 Where to start?

You are encouraged to log into the module site on myUnisa regularly (that is, at least twice per
week or more).

Due to the nature of this module, you can read about the module and find your study material
online. Use the following website: https://my.unisa.ac.za and log in using your student number
and password. You will see AFL1501-24-S1/S2 as well as your group site, e.g., AFL1501-24-
S1/S2-10T (10T is the number of your group site) when you are grouped, you will see your
group site by clicking myModules 2024.

Don't know where to start? Follow these instructions, start by going to your group site.
• Go to the Units, found in the “left-hand navigation blocks.” Start at the beginning and
complete the learning experiences in the "Module Overview - Getting Started" section, Unit
0. You will be required to complete the Icebreakers and Quiz; this will help you to
familiarise yourself with the learning platform.
• These learning experiences are to give you practice using myUnisa/ MyModules and
practice studying online. We call these "Ice breakers” because they do not count for any
marks in the course. Note that each Ice breaker is done in a different answering tool, that
is, Discussions, Blogs and Quiz for you to familiarise yourself with how to use these tools.
• Note that you have to complete each unit and ensure that you finish the Unit before
moving to the next Unit, this includes the ice breakers.

As students register for the module, they will be put into groups with a Teaching Assistant for
each group. Each Teaching Assistant is responsible for several (5) groups (50) students per
group). These group sites will contain all the study material you need. In each unit, you will find
your study guide and your assessments.

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You are required to complete the activities in your Units, as some of the activities form part of
your Final Portfolio, you will discover which activities are required once you begin the Final
Portfolio as they will form part of the portfolio.
Each assessment will only open a few days before the assessment submission date.

Note, no physical material will be sent to you, everything you require is on the myModules site in
your Group Site. This includes your assessments and assessment due dates.

Note that a written assessment is not literally ‘written’ as no hard copy assignments are allowed
to be submitted.

The messaging chat tool within myModules is very useful it allows direct messaging between
users within the myModules site provided the user is registered and enrolled onto the site. It is
located at the top right-hand corner of the toolbar. When sending a message to your TA,
please always include your full name, student number, and group number.

1.3 What is a Signature Module?

One of the advantages of the Signature modules is that they are designed so that you work in
groups (please note that working in groups does not mean submitting the same assignment,
that is plagiarism). For many Unisa modules, we know that there are large numbers of students
who enrol. Sometimes it feels like you can get lost in the crowd of students. However, here
interaction is built into the structure of the module.

For the Signature modules, we have divided all the students into groups of approximately 50
students each with a Teaching Assistant to facilitate the group. This means that the Teaching
Assistant will guide you through the module, give assistance with your assessments and
assessment activities and mark your formal Assessments.

We wish you every success with your studies!

2 MODULE OVERVIEW
2.1 Purpose

Students who successfully complete this module will be able to demonstrate linguistic and
cultural diversity awareness and sensitivity to enhance their interpersonal relationships in day-
to-day situations. In addition, successful students will be able to interact across cultures in a
respectful way while appreciating their own linguistic and cultural background in relation to the
languages and cultures of others.

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The module is delivered via myModules, the Internet, peer group interaction, and community
engagement in some of the activities. Lecturers and Teaching Assistants can also interact with
students on myModules – Chat Tool and via email. All your email correspondence must be via
your myLife email address.

2.2 Outcomes

For this module, you will have to master several outcomes:

For this module, there are four outcomes that we hope you will be able to accomplish by the
end of the course:

• Specific outcome 1: Demonstrate awareness and sensitivity of linguistic and cultural

diversity to enhance personal relations in day-to-day situations.
• Specific outcome 2: Demonstrate respect for diversity within a multi-cultural society as
expressed through language.
• Specific outcome 3: Interact across cultures in a respectful way.
• Specific outcome 4: Appreciate your own cultural background in relation to the cultures
of others within a multi-cultural society.

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.

4 LECTURER(S) AND CONTACT DETAILS

4.1 Lecturer(s)

The primary lecturers for this module are;

1. Ms J Boshomane
Telephone: 012 429 6192
Email: boshoj1@unisa.ac.za
2. Ms J Toffar
Telephone: 012 429 6455
Email: etoffajc@unisa.ac.za

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Department: Department of African Languages
Remember to always mention your student number, semester as well as the number of your
group site, e.g., 10T when you communicate with your Module Coordinator.

4.2 Department

When contacting us via a phone call, keep in mind that lecturers frequently must attend
meetings, conferences, discussion classes, etcetera. They may therefore not always be in their
offices. E-mail is the most effective way to contact us. However, we will not respond to any
outside email addresses (e.g., @gmail, yahoo or work email), thus make sure to use your
myLife email. Please make sure you address your email to the correct person and remember
that you can also contact us via myUnisa Chat Tool. When contacting us, do not include
enquiries that are directed at different departments (e.g., Finances, Student administration and
Registration) in the letter, as you will not be assisted. You need to contact the correct
department directly.

4.3 University

Contact addresses of the various administrative departments appear on the Unisa website:
http://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Contact-us/Student-enquiries.

Please include the student number in all correspondence

5 RESOURCES
5.1 Prescribed book(s)

There are no prescribed books (s) for this module.

5.2 Recommended book(s)

There are no recommended book(s) for this module.

5.3 Electronic reserves (e-reserves)

The library has compiled numerous library guides:

E-reserves can be downloaded from the library webpage.
Find e-reserves. More information is available at: http://oasis.unisa.ac.za/search/r

5.4 Library services and resources

The Unisa Library offers a range of information services and resources. The library has created
numerous library guides, available at http://libguides.unisa.ac.za

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Recommended guides:
• For brief information on the library, go to https://www.unisa.ac.za/library/libatglance
• For more detailed library information, go to
http://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Library
• Frequently Asked Questions, visit
https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Library/Frequently-Asked-Questions
• For research support and services such as the Personal Librarian service and the
Information Search Librarian's Literature Search Request (on your research topic) service,
visit
http://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Library/Library-services/Research-support.
• For library training for undergraduate students, visit
https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Library/Library-services/Training
• Lending Services
https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Library/Library-services/Lending-services
• Services for Postgraduate students –
https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Library/Services-for-Postgraduates
• Support and Services for students with disabilities –
https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Library/Services-for-students-with-special-
needs
• Library Technology Support -https://libguides.unisa.ac.za/techsupport
• Finding and using library resources and tools -http://libguides.unisa.ac.za/Research_skills
• A–Z list of library databases – https://libguides.unisa.ac.za/az.php

Important contact information:

• Technical problems encountered in accessing library online services: Lib-help@unisa.ac.za
• General library-related queries: Library-enquiries@unisa.ac.za
• Queries related to library fines and payments: Library-fines@unisa.ac.za
• Interlibrary loan service for postgraduate students: libr-ill@unisa.ac.za
• Literature Search Service: Lib-search@unisa.ac.za
• Social media channels: Facebook: UnisaLibrary and Twitter: @UnisaLibrary

6 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES

The Study @ Unisa brochure is available on myUnisa: www.unisa.ac.za/brochures/studies

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:
• Toll-free landline: 0800 00 1870 (Select option 07 for myModules)
• E-mail: mymodules22@unisa.ac.za or myUnisaHelp@unisa.ac.za

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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.

6.1 First-Year Experience Programme

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
Email Support
www.unisa.ac.za/FYE
fye@unisa.ac.za

FYE1500
Post
myUnisa; Study
Registration Skills; Academic &
Orientation Referrals to Digital Literacies;
other support etc
services i.e.
Counselling;
Reading & Writing
workshops
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To ensure that you do not miss out on important academic and support communication
from the SRU, please check your myLife inbox regularly.

7. STUDY PLAN

Students often register for more modules/papers than they can handle, given their current life
circumstances. You can estimate the demands of the course and the time you have available by
completing the following timesheet:

Student Timesheet:
This timesheet will guide you to estimate the amount of time you spend on regular work and life
activities in a week so that you can calculate the number of hours you will have for your studies.
This module will require you to spend at least 120 hours of study.
Try to be accurate when calculating and remember to set realistic hours/time.

Hours already committed each week before studies:

Sleep (e.g., seven hours a night= 49) ___________
Meals ___________
Personal Hygiene ___________
Work ___________
Household ___________
Employment ___________
Travelling ____________
Errands ____________
Socialising ____________
Total Committed ______________

Hours available for study: 168 - total committed = _______

Keep up the number of hours required a week. One of the greatest dangers in an Open
Distance Institution is that a crisis such as a sudden illness can throw you off track. This will
result in your studies falling behind and you dropping out.

8 HOW TO STUDY ONLINE

8.1 What does it mean to study fully online?

To study online it means that a student will learn fully using a virtual method of learning and
submitting assessments. This type of method was introduced in the early 1990s with an
introduction of internet. This type of learning aimed to expand and change from paper base
learning and classroom bound to an environment that will make learning accessible to anyone.
This means all the information will be found online therefore one does not need to wait for study
material to be sent to them via postage.

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The institution will utilise a Learning Management System (LMS) such as myModules to
facilitate online learning which can be done using synchronous or asynchronous learning.

9. ASSESSMENT
9.1 Assessment criteria

You will be evaluated on a continuous basis as elaborated below.

9.2 Assessment plan

• To complete this module, you will be required to submit 6 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 under each Unit.
• To gain admission to the examination, you will be required to submit majority of your
assessment/s.
• Remember that this is a continuous assessment module, each assessment count toward your
final mark.
• The Final Portfolio will count 40% towards the final module mark.

ASSESSMENT PERCENTAGE
Assessment 1 5%
Assessment 2 10%
Assessment 3 15%
Assessment 4 15%
Assessment 5 15%
Assessment 6 40%
TOTAL 100%

9.3 Assessment due dates

• There are no assignment due dates included in this tutorial letter.

• Assignment due dates will be made available to you on the myUnisa landing page 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.
• Do not wait until late to do your work.

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9.4 Submission of assessments

• Unisa, as a comprehensive open distance e-learning institution (CODeL), is moving

towards becoming an online institution. You will therefore see that all your study material,
assessments and engagements with your lecturer and fellow students will take place
online. We use myUnisa as our virtual campus.
• 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 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 2024 button to access the online sites for the modules that you are registered
for.
• The university undertakes to communicate clearly and as frequently as is necessary to
ensure that you obtain the greatest benefit from the use of the myModules learning
management system. Please access the announcements on your myModules site
regularly, as this is where your lecturer will post important information to be shared with
you.
• 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.

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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.

9.4.1 Types of assessments and descriptions

All assessments are defined as either optional, mandatory, compulsory, or elective.

• Elective assessments
- If not submitted, the student gets no mark for this item.
- The best of the required submissions will count.
• Mandatory assessments
- If not submitted, the student gets no mark for this item.
• Compulsory assessments
- If not submitted, the result on the student’s academic record will be absent.
• Optional assessments
- You are encouraged as a student to do optional assignment so that it may
benefit your learning.

I. Elective assessments
a. the student is given a choice of which assessments within an identified group to
submit, only the best result(-s), the number of which is specified in advance, will
contribute towards the year mark.
b. elective assessments must also be grouped into an elective group.
c. for the student to select which assignment to submit, the elective assessments must
be grouped together. For such an elective group, relevant information must be
provided to the student, such as how many of the assessments must be submitted
and how many of the assignment marks should be combined into the year mark.
d. The selection criteria define how marks received for assessments in an elective
group are to be combined into the year mark. Three different criteria may be used for
calculating the year mark:
· The best mark should be used, or
· If the student submits fewer than the required number of assessments per
group or no assignment in a group, a mark of 0% will be used.
· 0% is awarded to all non-submitted or unmarked assessments. A best mark is
then calculated from all items.

II. Mandatory assessments

a. contribute to the year mark.
b. If a student fails to submit a mandatory assignment, no mark is awarded and the year
mark is calculated accordingly. The student will therefore forfeit the marks attached to
this assignment when the final mark for the module is calculated.

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III. Compulsory Assessment

a. when not submitted, the student will fail a Continuous Assessment module but will be
shown as absent from the examination in the case of other modules.

IV. Optional assessments – You are encouraged as a student to do optional assignment so

that it may benefit your learning.

9.5 The assessments

As indicated in section 9.2, you need to complete six assessments for this module.

As indicated previously, there are no assessments included in this tutorial letter.

Assessments and due dates will be made available to you on your group site for this module.
We envisage that the due dates will be available to you upon registration. For this module, there
will be activities that you will be required to do at the beginning of the semester. Those activities
will be required in one or more of the assessments, and marks will be allocated based on
students completing them on time. Should you not complete those activities, you will lose a
certain percentage of marks on the assessment that requires you to utilize your activities (e.g.,
blog activities) in certain assessments.

9.6 Other assessment methods

Please check on the main site.

9.7 The examination

Your portfolio and all your formal assessments form part of your examination. Thus, missing
your assessments will affect your overall exam results. Please read the continuous assessment
policy to have a better understanding of this module.

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.

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10.2 Cheating

Cheating includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Completing assessments on behalf of another student, copying the work of another
student during an assessment, or allowing another student to copy your work.
• Using social media (e.g., WhatsApp, Telegram) or other platforms to disseminate
assessment information.
• Submitting corrupt or irrelevant files, this forms part of examination guidelines
• Buying completed answers from so-called “tutors” or internet sites (contract
cheating).

10.3 For more information about plagiarism, follow the link below:
https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/myunisa/default/Study-@-Unisa/Student-values-and-rules

11. STUDENTS LIVING WITH DISABILITIES

The Advocacy and Resource Centre for Students with Disabilities (ARCSWiD) provides an
opportunity for staff to interact with first-time and returning students with disabilities.

If you are a student with a disability and would like additional support or need additional time for
assessments, you are invited to contact (Ms J Boshomane - email: boshoj1@unisa.ac.za & Ms
J Toffar email: etoffajc@unisa.ac.za) to discuss the assistance that you need.

12. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

• Question:
• When will my books and study material arrive?
• Answer:
There is no hard copy of the study material for this course. Everything you need is
on the AFL1501 myUnisa site. Please look in your Group Site (the Group ending
with a “T”), and read through the “Lessons” tab.
• Question:
• Where can I find the assessment breakdowns/instructions?
• Answer:
All the assessment instructions can be found in each UNIT’S tab, on the left-hand side
of your screen. Please read carefully through the Units, as it contains all the course
information.
• Question:
• Where can I find the due dates for assessments?
• Answer:
You can locate the due dates on the MyModules welcome page, on the right-hand
side of the screen.

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• Question:
• Will I receive feedback on my assessments?
• Answer:
For Discussion assessments: Once your TA has notified you that the assessment
marks have been released, you can view the feedback on your assessment via the
Grade tab.
For written assessments: Once your TA has notified you that the assessment marks
have been released, you can download a copy of your marked assessment from
your results page (via the assignment tab on MyModules). Comments will be written
directly on your written assessment.
• Question:
• How do I get in contact with my TA/lecturer?
• Answer:
Use the Chat Tool in the top right-hand corner of your myUnisa screen.

Ms Boshomane and MS Toffar are the course coordinator of this module, before sending them
an email, contact your TA first and if you do not get any assistance within 48 hours then you
may contact Ms Boshomane or Ms Toffar, not both. Should your query or concern not be
resolved, you may escalate it to the COD of the Department (Prof Madonsela). Please do not
contact the School Director or the Dean without following this protocol procedure.

13. SOURCES CONSULTED

Please check on myModules

14. IN CLOSING

Please remember that this module is unique and requires you to read your myLife emails every
day. Failure to do so may result in you losing marks due to not responding to your email on
time. Do not hesitate to contact your TA if you are experiencing problems with the content of this
tutorial letter or any aspect of the module.

We wish you a fascinating and satisfying journey through the learning material and trust that you
will complete the module successfully. Enjoy the journey!

Ms Boshomane & Ms Toffar

15. ADDENDUM

ANNEXURE: GLOSSARY OF TERM

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