ENG2611
EXAM
PACK 2023
QUESTIONS
WITH
ANSWERS
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UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
September/October 2022
ENG2611
APPLIED ENGLISH LANGUAGE FOR FOUNDATIONS AND INTERMEDIATE PHASE-
FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE
100 marks
48 hours
This paper consists of 4 pages.
Instructions:
You are allowed to access your study material. You are however not allowed to copy
verbatim from your study material. You should write the answers in your own words and
any sources consulted should be cited according to the Harvard referencing method. In the
case of plagiarism or cheating of any kind you will be reported to the University’s Student
Disciplinary Section.
The answered exam script must be uploaded as a PDF electronic document.
• Please do not password protect your document
• Please do not preview your exam paper after uploading
• If handwriting your exam, please write using a pen
• Do not submit answer files that are illegible and unclear.
• Poorly scanned and hard to read answer files will result in a zero mark.
• Guard against incomplete or incorrect conversion to PDF.
• Submission of corrupt files will result in penalisation of the mark
• Convert all pages into a single PDF document.
• Do not load the pages one by one.
• Your answer file must not be more than 20mb in size
The exam can be downloaded on 26 September 18:00 and must be uploaded by 28
September 18.00
NO LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Answer both Section A and Section B
Section A is worth 50 marks
Section B is worth 50 Marks
Include your plagiarism declaration form
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SECTION A [50 marks]
QUESTION 1
a) In a paragraph of not more than 10 lines, briefly discuss THREE ways in which
literary studies can help promote multicultural awareness among English FAL
learners. (10)
b) In your own words, briefly explain what you understand by the concept of
“reading and writing as symbiotic processes” and explain the implications this
has for language teaching. (10)
c) Is critical writing the same as criticism? Describe TWO ways in which the two
are similar OR different and give one suitable example to illustrate the
similarities OR differences between them. (10)
d) Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow:
Different
We are all born
in a different way
How we look
And what we say
From different countries
Around the world
Of different genders:
Boys and girls
Of many sizes
And colours too
The things we like
And the things we do
We are so glad
It works this way
The world is so colourful
Everyday
If everyone were the same
You see
You wouldn’t be you
And I wouldn’t be me!
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(i) Using the poem as a reference, list FIVE (5) questions you could pose to either
the Foundation Phase or Intermediate Phase learners as part of the pre-
reading phase to sensitize them to diversity. (10)
(ii) Using the poem as a reference, list FIVE (5) questions you could pose to
either Foundation Phase or Intermediate Phase learners as part of the
reading phase to help them learn about diversity. (10)
QUESTION 2 [Essay question] [50 marks]
You must refer to the following poem in order to respond to the essay question
below. First read the poem and then read the instructions that follow.
THIS OLD EARTH
This old earth
needs our help,
to stay fresh and clean
and green.
With a pick it up, pitch it in,
and throw it in the can-
This old earth will be
clean again.
Sourced from: littlelearningcorner.com
ESSAY QUESTION
Modern language teaching methods highly encourage the use of multimodal
response approaches to help learners read/write about literary texts in fun ways.
Pretend you have to teach the following poem to a group of Foundation/Intermediate
phase learners. Discuss ANY TWO multimodal response approaches you can use to
help learners engage with this poem. Your discussion should include the following:
An introductory paragraph in which you explain what multimodal response
approaches are/what they entail.
Two body paragraphs in which you discuss ANY TWO multimodal response
approaches you can use to help learners read and write about the poem. Your
discussion should include a brief description of the suitable approach, explanations of
why each approach you discuss would be relevant for your learners. Ensure that you
discuss each of the two approaches you choose to write about, in a separate
paragraph (One approach per paragraph).
A concluding paragraph in which you highlight the benefits of using multimodal
approaches to teach literary texts.
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EXAM
PACK 2023
QUESTIONS
WITH
ANSWERS
, lOMoARcPSD|24668432
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
September/October 2022
ENG2611
APPLIED ENGLISH LANGUAGE FOR FOUNDATIONS AND INTERMEDIATE PHASE-
FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE
100 marks
48 hours
This paper consists of 4 pages.
Instructions:
You are allowed to access your study material. You are however not allowed to copy
verbatim from your study material. You should write the answers in your own words and
any sources consulted should be cited according to the Harvard referencing method. In the
case of plagiarism or cheating of any kind you will be reported to the University’s Student
Disciplinary Section.
The answered exam script must be uploaded as a PDF electronic document.
• Please do not password protect your document
• Please do not preview your exam paper after uploading
• If handwriting your exam, please write using a pen
• Do not submit answer files that are illegible and unclear.
• Poorly scanned and hard to read answer files will result in a zero mark.
• Guard against incomplete or incorrect conversion to PDF.
• Submission of corrupt files will result in penalisation of the mark
• Convert all pages into a single PDF document.
• Do not load the pages one by one.
• Your answer file must not be more than 20mb in size
The exam can be downloaded on 26 September 18:00 and must be uploaded by 28
September 18.00
NO LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Answer both Section A and Section B
Section A is worth 50 marks
Section B is worth 50 Marks
Include your plagiarism declaration form
© Unisa ENG2611 2022
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SECTION A [50 marks]
QUESTION 1
a) In a paragraph of not more than 10 lines, briefly discuss THREE ways in which
literary studies can help promote multicultural awareness among English FAL
learners. (10)
b) In your own words, briefly explain what you understand by the concept of
“reading and writing as symbiotic processes” and explain the implications this
has for language teaching. (10)
c) Is critical writing the same as criticism? Describe TWO ways in which the two
are similar OR different and give one suitable example to illustrate the
similarities OR differences between them. (10)
d) Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow:
Different
We are all born
in a different way
How we look
And what we say
From different countries
Around the world
Of different genders:
Boys and girls
Of many sizes
And colours too
The things we like
And the things we do
We are so glad
It works this way
The world is so colourful
Everyday
If everyone were the same
You see
You wouldn’t be you
And I wouldn’t be me!
Adapted from: https://za.pinterest.com
© Unisa ENG2611 2022
Downloaded by Jack martinez ()
, lOMoARcPSD|24668432
(i) Using the poem as a reference, list FIVE (5) questions you could pose to either
the Foundation Phase or Intermediate Phase learners as part of the pre-
reading phase to sensitize them to diversity. (10)
(ii) Using the poem as a reference, list FIVE (5) questions you could pose to
either Foundation Phase or Intermediate Phase learners as part of the
reading phase to help them learn about diversity. (10)
QUESTION 2 [Essay question] [50 marks]
You must refer to the following poem in order to respond to the essay question
below. First read the poem and then read the instructions that follow.
THIS OLD EARTH
This old earth
needs our help,
to stay fresh and clean
and green.
With a pick it up, pitch it in,
and throw it in the can-
This old earth will be
clean again.
Sourced from: littlelearningcorner.com
ESSAY QUESTION
Modern language teaching methods highly encourage the use of multimodal
response approaches to help learners read/write about literary texts in fun ways.
Pretend you have to teach the following poem to a group of Foundation/Intermediate
phase learners. Discuss ANY TWO multimodal response approaches you can use to
help learners engage with this poem. Your discussion should include the following:
An introductory paragraph in which you explain what multimodal response
approaches are/what they entail.
Two body paragraphs in which you discuss ANY TWO multimodal response
approaches you can use to help learners read and write about the poem. Your
discussion should include a brief description of the suitable approach, explanations of
why each approach you discuss would be relevant for your learners. Ensure that you
discuss each of the two approaches you choose to write about, in a separate
paragraph (One approach per paragraph).
A concluding paragraph in which you highlight the benefits of using multimodal
approaches to teach literary texts.
© Unisa ENG2611 2022
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