TMS3715 PORTFOLIO (ANSWERS) 2025 - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED

Well-structured TMS3715 PORTFOLIO (ANSWERS) 2025 - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED. (DETAILED ANSWERS - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED!)..... October 2025 TMS3715 Teaching Home Languages in FET 100 marks 72 hours This paper consists of seven pages. Instructions: • Answer all the questions. Additional student instructions 1. Students must upload their answer scripts in a single PDF file (answer scripts must not be password protected or uploaded as "read only" files). 2. NO e-mailed scripts will be accepted. 3. Students are advised to preview submissions (answer scripts) to ensure legibility and that the correct answer script file has been uploaded. 4. Students are permitted to resubmit their answer scripts should their initial submission be unsatisfactory as long as the due date has not expired. 5. Incorrect file format and uncollated answer scripts will not be considered. 6. Incorrect answer scripts and/or submissions made on unofficial examination platforms (including The Invigilator cellphone application) will not be marked and no opportunity will be granted for resubmission. 7. The mark awarded for incomplete submission will be the student's final mark. No opportunity for resubmission will be granted. 8. The mark awarded for illegible scanned submission will be the student's final mark. No opportunity for resubmission will be granted. 9. Submissions will only be accepted from registered student accounts. 10. Students suspected of dishonest conduct during the examinations will be subjected to disciplinary processes. Unisa has zero tolerance for plagiarism and/or any other forms of academic dishonesty. TMS3715 Teaching Home Languages in FET October 2025 Portfolio Examination 11. To upload your PDF document, access the myUnisa landing page and log in with your student number and myUnisa password. 12. To finalise your submission, click on the CONTINUE button. 13. The portfolio must be uploaded at the latest 08:00 on 9th October 2025. 14. Students will have access to the portfolio 72 hours before the due date – in other words, the portfolio exam will become available at 08:00 on 6th October 2025. 15. Students are provided one hour to submit their answer scripts after the official examination time. Submissions made after the official examination time will be rejected by the examination regulations and will not be marked. 16. Students experiencing network or load shedding challenges are advised to apply together with supporting evidence for an aegrotat within three days of the examination session. 17. Students experiencing technical challenges may contact the SCSC at , e-mail or refer to Get-Help for the list of additional contact numbers. Only communication received from your myLife account will be considered. You are reminded of the Honesty Declaration between you and Unisa: I understand Unisa's policy on plagiarism. This examination is my original work produced by myself. I have duly acknowledged other people's work (both electronic and print) through the proper reference techniques as stipulated in this module. I have not copied the work of others or the study material for this module and handed it in as my own. I have not made my work available to any fellow students who could submit it as their own. I did not seek help from anybody to complete my examination. Please complete the attached "declaration form for academic honesty" and append it to the beginning of your portfolio exam. TMS3715 Teaching Home Languages in FET October 2025 Portfolio Examination Question 1 – Discussion Forum Posts (20 marks) For each of the six study units you had to study, you were required to participate in the course discussion forums by posting your contribution and responding to at least two other students' contributions. This activity allowed you to engage with the course material, reflect on your learning and engage with your peers. Do the following based on the discussion forum posts. 1.1 Attach a screenshot of your post for each of the six study units. (6 marks) 1.2 Attach screenshots of your responses to other students' posts (one screenshot for each study unit). (6 marks) 1.3 Choose one of your posts and, write a brief reflection on the post. Make sure to address the following points: • Discuss the main point of your post. • How it relates to the learning objectives of the study unit and how it demonstrates your understanding of the course material. • How your responses to your peers contributed to the discussion and enhanced your learning. • Identify one challenge you encountered while participating in the discussion forum and explain how you overcame it or how you plan to overcome it in the future. CAPS outlines a number of guidelines for assessment. The following appears in the Programme of Assessment for Grades 10 and 11, Table 2 (tasks 2, 3 and 4). Study these requirements carefully before answering the following questions. Task 2 Task 3 Task 4 Writing: (50 marks) Narrative/descriptive/ argumentative essay (Gr. 10) Writing: (25 marks) Transactional writing: Friendly/formal letters (request/complaint/ application/business) **Test 1: (35 marks) Language in context Comprehension Summary TMS3715 Teaching Home Languages in FET October 2025 Portfolio Examination Reflective/discursive/ argumentative essay (Gr. 11) /formal and informal letters to the press/ curriculum vitae and covering letter/obituary/ agenda and minutes of meeting /formal or informal report/ review/newspaper article/magazine article/ speech/dialogue/interview Language structures and conventions SCAFFOLDING QUESTIONS YOUR ANSWER 1. Write at least two objectives for this two-week plan. (2 marks). • 2. Describe the language materials and/or media you are going to use for o TMS3715 Teaching Home Languages in FET October 2025 Portfolio Examination this two-week teaching plan and give reasons for your choice. (2 marks). 3. Name and discuss the theory of language learning that you will use for this two-week teaching plan and give reasons for your choice. (2 marks). 4. Discuss the communicative approach that you could adopt for this lesson and give reasons why this approach will be useful for your two-week teaching plan. Explain how the approach will assist in ensuring language proficiency, encouraging active participation and addressing the diverse needs of your learners. (3 marks). • 5. Write down the pre-lesson activities you will use in this two-week teaching plan. (3 marks). 6. Write down the while-lesson activities you will use in this two-week teaching plan. (3 marks). • TMS3715 Teaching Home Languages in FET October 2025 Portfolio Examination 7. Write out the post-lesson activities you will use in this two-week teaching plan. (3 marks). • 8. Describe how you will conclude this two-week teaching plan. (2 marks). • 9. Discuss the summative assessment strategies you will use to assess your learners. (2 marks). • 10. Identify three barriers that may hinder learning in this two-week teaching plan and explain how you would minimise these. (3 marks). You are compiling (or equivalent) a two-week teaching plan for Weeks 15 and 16 of the Grade 11 FET HL class. This plan must integrate all four language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) as well as language structures and conventions. • You have chosen the topic, "Should social media be regulated more strictly?" • Design a detailed plan for this two-week period using the guidelines below, ensuring that all four language skills and language components are covered. Please ensure that all the lesson activities correlate so that all language skills are integrated into the two-week plan. Use the scaffolding questions below:Formulate FIVE topics for Task 2 for Grade 10 learners. Two topics must be for narrative essays, two for descriptive essays and one for an argumentative essay. ( 5 marks) Formulate TEN topics for transactional writing (Task 3). Give TWO examples of topics for each of the following: (5 marks) • Business letters • Friendly e-mails • Invitations • Speeches • Interviews Compile a test for Grade 10 learners for Task 4. (30 marks) Keep the following in mind when compiling the test: • Biographic details for the test must be provided (e.g., time allocation, grade, name of the teacher, mark allocation, instruction). • Language must be assessed IN CONTEXT. • The same text that is used for assessing language in context may be used for the comprehension test. • The texts used in the test may be in the home language that you are planning to teach (or are currently teaching) but the questions must be in TMS3715 Teaching Home Languages in FET October 2025 Portfolio Examination English. (If a text in a language other than English is used, provide a summary to explain what the text is about.) • The comprehension questions must be on different cognitive levels of thinking and the level of the question must be indicated in brackets after each question. • The instructions for writing the summary must be clear. • Mark allocation must be clearly indicated. • You must design a memo that clearly indicates the correct answers and detailed explanations or examples where applicable to guide the grading process effectively. • You must set your own test. If you copy an existing test, you will not get any marks. Imagine you are a Grade 11 Home Language teacher in a South African school. The adolescents you teach are from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds, navigating the complexities of their teenage years. They sit in groups, engaged in a discussion about the themes in a prescribed novel. Some adolescents are fluent and confident, actively sharing their thoughts, while others, though proficient, are more reserved, reflecting the varied levels of social confidence typical of this developmental stage. The challenge lies in creating an inclusive environment that values each adolescent's voice while ensuring both academic progress and emotional growth during this critical period of their development. TMS3715 Teaching Home Languages in FET October 2025 Portfolio Examination Based on the above scenario, write a teaching statement of no more than 1000 words, outlining your philosophy of language teaching and learning. In this statement, focus on the following: Your specific, unique approach to teaching adolescent learners in the FET phase. Describe the unique characteristics of adolescent learners and how these traits influence your teaching methods and strategies. Using the developmental characteristics described above, develop some ideas for designing an effective HL language lesson that caters to the needs of learners in each of the three adolescent stages. October 2025 TMS3715 Teaching Home Languages in FET 100 marks 72 hours This paper consists of seven pages. Instructions: • Answer all the questions. Additional student instructions 1. Students must upload their answer scripts in a single PDF file (answer scripts must not be password protected or uploaded as "read only" files). 2. NO e-mailed scripts will be accepted. 3. Students are advised to preview submissions (answer scripts) to ensure legibility and that the correct answer script file has been uploaded. 4. Students are permitted to resubmit their answer scripts should their initial submission be unsatisfactory as long as the due date has not expired. 5. Incorrect file format and uncollated answer scripts will not be considered. 6. Incorrect answer scripts and/or submissions made on unofficial examination platforms (including The Invigilator cellphone application) will not be marked and no opportunity will be granted for resubmission. 7. The mark awarded for incomplete submission will be the student's final mark. No opportunity for resubmission will be granted. 8. The mark awarded for illegible scanned submission will be the student's final mark. No opportunity for resubmission will be granted. 9. Submissions will only be accepted from registered student accounts. 10. Students suspected of dishonest conduct during the examinations will be subjected to disciplinary processes. Unisa has zero tolerance for plagiarism and/or any other forms of academic dishonesty. TMS3715 Teaching Home Languages in FET October 2025 Portfolio Examination 11. To upload your PDF document, access the myUnisa landing page and log in with your student number and myUnisa password. 12. To finalise your submission, click on the CONTINUE button. 13. The portfolio must be uploaded at the latest 08:00 on 9th October 2025. 14. Students will have access to the portfolio 72 hours before the due date – in other words, the portfolio exam will become available at 08:00 on 6th October 2025. 15. Students are provided one hour to submit their answer scripts after the official examination time. Submissions made after the official examination time will be rejected by the examination regulations and will not be marked. 16. Students experiencing network or load shedding challenges are advised to apply together with supporting evidence for an aegrotat within three days of the examination session. 17. Students experiencing technical challenges may contact the SCSC at , e-mail or refer to Get-Help for the list of additional contact numbers. Only communication received from your myLife account will be considered. You are reminded of the Honesty Declaration between you and Unisa: I understand Unisa's policy on plagiarism. This examination is my original work produced by myself. I have duly acknowledged other people's work (both electronic and print) through the proper reference techniques as stipulated in this module. I have not copied the work of others or the study material for this module and handed it in as my own. I have not made my work available to any fellow students who could submit it as their own. I did not seek help from anybody to complete my examination. Please complete the attached "declaration form for academic honesty" and append it to the beginning of your portfolio exam. TMS3715 Teaching Home Languages in FET October 2025 Portfolio Examination Question 1 – Discussion Forum Posts (20 marks) For each of the six study units you had to study, you were required to participate in the course discussion forums by posting your contribution and responding to at least two other students' contributions. This activity allowed you to engage with the course material, reflect on your learning and engage with your peers. Do the following based on the discussion forum posts. 1.1 Attach a screenshot of your post for each of the six study units. (6 marks) 1.2 Attach screenshots of your responses to other students' posts (one screenshot for each study unit). (6 marks) 1.3 Choose one of your posts and, write a brief reflection on the post. Make sure to address the following points: • Discuss the main point of your post. • How it relates to the learning objectives of the study unit and how it demonstrates your understanding of the course material. • How your responses to your peers contributed to the discussion and enhanced your learning. • Identify one challenge you encountered while participating in the discussion forum and explain how you overcame it or how you plan to overcome it in the future. CAPS outlines a number of guidelines for assessment. The following appears in the Programme of Assessment for Grades 10 and 11, Table 2 (tasks 2, 3 and 4). Study these requirements carefully before answering the following questions. Task 2 Task 3 Task 4 Writing: (50 marks) Narrative/descriptive/ argumentative essay (Gr. 10) Writing: (25 marks) Transactional writing: Friendly/formal letters (request/complaint/ application/business) **Test 1: (35 marks) Language in context Comprehension Summary TMS3715 Teaching Home Languages in FET October 2025 Portfolio Examination Reflective/discursive/ argumentative essay (Gr. 11) /formal and informal letters to the press/ curriculum vitae and covering letter/obituary/ agenda and minutes of meeting /formal or informal report/ review/newspaper article/magazine article/ speech/dialogue/interview Language structures and conventions SCAFFOLDING QUESTIONS YOUR ANSWER 1. Write at least two objectives for this two-week plan. (2 marks). • 2. Describe the language materials and/or media you are going to use for o TMS3715 Teaching Home Languages in FET October 2025 Portfolio Examination this two-week teaching plan and give reasons for your choice. (2 marks). 3. Name and discuss the theory of language learning that you will use for this two-week teaching plan and give reasons for your choice. (2 marks). 4. Discuss the communicative approach that you could adopt for this lesson and give reasons why this approach will be useful for your two-week teaching plan. Explain how the approach will assist in ensuring language proficiency, encouraging active participation and addressing the diverse needs of your learners. (3 marks). • 5. Write down the pre-lesson activities you will use in this two-week teaching plan. (3 marks). 6. Write down the while-lesson activities you will use in this two-week teaching plan. (3 marks). • TMS3715 Teaching Home Languages in FET October 2025 Portfolio Examination 7. Write out the post-lesson activities you will use in this two-week teaching plan. (3 marks). • 8. Describe how you will conclude this two-week teaching plan. (2 marks). • 9. Discuss the summative assessment strategies you will use to assess your learners. (2 marks). • 10. Identify three barriers that may hinder learning in this two-week teaching plan and explain how you would minimise these. (3 marks). You are compiling (or equivalent) a two-week teaching plan for Weeks 15 and 16 of the Grade 11 FET HL class. This plan must integrate all four language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) as well as language structures and conventions. • You have chosen the topic, "Should social media be regulated more strictly?" • Design a detailed plan for this two-week period using the guidelines below, ensuring that all four language skills and language components are covered. Please ensure that all the lesson activities correlate so that all language skills are integrated into the two-week plan. Use the scaffolding questions below:Formulate FIVE topics for Task 2 for Grade 10 learners. Two topics must be for narrative essays, two for descriptive essays and one for an argumentative essay. ( 5 marks) Formulate TEN topics for transactional writing (Task 3). Give TWO examples of topics for each of the following: (5 marks) • Business letters • Friendly e-mails • Invitations • Speeches • Interviews Compile a test for Grade 10 learners for Task 4. (30 marks) Keep the following in mind when compiling the test: • Biographic details for the test must be provided (e.g., time allocation, grade, name of the teacher, mark allocation, instruction). • Language must be assessed IN CONTEXT. • The same text that is used for assessing language in context may be used for the comprehension test. • The texts used in the test may be in the home language that you are planning to teach (or are currently teaching) but the questions must be in TMS3715 Teaching Home Languages in FET October 2025 Portfolio Examination English. (If a text in a language other than English is used, provide a summary to explain what the text is about.) • The comprehension questions must be on different cognitive levels of thinking and the level of the question must be indicated in brackets after each question. • The instructions for writing the summary must be clear. • Mark allocation must be clearly indicated. • You must design a memo that clearly indicates the correct answers and detailed explanations or examples where applicable to guide the grading process effectively. • You must set your own test. If you copy an existing test, you will not get any marks. Imagine you are a Grade 11 Home Language teacher in a South African school. The adolescents you teach are from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds, navigating the complexities of their teenage years. They sit in groups, engaged in a discussion about the themes in a prescribed novel. Some adolescents are fluent and confident, actively sharing their thoughts, while others, though proficient, are more reserved, reflecting the varied levels of social confidence typical of this developmental stage. The challenge lies in creating an inclusive environment that values each adolescent's voice while ensuring both academic progress and emotional growth during this critical period of their development. TMS3715 Teaching Home Languages in FET October 2025 Portfolio Examination Based on the above scenario, write a teaching statement of no more than 1000 words, outlining your philosophy of language teaching and learning. In this statement, focus on the following: Your specific, unique approach to teaching adolescent learners in the FET phase. Describe the unique characteristics of adolescent learners and how these traits influence your teaching methods and strategies. Using the developmental characteristics described above, develop some ideas for designing an effective HL language lesson that caters to the needs of learners in each of the three adolescent stages.