ENG1503
EXAM PACK
2025
, UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
JUNE 2025 PORTFOLIO EXAMINATION PAPER
First Examiner: Dr NE Mohale
Second Examiner(s): Ms. T Ntsopi, Mr. R Baloyi, Ms. B Thoka, Prof C
Ndlangamandla & Dr T Nkhobo
ENG1503
Academic Language and Literacy in English
100 marks
Duration: 53 hours
(Opens: Tuesday, 10 June 2025, 08:00 AM
Due: Thursday, 12 June 2025, 1:00 PM)
This paper consists of 6 pages.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Read these instructions carefully to ensure that you meet the requirements of each
question.
2. This question paper contains TWO essay questions. Choose ONE question ONLY.
3. Pay attention to the following aspects when you answer each question:
• Content
• Structure
• Language and style
• Citations and referencing
4. Use the checklist provided to make sure that you have answered all the questions. Copy
the checklist and declaration and paste it at the beginning of your script.
5. Submit the following as part of your portfolio: the completed checklist, the plagiarism
declaration, and your answers.
6. When you have completed this portfolio, save everything as ONE PDF FILE and upload
it using the myModules platform under the ‘Assessment 3’ section of the ENG1503 site.
7. In the case of any cheating or plagiarism, no marks will be allocated.
8. NO LATE EXAMINATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. SUBMIT YOUR EXAMINATION
BEFORE THE SYSTEM CLOSES AT 1:00 PM ON 12 June 2025.
9. Pay attention to the announcements on the ENG1503 site during the examination session.
This platform will be used to communicate any urgent information you should be aware of.
10. Make sure you submit the correct file. Incorrect submissions will be awarded a ‘0’
mark.
,CHECKLIST
Student name and surname: ____________________________________
Student number: ______________________________________________
Is there a student name and number on this YES (put your initials here)
cover page/ checklist?
Is this your original work? YES (put your initials here)
Have you included the plagiarism declaration YES (put your initials here)
we have provided you with?
Did you answer ONE of the TWO questions? YES (put your initials here)
Are you submitting the correct portfolio and YES (put your initials here)
the correct file? (Please double check your
submission after you have uploaded)
Did you include an introduction, body YES (put your initials here)
paragraphs, conclusion, and reference list?
Did you include ALL THREE citations we have YES (put your initials here)
provided you with per question?
Have you appropriately referenced the YES (put your initials here)
citations you have used in your essays in
Harvard style?
Format if typed: YES (put your initials here)
Arial font
Font size 12
One and a half (1.5) line spacing
Format if hand-written and scanned:
Blue/black ink
Neat and legible
All pages scanned in 1 file in the correct order
Did you edit your work several times? YES (put your initials here)
Did you convert to your document to a PDF YES (put your initials here)
file?
Did you remove any password protection? YES (put your initials here)
Page 2 of 6
,PLAGIARISM DECLARATION:
Name and student number: ………………………………………………
I declare that this ENG1503 examination is my own original work. Where
secondary material has been used (either from a printed source or from the
Internet), this has been carefully acknowledged and referenced in accordance
with departmental requirements. I understand what plagiarism is and I am aware
of the pertinent policies in this regard. I have not allowed anyone else to borrow
or copy my work.
Signature: ………………………………………………
Date: ……………………………………………………
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, QUESTION ONE – DISCURSIVE ESSAY
“Academic misconduct, encompassing acts of plagiarism and cheating, has long been a
pressing concern within educational institutions. However, the emergence of artificial
intelligence
INSTRUCTIONS:
(AI) technologies has brought forth a transformed landscape of academic
dishonesty, presenting novel challenges for educators.”
There are TWO essay topics in this examination paper. Choose ONE essay topic. Each
Adapted
essayfrom:
shouldMohammadkarimi,
not be more than E. 500 wordsTeachers’
(2023). reflections on academic
in length (approximately dishonesty
1 ½ to 2 pages per in
EFL students’
essay). Writewritings in the
down only the era of artificial
question number intelligence. Journal
(e.g., Question ofand
One) Applied Learning and
your answer.
Teaching, 6(2).
Use the direct quotation above as your point of reference and write a discursive essay in which
you discuss three leading causes of academic dishonesty and its impact on higher institutions.
Your essay should focus on improper AI usage, the reduction of critical thinking skills, and the
deterioration of the quality of students’ future workforce.
[100 MARKS]
N.B.: Paraphrase/ quote from the three references below to support your response to the
question above. You are allowed to use in-text citations cited from the three sources we have
provided you with below to support your arguments. DO NOT refer to any external source that
is not listed below or not cited in the sources itself. The links listed below should be cited in the
body of your essay and referenced in full Harvard style at the end of your essay.
SOURCES:
https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/aupha/jhae/2024/00000040/00000002/art00005
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40979-023-00135-2
https://www.ejournal.unma.ac.id/index.php/ijeir/article/view/4680
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EXAM PACK
2025
, UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
JUNE 2025 PORTFOLIO EXAMINATION PAPER
First Examiner: Dr NE Mohale
Second Examiner(s): Ms. T Ntsopi, Mr. R Baloyi, Ms. B Thoka, Prof C
Ndlangamandla & Dr T Nkhobo
ENG1503
Academic Language and Literacy in English
100 marks
Duration: 53 hours
(Opens: Tuesday, 10 June 2025, 08:00 AM
Due: Thursday, 12 June 2025, 1:00 PM)
This paper consists of 6 pages.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Read these instructions carefully to ensure that you meet the requirements of each
question.
2. This question paper contains TWO essay questions. Choose ONE question ONLY.
3. Pay attention to the following aspects when you answer each question:
• Content
• Structure
• Language and style
• Citations and referencing
4. Use the checklist provided to make sure that you have answered all the questions. Copy
the checklist and declaration and paste it at the beginning of your script.
5. Submit the following as part of your portfolio: the completed checklist, the plagiarism
declaration, and your answers.
6. When you have completed this portfolio, save everything as ONE PDF FILE and upload
it using the myModules platform under the ‘Assessment 3’ section of the ENG1503 site.
7. In the case of any cheating or plagiarism, no marks will be allocated.
8. NO LATE EXAMINATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. SUBMIT YOUR EXAMINATION
BEFORE THE SYSTEM CLOSES AT 1:00 PM ON 12 June 2025.
9. Pay attention to the announcements on the ENG1503 site during the examination session.
This platform will be used to communicate any urgent information you should be aware of.
10. Make sure you submit the correct file. Incorrect submissions will be awarded a ‘0’
mark.
,CHECKLIST
Student name and surname: ____________________________________
Student number: ______________________________________________
Is there a student name and number on this YES (put your initials here)
cover page/ checklist?
Is this your original work? YES (put your initials here)
Have you included the plagiarism declaration YES (put your initials here)
we have provided you with?
Did you answer ONE of the TWO questions? YES (put your initials here)
Are you submitting the correct portfolio and YES (put your initials here)
the correct file? (Please double check your
submission after you have uploaded)
Did you include an introduction, body YES (put your initials here)
paragraphs, conclusion, and reference list?
Did you include ALL THREE citations we have YES (put your initials here)
provided you with per question?
Have you appropriately referenced the YES (put your initials here)
citations you have used in your essays in
Harvard style?
Format if typed: YES (put your initials here)
Arial font
Font size 12
One and a half (1.5) line spacing
Format if hand-written and scanned:
Blue/black ink
Neat and legible
All pages scanned in 1 file in the correct order
Did you edit your work several times? YES (put your initials here)
Did you convert to your document to a PDF YES (put your initials here)
file?
Did you remove any password protection? YES (put your initials here)
Page 2 of 6
,PLAGIARISM DECLARATION:
Name and student number: ………………………………………………
I declare that this ENG1503 examination is my own original work. Where
secondary material has been used (either from a printed source or from the
Internet), this has been carefully acknowledged and referenced in accordance
with departmental requirements. I understand what plagiarism is and I am aware
of the pertinent policies in this regard. I have not allowed anyone else to borrow
or copy my work.
Signature: ………………………………………………
Date: ……………………………………………………
Page 3 of 6
, QUESTION ONE – DISCURSIVE ESSAY
“Academic misconduct, encompassing acts of plagiarism and cheating, has long been a
pressing concern within educational institutions. However, the emergence of artificial
intelligence
INSTRUCTIONS:
(AI) technologies has brought forth a transformed landscape of academic
dishonesty, presenting novel challenges for educators.”
There are TWO essay topics in this examination paper. Choose ONE essay topic. Each
Adapted
essayfrom:
shouldMohammadkarimi,
not be more than E. 500 wordsTeachers’
(2023). reflections on academic
in length (approximately dishonesty
1 ½ to 2 pages per in
EFL students’
essay). Writewritings in the
down only the era of artificial
question number intelligence. Journal
(e.g., Question ofand
One) Applied Learning and
your answer.
Teaching, 6(2).
Use the direct quotation above as your point of reference and write a discursive essay in which
you discuss three leading causes of academic dishonesty and its impact on higher institutions.
Your essay should focus on improper AI usage, the reduction of critical thinking skills, and the
deterioration of the quality of students’ future workforce.
[100 MARKS]
N.B.: Paraphrase/ quote from the three references below to support your response to the
question above. You are allowed to use in-text citations cited from the three sources we have
provided you with below to support your arguments. DO NOT refer to any external source that
is not listed below or not cited in the sources itself. The links listed below should be cited in the
body of your essay and referenced in full Harvard style at the end of your essay.
SOURCES:
https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/aupha/jhae/2024/00000040/00000002/art00005
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40979-023-00135-2
https://www.ejournal.unma.ac.id/index.php/ijeir/article/view/4680
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