Final Portfolio: S 2021
Final Assessment: Your Portfolio Assignment (Assignment 06)
Suggested starting date: At the beginning of the semester
Submission date: 17 September 2021
Submit a written document as a single file with the Online Assessment tool - note that the place where you
should submit is at the bottom of the table under UNISA summative assessments. Make sure that the file is
uploaded correctly and accepted. Your document must be saved as a PDF, then uploaded.
Note: It is your responsibility to ensure that the file you upload as your assignment is the correct file, that it
is complete and that it is accessible for the marker. Always click on “View” to check you have uploaded the
correct document. This is a summative assessment and you will not be allowed to resubmit.
Do not, under any circumstances send a hard copy of your assignment to the university.
Instead of an examination for this module, we submit a Final Portfolio. This is your final assignment and is listed on
the Assignment system as Assignment 06. The assignment will not be sent back to you as it functions as the
summative assessment for this module. It is separate from your year mark, and also requires a subminimum of 40%
or you will NOT pass this module.
NB: You MUST turn in your Final Portfolio assessment, or you will NOT pass this module.
Your Portfolio is made up of several elements that you have been working on throughout this module. The following
information summarizes all of the assignments in one place:
Final Portfolio
Introduction: Introduce your assignment (5%):
First Portfolio Activity: 25%
Task 1: Screenshot (5%):
Take a screenshot of your First Portfolio activity (Blog) and paste it into your assignment.
Task 2: Blog reflection: (10%)
Re-write your Blog in accordance with what you have learned as you have worked through AFL1501 in terms
of yourself and how you express yourself academically.
Task 3: Family Tree (10%):
Draw a family tree of your surname that links up to your ancestors and their original cultural background and
how that has impacted on who you are today, as far back as you can identify them (in effect you are
identifying your family groups, i.e., the family on you father’s side and the family on your mother’s side). The
family tree needs to go down to the youngest member of the family. You also need to include yourself and
the names that you are called by. On the family tree you must include everyone’s name, surname, and the
language they spoke: (5)
Clarify how your family tree has impacted your cultural identity. Elaborate. (5)
, Here is a link for a website where you can make a family tree diagram:
https://www.dnaweekly.com/tools/family-tree-maker/#
Or, alternatively, you can use the tools on Microsoft word to draw your own family tree.
Second Portfolio Activity: 20%
Task 1: (12)
Choose 6 different South African vernacular languages, provide us with six names each from the languages
chosen, 2 pertaining to love, 2 pertaining to joy and 2 pertaining to a negative connotation. Give us the
meaning and the language from which each name originates.
Task 2: (8)
You will need to research the circumstances why some people would have been given names like these in
Task 1.
Third Portfolio Activity: 25%
Ukuhlonipha:
Read the following extract:
Nene (2017, p. 5-6) discussed that it is deemed essential to elaborate on the way in which politeness is expressed
in the Zulu culture. The common and well-documented Zulu society’s form of politeness is ukuhlonipha, which is a
code of respect. Ukuhlonipha has been practised for centuries by the Zulu people to regulate family, nature and
clan relationships and also to maintain good relationships among the general members of the Zulu society. It is
therefore not surprising that there are written works that expound on the different forms of respect, such as
ukuhlonipha kwabafazi (respect for women) and ukuhlonipha abaphansi (respect for the ancestors). It is of
paramount importance at this stage to highlight that politeness is inextricably linked to respect.
Furthermore, the Zulu people also believe in the essence of ukuhlonipha abantu abadala or ukuhlonishwa
kwabantu abadala (to respect older people or be polite towards older people). This code of respect is usually
directed at anyone who is older, whether living or dead. This is, in fact, the reason why, from a young age, Zulu
children are taught not to call their older siblings by their names. For example, in the case of an older brother they
must emphasise the age difference by calling him bhuti (older brother) and then stating the name – bhuti Musa
(older brother Musa) – in order to show respect for those older than they are.
Task 1: (20)
Looking at the above, we would like you to look at two different aspects of politeness such as
ukuhlonipha kwabafazi (respect for women) or ukuhlonipha abaphansi (respect for the ancestors) and/or
ukuhlonipha amasiko (respecting cultural practice) that you have come across that is different and/or
similar to your culture and/or belief.
Task 2: (5)
Elaborate on one aspect of politeness where a specific student was demonstrating polite or impolite
behaviour and how it impacted you or made you feel. (5)
Final Assessment: Your Portfolio Assignment (Assignment 06)
Suggested starting date: At the beginning of the semester
Submission date: 17 September 2021
Submit a written document as a single file with the Online Assessment tool - note that the place where you
should submit is at the bottom of the table under UNISA summative assessments. Make sure that the file is
uploaded correctly and accepted. Your document must be saved as a PDF, then uploaded.
Note: It is your responsibility to ensure that the file you upload as your assignment is the correct file, that it
is complete and that it is accessible for the marker. Always click on “View” to check you have uploaded the
correct document. This is a summative assessment and you will not be allowed to resubmit.
Do not, under any circumstances send a hard copy of your assignment to the university.
Instead of an examination for this module, we submit a Final Portfolio. This is your final assignment and is listed on
the Assignment system as Assignment 06. The assignment will not be sent back to you as it functions as the
summative assessment for this module. It is separate from your year mark, and also requires a subminimum of 40%
or you will NOT pass this module.
NB: You MUST turn in your Final Portfolio assessment, or you will NOT pass this module.
Your Portfolio is made up of several elements that you have been working on throughout this module. The following
information summarizes all of the assignments in one place:
Final Portfolio
Introduction: Introduce your assignment (5%):
First Portfolio Activity: 25%
Task 1: Screenshot (5%):
Take a screenshot of your First Portfolio activity (Blog) and paste it into your assignment.
Task 2: Blog reflection: (10%)
Re-write your Blog in accordance with what you have learned as you have worked through AFL1501 in terms
of yourself and how you express yourself academically.
Task 3: Family Tree (10%):
Draw a family tree of your surname that links up to your ancestors and their original cultural background and
how that has impacted on who you are today, as far back as you can identify them (in effect you are
identifying your family groups, i.e., the family on you father’s side and the family on your mother’s side). The
family tree needs to go down to the youngest member of the family. You also need to include yourself and
the names that you are called by. On the family tree you must include everyone’s name, surname, and the
language they spoke: (5)
Clarify how your family tree has impacted your cultural identity. Elaborate. (5)
, Here is a link for a website where you can make a family tree diagram:
https://www.dnaweekly.com/tools/family-tree-maker/#
Or, alternatively, you can use the tools on Microsoft word to draw your own family tree.
Second Portfolio Activity: 20%
Task 1: (12)
Choose 6 different South African vernacular languages, provide us with six names each from the languages
chosen, 2 pertaining to love, 2 pertaining to joy and 2 pertaining to a negative connotation. Give us the
meaning and the language from which each name originates.
Task 2: (8)
You will need to research the circumstances why some people would have been given names like these in
Task 1.
Third Portfolio Activity: 25%
Ukuhlonipha:
Read the following extract:
Nene (2017, p. 5-6) discussed that it is deemed essential to elaborate on the way in which politeness is expressed
in the Zulu culture. The common and well-documented Zulu society’s form of politeness is ukuhlonipha, which is a
code of respect. Ukuhlonipha has been practised for centuries by the Zulu people to regulate family, nature and
clan relationships and also to maintain good relationships among the general members of the Zulu society. It is
therefore not surprising that there are written works that expound on the different forms of respect, such as
ukuhlonipha kwabafazi (respect for women) and ukuhlonipha abaphansi (respect for the ancestors). It is of
paramount importance at this stage to highlight that politeness is inextricably linked to respect.
Furthermore, the Zulu people also believe in the essence of ukuhlonipha abantu abadala or ukuhlonishwa
kwabantu abadala (to respect older people or be polite towards older people). This code of respect is usually
directed at anyone who is older, whether living or dead. This is, in fact, the reason why, from a young age, Zulu
children are taught not to call their older siblings by their names. For example, in the case of an older brother they
must emphasise the age difference by calling him bhuti (older brother) and then stating the name – bhuti Musa
(older brother Musa) – in order to show respect for those older than they are.
Task 1: (20)
Looking at the above, we would like you to look at two different aspects of politeness such as
ukuhlonipha kwabafazi (respect for women) or ukuhlonipha abaphansi (respect for the ancestors) and/or
ukuhlonipha amasiko (respecting cultural practice) that you have come across that is different and/or
similar to your culture and/or belief.
Task 2: (5)
Elaborate on one aspect of politeness where a specific student was demonstrating polite or impolite
behaviour and how it impacted you or made you feel. (5)
