, ENG2613 OCTOBER / NOVEMBER PORTFOLIO
DUE DATE: 12 OCTOBER 2026
SECTION A: ESSAY
TEXT A:
The Journey of Justice: A Story of Fairness, Courage, Equality, and the Pursuit of
Truth
Write an essay of no more than 600 words discussing how you would teach The Journey of
Justice using three multimodal strategies in a South African Intermediate FAL English
classroom, and conclude with your opinion on the benefits and challenges of multimodal
teaching in South Africa.
THREE ANSWERS PROVIDED
Multimodal teaching involves using different forms of communication, such as written texts,
images, sounds, videos and digital activities, to support learning. When teaching “The
Journey of Justice” to Intermediate Phase learners studying English as a First Additional
Language (FAL) in a South African urban school, I would use different modes to improve
comprehension, vocabulary development and participation. The story explores justice,
kindness, courage and the importance of community. I would focus on three aspects: Kofi’s
village and the mango tree, his encounter with the trapped lion cub, and his conversation
with the wise chameleon.
Firstly, I would use visual and auditory strategies to introduce the setting of Kofi’s village
and the mango tree. Learners would watch a short video showing an African village, a
savannah landscape and a large mango tree. I would also display pictures of these settings
using a projector or interactive whiteboard. Background sounds, such as birds singing and
wind blowing through the grass, would help learners imagine the environment described in
the text. This approach would make unfamiliar vocabulary easier to understand and
DUE DATE: 12 OCTOBER 2026
SECTION A: ESSAY
TEXT A:
The Journey of Justice: A Story of Fairness, Courage, Equality, and the Pursuit of
Truth
Write an essay of no more than 600 words discussing how you would teach The Journey of
Justice using three multimodal strategies in a South African Intermediate FAL English
classroom, and conclude with your opinion on the benefits and challenges of multimodal
teaching in South Africa.
THREE ANSWERS PROVIDED
Multimodal teaching involves using different forms of communication, such as written texts,
images, sounds, videos and digital activities, to support learning. When teaching “The
Journey of Justice” to Intermediate Phase learners studying English as a First Additional
Language (FAL) in a South African urban school, I would use different modes to improve
comprehension, vocabulary development and participation. The story explores justice,
kindness, courage and the importance of community. I would focus on three aspects: Kofi’s
village and the mango tree, his encounter with the trapped lion cub, and his conversation
with the wise chameleon.
Firstly, I would use visual and auditory strategies to introduce the setting of Kofi’s village
and the mango tree. Learners would watch a short video showing an African village, a
savannah landscape and a large mango tree. I would also display pictures of these settings
using a projector or interactive whiteboard. Background sounds, such as birds singing and
wind blowing through the grass, would help learners imagine the environment described in
the text. This approach would make unfamiliar vocabulary easier to understand and
