ENG1503 Past Papers (Updated Edition) 2025

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)




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, 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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