BTE2601/101
Tutorial Letter 101/0/2021
BECOMING A TEACHER
Year Module
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Department of Curriculum and Instructional
Studies
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This tutorial letter contains important information about
your module.
, CONTENTS
Pages
1. INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME .................................................................................. 4
2. PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES OF THE MODULE ......................................................... 5
2.1. Purpose.............................................................................................................................. 5
2.2. Outcomes .......................................................................................................................... 5
3. LECTURER AND CONTACT DETAILS .......................................................................... 6
3.1. Contact details of the lecturer ..................................................................................... 6
3.2. Contact details of the Department.............................................................................. 7
3.2.1. Communication with the University ....................................................................... 7
3.3. Contact details of the University ................................................................................ 8
4. RESOURCES ....................................................................................................................... 8
4.1 Prescribed books ............................................................................................................ 8
4.2 E-reserves ......................................................................................................................... 9
4.3 Library services and resources .................................................................................. 9
5. STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES .................................................................................. 10
5.1 Contact with fellow students ..................................................................................... 10
5.1.1 Study groups .............................................................................................................. 10
5.1.2 myUnisa ....................................................................................................................... 10
5.1.3 Tutorials ....................................................................................................................... 11
5.1.4 Additional study material ........................................................................................ 11
6. SPECIFIC STUDY PLAN ................................................................................................. 12
6.1 Study Guide .................................................................................................................... 12
6.2 The assignments ........................................................................................................... 12
6.3 General instruction and guidelines .......................................................................... 12
7. PRACTICAL WORK AND WORK-INTEGRATED LEARNING .............................. 12
8. ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................................... 12
8.1 Assessment plan: Assignments ............................................................................... 13
8.1.1 Assignments and learning ...................................................................................... 14
8.1.2 General remarks ........................................................................................................ 14
8.1.3 Feedback on assignments ...................................................................................... 15
8.2 General: Assignments ................................................................................................. 15
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8.2.1 Unique assignment numbers ................................................................................. 15
8.2.2 Criteria applied in the marking of the assignments ......................................... 15
8.3 Compulsory assignments........................................................................................... 16
8.4 Submission of assignments ...................................................................................... 17
8.5 Assignments .................................................................................................................. 18
9 EXAMINATIONS ................................................................................................................ 42
10 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS......................................................................... 42
11 PLAGIARISM .................................................................................................................. 42
12 IN CONCLUSION............................................................................................................ 43
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, 1. INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME
Dear Student
It is my pleasure to welcome you as a student to the module Becoming a Teacher (BTE2601) in
the BEd programme at the University of South Africa.
You will receive a number of tutorial letters during the year. A tutorial letter is our way of
communicating with you about teaching, learning and assessment.
This tutorial letter contains important information about the scheme of work, resources and
assignments for this module. You are urged to read it carefully and to keep it at hand when
working through the study material; preparing the assignments and preparing for the
examination.
In this tutorial letter (101), you will find the assignments and assessment criteria as well as
instructions on preparing and submitting the assignments. It also provides all the information
you need on the prescribed study material and other resources and how to obtain them. Please
study this information carefully and make sure that you obtain the prescribed material as soon
as possible.
This tutorial letter also includes certain general and administrative information about the
module. Please study this section of the tutorial letter carefully.
Right from the start, it is important that you must read all the tutorial letters you receive during
the year immediately and carefully, since they always contain important, and sometimes urgent,
information.
The information supplied for the module will include tutorial matter such as the following:
• Study Guide
• Tutorial Letter 101
• Other tutorial letters that will be sent to you during the course of the year
If you have access to the Internet, you can view Tutorial letters for the modules for which you
are registered on the University’s online campus, myUnisa, at http://my.unisa.ac.za.
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Tutorial Letter 101/0/2021
BECOMING A TEACHER
Year Module
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Department of Curriculum and Instructional
Studies
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This tutorial letter contains important information about
your module.
, CONTENTS
Pages
1. INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME .................................................................................. 4
2. PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES OF THE MODULE ......................................................... 5
2.1. Purpose.............................................................................................................................. 5
2.2. Outcomes .......................................................................................................................... 5
3. LECTURER AND CONTACT DETAILS .......................................................................... 6
3.1. Contact details of the lecturer ..................................................................................... 6
3.2. Contact details of the Department.............................................................................. 7
3.2.1. Communication with the University ....................................................................... 7
3.3. Contact details of the University ................................................................................ 8
4. RESOURCES ....................................................................................................................... 8
4.1 Prescribed books ............................................................................................................ 8
4.2 E-reserves ......................................................................................................................... 9
4.3 Library services and resources .................................................................................. 9
5. STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES .................................................................................. 10
5.1 Contact with fellow students ..................................................................................... 10
5.1.1 Study groups .............................................................................................................. 10
5.1.2 myUnisa ....................................................................................................................... 10
5.1.3 Tutorials ....................................................................................................................... 11
5.1.4 Additional study material ........................................................................................ 11
6. SPECIFIC STUDY PLAN ................................................................................................. 12
6.1 Study Guide .................................................................................................................... 12
6.2 The assignments ........................................................................................................... 12
6.3 General instruction and guidelines .......................................................................... 12
7. PRACTICAL WORK AND WORK-INTEGRATED LEARNING .............................. 12
8. ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................................... 12
8.1 Assessment plan: Assignments ............................................................................... 13
8.1.1 Assignments and learning ...................................................................................... 14
8.1.2 General remarks ........................................................................................................ 14
8.1.3 Feedback on assignments ...................................................................................... 15
8.2 General: Assignments ................................................................................................. 15
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8.2.1 Unique assignment numbers ................................................................................. 15
8.2.2 Criteria applied in the marking of the assignments ......................................... 15
8.3 Compulsory assignments........................................................................................... 16
8.4 Submission of assignments ...................................................................................... 17
8.5 Assignments .................................................................................................................. 18
9 EXAMINATIONS ................................................................................................................ 42
10 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS......................................................................... 42
11 PLAGIARISM .................................................................................................................. 42
12 IN CONCLUSION............................................................................................................ 43
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, 1. INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME
Dear Student
It is my pleasure to welcome you as a student to the module Becoming a Teacher (BTE2601) in
the BEd programme at the University of South Africa.
You will receive a number of tutorial letters during the year. A tutorial letter is our way of
communicating with you about teaching, learning and assessment.
This tutorial letter contains important information about the scheme of work, resources and
assignments for this module. You are urged to read it carefully and to keep it at hand when
working through the study material; preparing the assignments and preparing for the
examination.
In this tutorial letter (101), you will find the assignments and assessment criteria as well as
instructions on preparing and submitting the assignments. It also provides all the information
you need on the prescribed study material and other resources and how to obtain them. Please
study this information carefully and make sure that you obtain the prescribed material as soon
as possible.
This tutorial letter also includes certain general and administrative information about the
module. Please study this section of the tutorial letter carefully.
Right from the start, it is important that you must read all the tutorial letters you receive during
the year immediately and carefully, since they always contain important, and sometimes urgent,
information.
The information supplied for the module will include tutorial matter such as the following:
• Study Guide
• Tutorial Letter 101
• Other tutorial letters that will be sent to you during the course of the year
If you have access to the Internet, you can view Tutorial letters for the modules for which you
are registered on the University’s online campus, myUnisa, at http://my.unisa.ac.za.
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