Summary ENG1502 - Foundations in Applied English Language Studies Year module

ENG1502/101/0/2022




Tutorial Letter 101/0/2022


Foundations in Applied English Language
Studies
ENG1502
Year module


Department of English Studies


This tutorial letter contains important information about your module.




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,CONTENTS
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1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 3
2 PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES ........................................................................................................ 3
2.1 Purpose .......................................................................................................................................... 3
2.2 Outcomes ....................................................................................................................................... 3
3 CURRICULUM TRANSFORMATION ............................................................................................ 4
4 LECTURER(S) AND CONTACT DETAILS .................................................................................... 5
4.1 Lecturer(s) ...................................................................................................................................... 5
4.2 Department ..................................................................................................................................... 6
4.3 University ........................................................................................................................................ 6
5 RESOURCES ................................................................................................................................. 6
5.1 Prescribed book(s) .......................................................................................................................... 6
5.2 Recommended book(s) .................................................................................................................. 6
5.3 Electronic reserves (e-reserves) ..................................................................................................... 7
6 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES ................................................................................................. 8
6.1 First-Year Experience Programme @ Unisa .................................................................................. 8
7 STUDY PLAN ................................................................................................................................. 8
8 ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................................................... 9
8.1 Assessment Criterion ...................................................................................................................... 9
8.2 Assessment plan ............................................................................................................................ 9
8.3 Assignment numbers and due dates ............................................................................................ 10
8.4 Assignment modes ....................................................................................................................... 10
8.5 Submission of assignments .......................................................................................................... 10
8.6 Other assessment methods .......................................................................................................... 15
8.7 The examination ........................................................................................................................... 15
9 ACADEMIC DISHONENESTY ..................................................................................................... 16
9.1 Plagiarism .................................................................................................................................... 16
9.2 Cheating ...................................................................................................................................... 16
10 STUDENT WITH DISABILITY ...................................................................................................... 16
11 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS .......................................................................................... 16
12 SOURCES CONSULTED ............................................................................................................. 16
13 IN CLOSING ................................................................................................................................. 16
14 ADDENDUM ................................................................................................................................. 17


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, ENG1502/101/0/2022

Dear Student

1 INTRODUCTION
The ENG1502 is a blended module. Blended simple means engagement between students and
lecturers will happen, across two modalities, online, and offline. The blended mode also means
that you have access to printed and online material. The printed material in this module include
Tutorial Letter 101, Tutorial Letter 501, prescribed textbooks and other printed materials to
which you may be referred. On the other hand, online material refers to all the electronic
material that is used in the module such as online Tutorial Letter 101, Tutorial Letter 501, e-
tutoring, discussion forums, virtual class presentations, among others.



2 PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES
2.1 Purpose

This module forms part of the first-year English Studies when taken in conjunction with the
module ‘Foundations in English Literary Studies (ENG1501).
The module aims to introduce students to a systematic description of the English Language and
to introduce students to the grammatical competences needed to apply their knowledge to the
analysis of authentic language data. The module will introduce meta-language terminology in
the discipline of Applied English language studies, which is essential for advanced proficiency
and literacy development. The module will equip students with the skills of Applied English
language studies (such as writing/rhetoric studies, and discourse studies). Students will be able
to apply their understanding and skills to the English language as it functions in various real-life
contexts and domains
The module also serves at present as a service module for the Senior Phase and FET College
of Education students who are completing various Bachelor of Education qualifications.

2.2 Outcomes

Outcome 1:

Students can describe and explain the structure of texts above single-sentence level

Assessment criteria 1

Students can identify the purpose, composition, audience, tone and style of authentic texts,
such as advertisements, news reports and political speeches.

Outcome 2:

Students understand and explain the grammatical and functional structure of the English
Language.




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