ENG2601
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,UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
January/February 2023
ENG2601
Applied English Language Studies:
Further Explorations
100 Marks
Duration 60 hours
(08:00am on Monday, the 6th of February 2023 until 20:00pm on Wednesday, the 8th of
February 2023)
First examiner: Dr D. Steyn
Second examiner: Mr S. Maluleke
This examination question paper consists of 5 pages.
Instructions:
General instructions:
• This examination consists of Two Essay Questions, at 50 marks each. Answer both of the
questions.
If you are submitting a typed response
• Use the Arial font
• Use size 14 for headings and size 12 for the body of your answer.
• Use double-spacing for your paragraphs.
• From the options available to format your work on the Home tab of the ribbon on your
word processor, please click on JUSTIFY formatting for your work.
• All handwritten responses must be in black ink.
Be mindful of the following:
• Ensure to complete the academic integrity declaration before submitting your paper.
• Ensure that the work you submit is not in any way password protected or locked for
editing.
• Keep a record or proof of submission to safeguard your own interests.
Additional student instructions
• Students must upload their answer scripts in a single PDF file (answer scripts must not be
password protected or uploaded as “read only” files).
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• NO e-mailed scripts will be accepted.
• Students are advised to preview submissions (answer scripts) to ensure legibility and that the
correct answer script file has been uploaded.
• Incorrect file format and uncollated answer scripts will not be considered.
• Incorrect answer scripts and/or submissions made on unofficial examinations platforms (including
the invigilator cellphone application) will not be marked and no opportunity will be granted for
resubmission.
• A mark awarded for an incomplete submission will be the student’s final mark. No opportunity for
resubmission will be granted.
• A mark awarded for illegible scanned submission will be the student’s final mark. No opportunity
for resubmission will be granted.
• Only the last file uploaded and submitted will be marked.
• Submissions will only be accepted from registered student accounts.
• Students suspected of dishonest conduct during the examinations will be subjected to disciplinary
processes. Students may not communicate with other students or request assistance from other
students during examinations. Plagiarism is a violation of academic integrity, and students who
do plagiarise or copy verbatim from published work will be in violation of the Policy on Academic
Integrity and the Student Disciplinary Code and may be referred to a disciplinary hearing. Unisa
has a zero tolerance for plagiarism and/or any other forms of academic dishonesty.
• Students are provided half an hour (30 minutes) to submit their answer scripts after the official
examination time. Submissions made after the official examination time will be rejected by the
examination regulations and will not be marked.
• Students experiencing technical challenges should contact the SCSC on 080 000 1870 or via e-
mail at or refer to the Get-Help resource for the list of additional
contact numbers. Communication received from your myLife account will be considered.
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FEB/MAR 2023
Questions One and Two are based on Text A
Read Text A below and answer the questions set.
TEXT A
Saudi Arabia Wants to Build This Bizarre City Dubbed “The Line”
The ambitious project sounds like something from a dystopian sci-fi movie about the death
of the planet.
Saudi Arabia is developing a new city, 150-stories tall and built from scratch, that
will serve as a semi-enclosed environment where people can live and work without
ever stepping foot outside. And while the promotional videos released Monday are
likely an attempt to give the development a utopian feel that recalls so many
“intentional cities” of the 20th century, the project comes across as extremely
dystopian.
The city, completely walled on four sides with some kind of ventilation on top, is
planned to be about 546 yards tall (500 meters), 218 yards wide (200 meters), and
105 miles long (170 km), according to the promotional videos, and will feature
cutting-edge technology along with high-speed transportation from end-to-end. Cars
will be completely unnecessary.
A video uploaded to Twitter proclaims this new city will house 9 million residents to
provide a more healthy and “sustainable” quality of life. And while it’s being
advertised as an eco-friendly project, with water and power supplies billed as “100%
renewable,” the details have yet to be provided.
“For too long, humanity has existed within dysfunctional and polluted cities that
ignore nature. Now, a revolution in civilization is taking place. Imagine a traditional
city and consolidating its footprint, designing to protect and enhance nature,” the
narrator of the new video explains.
The video shows what appears to be autonomous drones zipping around the new
city, with plenty of greenery. And people who live there will supposedly be able to
go from one end to another in just 20 minutes.
“Residents have access to all their daily needs within 5-minute walk
neighbourhoods,” the narrator continues.
Another promotional video, uploaded to YouTube on Tuesday and similar in
content, shows the city from the perspective of a young woman literally flying
through the environment. And its soundtrack definitely helps it sound dystopian—a
dark and spooky cover of Louis Armstrong’s “It’s a Wonderful World.”
Why would they use a dark and spooky version of the song—something you’d be
more likely to hear in the trailer for a 2010s movie about a serial killer? Your guess
is as good as ours. But it’s certainly a choice.
EXAM PACK
FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS MODULE +27 67 171 1739
,UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
January/February 2023
ENG2601
Applied English Language Studies:
Further Explorations
100 Marks
Duration 60 hours
(08:00am on Monday, the 6th of February 2023 until 20:00pm on Wednesday, the 8th of
February 2023)
First examiner: Dr D. Steyn
Second examiner: Mr S. Maluleke
This examination question paper consists of 5 pages.
Instructions:
General instructions:
• This examination consists of Two Essay Questions, at 50 marks each. Answer both of the
questions.
If you are submitting a typed response
• Use the Arial font
• Use size 14 for headings and size 12 for the body of your answer.
• Use double-spacing for your paragraphs.
• From the options available to format your work on the Home tab of the ribbon on your
word processor, please click on JUSTIFY formatting for your work.
• All handwritten responses must be in black ink.
Be mindful of the following:
• Ensure to complete the academic integrity declaration before submitting your paper.
• Ensure that the work you submit is not in any way password protected or locked for
editing.
• Keep a record or proof of submission to safeguard your own interests.
Additional student instructions
• Students must upload their answer scripts in a single PDF file (answer scripts must not be
password protected or uploaded as “read only” files).
CONFIDENTIAL
[TURN OVER]
, 2 ENG2601
FEB/MAR 2023
• NO e-mailed scripts will be accepted.
• Students are advised to preview submissions (answer scripts) to ensure legibility and that the
correct answer script file has been uploaded.
• Incorrect file format and uncollated answer scripts will not be considered.
• Incorrect answer scripts and/or submissions made on unofficial examinations platforms (including
the invigilator cellphone application) will not be marked and no opportunity will be granted for
resubmission.
• A mark awarded for an incomplete submission will be the student’s final mark. No opportunity for
resubmission will be granted.
• A mark awarded for illegible scanned submission will be the student’s final mark. No opportunity
for resubmission will be granted.
• Only the last file uploaded and submitted will be marked.
• Submissions will only be accepted from registered student accounts.
• Students suspected of dishonest conduct during the examinations will be subjected to disciplinary
processes. Students may not communicate with other students or request assistance from other
students during examinations. Plagiarism is a violation of academic integrity, and students who
do plagiarise or copy verbatim from published work will be in violation of the Policy on Academic
Integrity and the Student Disciplinary Code and may be referred to a disciplinary hearing. Unisa
has a zero tolerance for plagiarism and/or any other forms of academic dishonesty.
• Students are provided half an hour (30 minutes) to submit their answer scripts after the official
examination time. Submissions made after the official examination time will be rejected by the
examination regulations and will not be marked.
• Students experiencing technical challenges should contact the SCSC on 080 000 1870 or via e-
mail at or refer to the Get-Help resource for the list of additional
contact numbers. Communication received from your myLife account will be considered.
[TURN OVER]
, 3 ENG2601
FEB/MAR 2023
Questions One and Two are based on Text A
Read Text A below and answer the questions set.
TEXT A
Saudi Arabia Wants to Build This Bizarre City Dubbed “The Line”
The ambitious project sounds like something from a dystopian sci-fi movie about the death
of the planet.
Saudi Arabia is developing a new city, 150-stories tall and built from scratch, that
will serve as a semi-enclosed environment where people can live and work without
ever stepping foot outside. And while the promotional videos released Monday are
likely an attempt to give the development a utopian feel that recalls so many
“intentional cities” of the 20th century, the project comes across as extremely
dystopian.
The city, completely walled on four sides with some kind of ventilation on top, is
planned to be about 546 yards tall (500 meters), 218 yards wide (200 meters), and
105 miles long (170 km), according to the promotional videos, and will feature
cutting-edge technology along with high-speed transportation from end-to-end. Cars
will be completely unnecessary.
A video uploaded to Twitter proclaims this new city will house 9 million residents to
provide a more healthy and “sustainable” quality of life. And while it’s being
advertised as an eco-friendly project, with water and power supplies billed as “100%
renewable,” the details have yet to be provided.
“For too long, humanity has existed within dysfunctional and polluted cities that
ignore nature. Now, a revolution in civilization is taking place. Imagine a traditional
city and consolidating its footprint, designing to protect and enhance nature,” the
narrator of the new video explains.
The video shows what appears to be autonomous drones zipping around the new
city, with plenty of greenery. And people who live there will supposedly be able to
go from one end to another in just 20 minutes.
“Residents have access to all their daily needs within 5-minute walk
neighbourhoods,” the narrator continues.
Another promotional video, uploaded to YouTube on Tuesday and similar in
content, shows the city from the perspective of a young woman literally flying
through the environment. And its soundtrack definitely helps it sound dystopian—a
dark and spooky cover of Louis Armstrong’s “It’s a Wonderful World.”
Why would they use a dark and spooky version of the song—something you’d be
more likely to hear in the trailer for a 2010s movie about a serial killer? Your guess
is as good as ours. But it’s certainly a choice.
