UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
College of Education
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ENG1515: English Home Language at
the Foundation and Intermediate Phases
Assessment 3 — Units 5 & 6 — Semester 1, 2026
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ENG1515
Module Code:
English Home Language at the Foundation
Module Name:
and Intermediate Phases
Assessment 3 – Units 5 & 6
Assessment:
03 (Option 02)
Assignment Number:
18 August 2026
Due Date:
50
Total Marks:
Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for ENG1515 — UNISA 2026
, UNISA | ENG1515 Assessment 3 – Units 5 & 6
Question 1: Quarter with the Lowest Overall Unemployment Rate
A careful reading of the multimodal graph, sourced from Statista’s data on South Africa’s
unemployment rate by population group, shows that the unemployment figures across all four
racial groups were at their lowest point in the first quarter of 2019 (Q1 2019).
1.1 Evidence from the Visual
In Q1 2019, the graph records the following unemployment rates: Black/African at 31.1%,
Coloured at 22.2%, Indian/Asian at 11.4%, and White at 6.6%. These are the lowest data points
plotted on the graph for each respective group and fall visibly below all subsequent readings.
Following Q1 2019, unemployment rates for all groups trend generally upward, with a marked
acceleration visible around 2020 and 2021, a period that corresponds with the economic
disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic. The convergence of all four lines at their lowest com-
bined values in Q1 2019 confirms this as the quarter in which overall unemployment was at its
most subdued across the population.
Implementation Insight
The Q1 2019 figures represent the baseline period on the graph. The upward trajectory
that follows, particularly from Q2 2020 onward, mirrors the documented economic im-
pact of the national lockdown, which caused widespread job losses across all sectors
and population groups in South Africa.
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College of Education
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ENG1515: English Home Language at
the Foundation and Intermediate Phases
Assessment 3 — Units 5 & 6 — Semester 1, 2026
⋄ ⋄ ⋄ ⋄ ⋄ ⋄ ⋄ ⋄ ⋄⋄
ENG1515
Module Code:
English Home Language at the Foundation
Module Name:
and Intermediate Phases
Assessment 3 – Units 5 & 6
Assessment:
03 (Option 02)
Assignment Number:
18 August 2026
Due Date:
50
Total Marks:
Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for ENG1515 — UNISA 2026
, UNISA | ENG1515 Assessment 3 – Units 5 & 6
Question 1: Quarter with the Lowest Overall Unemployment Rate
A careful reading of the multimodal graph, sourced from Statista’s data on South Africa’s
unemployment rate by population group, shows that the unemployment figures across all four
racial groups were at their lowest point in the first quarter of 2019 (Q1 2019).
1.1 Evidence from the Visual
In Q1 2019, the graph records the following unemployment rates: Black/African at 31.1%,
Coloured at 22.2%, Indian/Asian at 11.4%, and White at 6.6%. These are the lowest data points
plotted on the graph for each respective group and fall visibly below all subsequent readings.
Following Q1 2019, unemployment rates for all groups trend generally upward, with a marked
acceleration visible around 2020 and 2021, a period that corresponds with the economic
disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic. The convergence of all four lines at their lowest com-
bined values in Q1 2019 confirms this as the quarter in which overall unemployment was at its
most subdued across the population.
Implementation Insight
The Q1 2019 figures represent the baseline period on the graph. The upward trajectory
that follows, particularly from Q2 2020 onward, mirrors the documented economic im-
pact of the national lockdown, which caused widespread job losses across all sectors
and population groups in South Africa.
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