AFL1501 ASSIGNMENT 1 2023
Discussion Assessment 01 (213927)
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your assessment in the message box, alternatively, type your assessment in an MS Word
Document, and copy and paste your assessment into the message box. When you are
finished, scroll down, and click “Post to Forum”.
You will not be able to read other students’ assessments until you have posted your
work. Once you have posted your work, give the system an hour to refresh. After the
system has refreshed, read your peer’s assessments, and then you will be able to
comment.
To comment on other students’ posts, go to that specific post, click “Reply” and type
your comment in the message box. Then click “Post to Forum”. Remember to address
the person to whom you are commenting. Do not click “Reply Privately”.
Do not copy any text or even one sentence from another student’s Assessment,
from the internet, or from any other source. It is called plagiarism and you will be
penalized with a 0% mark for that Assessment and face a disciplinary hearing from
the university. All statements that are not your own should be correctly
referenced.
Ensure that you submit the correct Assessment as you will not be given an opportunity
to resubmit.
Please ensure that your Assessment is no less than 800 typed words. However, ensure
that your work is of a high standard and that you are answering the question properly
and in full. To improve your marks, remember to include relevant and correctly
referenced research.
Task 1
In this task one will be required to refine or recall what you have learned in Unit 0.
• Differentiate between plagiarism, paraphrasing, and
referencing. (6)
, • https://termcoord.eu/2020/02/linguistic-identity-and-language-
portrait/#:~:text=Linguistic%20identity%20refers%20to%20a,especially%20true%
20for%20multilingual%20individuals
Use the link provided and paraphrase the first and/or second paragraph in not more
than 30 words and reference accordingly. (6)
• https://www.byarcadia.org/post/interaction-between-language-and-society-101-
language-and-identity
Use the link provided and paraphrase the first and/or second paragraph in not more
than 50 words and reference accordingly. (8)
Task 2
It has been debated that each one of us has a specific identity that needs to be
preserved in order for us to tolerate each other linguistically. Which also mean we need
to adhere to the basic human needs for the conservation of identity, adaptation, and
reproduction. Remembering that in South Africa we have a diversity of cultures, 11
official languages, different religions and races, this is what makes South Africa a peculiar
rainbow nation. Based on the above statement and what you learned in Unit 1 answer
the following questions.
1. Who are you, where do you come from and what is your mother tongue? (6)
2. Having grown up with an understanding of different South African languages.
What is the language of your heart and why? (3)
1. Does our language diversity affect how we see each other? Elaborate and
give an example. (6)
1. Within AFL1501 and UNISA, how do you want people to see and perceive
you, and how can you assist an individual to perceive you that way? (5)
1. Summarise the story in Unit 1.2 of Julie and Roger. (10)
Task 3
Discussion Assessment 01 (213927)
How do you upload this assessment?
Read the assessment questions, once you are ready to
post your Assessment, click “Reply” at the bottom right-hand side of your screen. Type
your assessment in the message box, alternatively, type your assessment in an MS Word
Document, and copy and paste your assessment into the message box. When you are
finished, scroll down, and click “Post to Forum”.
You will not be able to read other students’ assessments until you have posted your
work. Once you have posted your work, give the system an hour to refresh. After the
system has refreshed, read your peer’s assessments, and then you will be able to
comment.
To comment on other students’ posts, go to that specific post, click “Reply” and type
your comment in the message box. Then click “Post to Forum”. Remember to address
the person to whom you are commenting. Do not click “Reply Privately”.
Do not copy any text or even one sentence from another student’s Assessment,
from the internet, or from any other source. It is called plagiarism and you will be
penalized with a 0% mark for that Assessment and face a disciplinary hearing from
the university. All statements that are not your own should be correctly
referenced.
Ensure that you submit the correct Assessment as you will not be given an opportunity
to resubmit.
Please ensure that your Assessment is no less than 800 typed words. However, ensure
that your work is of a high standard and that you are answering the question properly
and in full. To improve your marks, remember to include relevant and correctly
referenced research.
Task 1
In this task one will be required to refine or recall what you have learned in Unit 0.
• Differentiate between plagiarism, paraphrasing, and
referencing. (6)
, • https://termcoord.eu/2020/02/linguistic-identity-and-language-
portrait/#:~:text=Linguistic%20identity%20refers%20to%20a,especially%20true%
20for%20multilingual%20individuals
Use the link provided and paraphrase the first and/or second paragraph in not more
than 30 words and reference accordingly. (6)
• https://www.byarcadia.org/post/interaction-between-language-and-society-101-
language-and-identity
Use the link provided and paraphrase the first and/or second paragraph in not more
than 50 words and reference accordingly. (8)
Task 2
It has been debated that each one of us has a specific identity that needs to be
preserved in order for us to tolerate each other linguistically. Which also mean we need
to adhere to the basic human needs for the conservation of identity, adaptation, and
reproduction. Remembering that in South Africa we have a diversity of cultures, 11
official languages, different religions and races, this is what makes South Africa a peculiar
rainbow nation. Based on the above statement and what you learned in Unit 1 answer
the following questions.
1. Who are you, where do you come from and what is your mother tongue? (6)
2. Having grown up with an understanding of different South African languages.
What is the language of your heart and why? (3)
1. Does our language diversity affect how we see each other? Elaborate and
give an example. (6)
1. Within AFL1501 and UNISA, how do you want people to see and perceive
you, and how can you assist an individual to perceive you that way? (5)
1. Summarise the story in Unit 1.2 of Julie and Roger. (10)
Task 3
