ENG1501/101/3/2013

Tutorial letter 101/3/2013

Department of English Studies ENG1501 Foundations in English Literary Studies

Semesters 1 & 2

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

This tutorial letter contains important information about your module.

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CONTENTS

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1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 3

2 PURPOSE OF AND OUTCOMES FOR THE MODULE ............................................................... 4 2.1 Purpose .......................................................................................................................................... 4

2.2 Outcomes ....................................................................................................................................... 5

3 LECTURER(S) AND CONTACT DETAILS .................................................................................... 5 3.1 Lecturer(s) ...................................................................................................................................... 5

3.2 Department ..................................................................................................................................... 7

3.3 University ........................................................................................................................................ 7

4 MODULE-RELATED RESOURCES .............................................................................................. 7

4.1 Prescribed books ............................................................................................................................ 7

4.2 Recommended books ..................................................................................................................... 8

4.3 Electronic Reserves (e-Reserves) .................................................................................................. 8

5 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE MODULE ................................................................ 8

6 MODULE-SPECIFIC STUDY PLAN ............................................................................................... 8

7 ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................................................... 9

7.1 Assessment plan ............................................................................................................................ 9

7.2 Commentaries and feedback on assignments..………………………………………………...…9

8 General assignment numbers ......................................................................................................... 9

8.1 Unique assignment numbers .......................................................................................................... 9

8.1.2 Due dates for assignments ............................................................................................................. 9

8.3 Submission of assignments .......................................................................................................... 15

8.4 Assignments ................................................................................................................................. 16

9 OTHER ASSESSMENT METHODS ............................................................................................. 18

10 EXAMINATION ............................................................................................................................. 21

11 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS .......................................................................................... 22

12 SOURCES CONSULTED ............................................................................................................. 22

13 ADDENDUM ................................................................................................................................. 22

14 CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................. 22

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1 INTRODUCTION

Dear Student We are pleased to welcome you to this module and hope that you will find it both interesting and rewarding. We shall do our best to make your study of this module successful. You will be well on your way to success if you start studying early in the semester and resolve to do the assignments thoroughly and in good time for submission.

You will receive a number of tutorial letters during the semester. A tutorial letter is our way of communicating with you about teaching, learning and assessment.

Tutorial Letter 101 (this letter) contains important information about the scheme of work, resources and assignments for this module. We urge you to read it carefully and to keep it at hand when working through the study material, preparing the assignment(s), preparing for the examination and addressing questions to your lecturers.

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In Tutorial Letter 101, you will find the assignments and assessment criteria as well as instructions on the preparation and submission of the assignments. This tutorial letter also provides all the information you need with regard to the prescribed study material and other resources and how to obtain it. Please study this information carefully and make sure that you obtain the prescribed material as soon as possible.

We have also included certain general and administrative information about this module. Please study this section of the tutorial letter carefully.

Right from the start we would like to point out that you must read all the tutorial letters you receive during the semester immediately and carefully, as they always contain important and, sometimes, urgent information.

We hope that you will enjoy this module and wish you all the best!

1.1 Tutorial matter 1.1.1 Inventory letter

At the time of registration, you will receive an inventory letter that will tell you what you have received in your study package and also show items that are still outstanding: also see the booklet entitled my Studies @ Unisa.

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Check the study material that you have received against the inventory letter. You should have received all the items listed in the inventory, unless there is a statement like “out of stock” or “not available”. If any item is missing, follow the instructions on the back of the inventory letter without delay.

1.1.2 Study material

The Department of Despatch should supply you with the following study material for this module:

• The study guide • Tutorial Letters 101 and 301 at registration; you will receive others later. Apart from Tutorial Letters 101 and 301, you will also receive other tutorial letters during the semester. These tutorial letters will not necessarily be available at the time of registration. Tutorial letters will be despatched to you as soon as they are available or needed (for instance, for feedback on your assignments), and will also be available on the ENG1501 website on myUnisa at http://my.unisa.ac.za.

2 PURPOSE OF AND OUTCOMES FOR THE MODULE

2.1 Purpose

The path in: finding your way in this module

We would like to welcome you to ENG1501, and wish you success as you join us in Introduction to English Literary Studies. This module forms part of first-year English studies when taken in conjunction with the module ‘Introduction to Applied English Language Studies’ (ENG1502).

This module aims to establish a literary and academic foundation for English studies. It will introduce you to representations of diversity in literature. You will learn to apply appropriate reading strategies to a wide variety of literary and non-literary texts in English and you will also be expected to demonstrate basic skills of writing academic English.

All the assignments invite you to explore new areas of thinking. Each will take you through a process of learning in which you will encounter a wide range of ideas. The assignments are designed to guide you towards an informed understanding of what writers (and texts) seem to do. They require you to read and think about the literary texts.

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2.2 Outcomes This module provides a foundation for literary study. Its outcomes include:

• reading a range of literary texts in different genres (poetry, prose and drama) with comprehension at an inferential level;

• reading and commenting on a selection of literary texts, using acceptable academic discourse;

• demonstrating basic awareness of the creative choices made by writers of literary texts in English;

• exploring and explaining aspects of artistic imagination and literary devices; and

• using accepted conventions of literary criticism.

3 LECTURER(S) AND CONTACT DETAILS

3.1 Lecturer(s)

All of the lecturers involved in guiding you through this module are eager to help. If you live in or near Pretoria, you are welcome to arrange a personal interview with a lecturer. Please make appointments in advance through the Department Secretary (at 012 429 6774), or you can speak to the lecturers at the numbers below. Alternatively, you can contact us by letter or e-mail. Address your letter to the Course Coordinator or directly to the lecturer concerned.

The lecturers responsible for this module are as follows:

Lecturer’s name: Fetson Kalua (Prof) Building and office number: Theo Van Wijk 6-21 E-mail address: kaluafa@unisa.ac.za Telephone number: 012 429-3826

Lecturer’s name: Deirdre Byrne (Prof) Building and office number: Theo Van Wijk 6-22 E-mail address: byrnedc@unisa.ac.za Telephone number: 012 429-6356

Lecturer’s name: Thlalo Radithlalo (Prof) Building and office number: Theo van Wijk 6-07 E-mail address: raditsi@unisa.ac.za Telephone number: 012 429-8928

Lecturer’s name: Greg Graham-Smith (Dr) Building and office number: Theo Van Wijk 6-12 E-mail address: grahagh@unisa.ac.za Telephone number: 012 429-6572

Lecturer’s name: Ruth Scheepers (Ms)

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Building and office number: Theo Van Wijk 6-20 E-mail address: scheera@unisa.ac.za Telephone number: 012 429-6914

Lecturer’s name: Sope Maithufi (Dr) Building and office number: Theo Van Wijk 5-29 E-mail address: maiths@unisa.ac.za Telephone number: 012 429-6140

Lecturer’s name: Kgomotso Masemola (Prof) Building and office number: Theo Van Wijk 6-29 E-mail address: masemk@unisa.ac.za Telephone number: 012 429-2298

Lecturer’s name: Jessica Murray (Dr) Building and office number: Theo Van Wijk 6-18 E-mail address: murraj@unisa.ac.za Telephone number: 012 429-6047

Lecturer’s name: Allyson Kreuiter (Dr) Building and office number: Theo Van Wijk 6-27 E-mail address: kreuiad@unisa.ac.za Telephone number: 012 429-3968

Lecturer’s name: Marinus van Niekerk (Mr) Building and office number: Theo van Wijk 6-23 E-mail address: vniekmc@unisa.ac.za Telephone number: 012 429-2128 Lecturer’s name: Barbara Janari (Ms) Building and office number: Theo van Wijk Telephone number: 012 429-6326 E-mail address: janarbc@unisa.ac.za

All queries that are not of a purely administrative nature but which are about the content of this module should be directed to us. Please have your study material with you when you contact us. E-mail and telephone numbers are included above but you might also want to write to us. Letters should be sent to:

The Course Coordinator (ENG1501)

Department of English Studies

PO Box 392

UNISA

0003

PLEASE NOTE: Letters to lecturers may not be enclosed with or inserted into assignments.

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3.2 Department

The administrative officer for ENG1501 is Ms S. Mogoaneng (e-mail: mogoas@unisa.ac.za; tel. 012 429-6774). Kindly contact Ms Mogoaneng if you wish to make an appointment with one of your lecturers, as lecturers are not always available. She is also able to help you with administrative queries regarding dates and venues for classes, prescribed books and so on.

3.3 University

Communication with the University If you need to contact the University about matters not related to the content of this module, please consult the publication my Studies @ Unisa, which you received with your study material. This booklet contains information on how to contact the University (e.g. to whom you can write for different queries, important telephone and fax numbers, addresses and details of the times certain facilities are open). Always have your student number at hand when you contact the University.

All study-related information is now available on the new Unisa corporate website in both web and mobi formats.

Unisa website (http://www.unisa.ac.za & http://mobi.unisa.ac.za) myUnisa (https://my.unisa.ac.za/portal & https://my.unisa.ac.za/portal/pda)

Students can access their own information via the myUnisa website or mobi site.

E-mail (info@unisa.ac.za) Students may send an e-mail to info@unisa.ac.za for information on how to contact Unisa via e-mail.

SMS (32695 – only for students in South Africa) Students may send an SMS to 32695 for more information on how to contact Unisa via SMS. The sender will receive an auto response SMS with the various SMS options. The cost to the student per SMS is R1,00.

Fax (012 429 4150) Students can fax their enquiries to 012 429 4150, whereafter they are distributed to and processed by the relevant department.

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4.1 Prescribed books

ENG1501 (2013) 1. Moffett, Helen and Es’kia Mphahlele, (eds). Seasons Come to Pass: An Anthology for

Southern African Students. Cape Town: Oxford University Press, 2002 (258 pp). 2. Kane, Gwen & Byrne, Deirdre (second edition). Selves and Others: Language,

Identity, and Literature. Cape Town: Oxford University Press, 2007 (217 pp)

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3. Salinger, David Jerome, The Catcher in the Rye. London: Penguin 2010 (192pp). 4. Fugard, Athol, The Road to Mecca. Johannesburg: Penguin, 2003 (80pp). 5. Head, Bessie, When Rain Clouds Gather. London: Henemann, 1972 & 1987 (215pp).

4.2 Recommended books

There are no recommended books for this module.

4.3 Electronic Reserves (e-Reserves)

There are no e-reserves for this module.

5 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE MODULE

For information on the various student support systems and services available at Unisa (e.g. student counselling, tutorial classes, language support), please consult the publication my Studies @ Unisa, which you received with your study material.

5.1 Contact with fellow students

5.1.1 Study groups

It is advisable to have contact with fellow students. One way to do this is to form study groups. The addresses of students in your area may be obtained from the following department:

Directorate: Student Admissions and Registration

PO Box 392

UNISA

0003

6 MODULE-SPECIFIC STUDY PLAN

None.

MODULE PRACTICAL WORK AND WORK-INTEGRATED LEARNING

There are no practicals for this module.

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7 ASSESSMENT

7.1 Assessment plan

Assignments are seen as an integral part of the learning material for this module. As you complete each assignment, study the prescribed texts, consult other resources, discuss the work with fellow students or tutors or do research, you are actively engaged in learning. Looking at the assessment criteria given for each assignment will help you to understand more clearly what is required of you.

In some cases, additional assessment might be available on the myUnisa site for your module. For students attending tutorial sessions, tutors may also set additional tasks and give feedback in class.

Your mark for this module will consist of a year mark that will be gained from TWO written assignments and the mark you achieve in a two-hour written examination at the end of the semester.

7.2 Commentaries and feedback on assignments

You will receive the correct answers automatically for multiple-choice questions. For written assignments, markers will comment constructively on your work.

As soon as you have received the commentaries, please check your answers. The assignments and the commentaries on these assignments constitute an important part of your learning and should help you to be better prepared for the next assignment and the examination.

Feedback on myUnisa additional assessments will be automated and therefore immediate. Additional work set by tutors will be discussed in class.

8 General assignment numbers

Assignments are numbered consecutively per module, starting from 01. There are two assignments for this module, Assignment 01 and Assignment 02. Both assignments should be submitted.

8.1 Unique assignment numbers

Assignment 01 (first semester): 215472 Assignment 02 (first semester): 280084 Assignment 01 (second semester): 221494 Assignment 02 (second semester): 246805

8.1.2 Due dates for assignments

The closing dates for the submission of the assignments are:

• Assignment 01: 2013/03/11 (first semester); Unique number: 215472

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2013/09/02 (second semester): Unique number: 221494 • Assignment 02: 2013/04/ 08(first semester); Unique number: 280084

2013/09/30(second semester): 246805

Please note: Although students may work together when preparing assignments, each student must write and submit his or her own individual assignment. In other words, each student must submit his or her own work. It is unacceptable for students to submit identical assignments on the basis that they worked together. This amounts to plagiarism and none of these assignments will be marked. Furthermore, these students may be penalised or subjected to University disciplinary proceedings.

PLAGIARISM: VERY IMPORTANT!

While you are strongly encouraged to become familiar with a broad range of ideas, be very vigilant regarding plagiarism. Any idea or argument that you incorporate in your essays, if drawn from elsewhere, must be clearly attributed to its source (and this, very importantly, includes Internet sources). Remember that plagiarism is a serious offence and, while often committed inadvertently, will result in zero per cent (0%) being awarded for submitted work. Please read the detailed explanation given below very carefully:

• If you copy something out of a book, an article, a website or another document without acknowledging its source, and pass it off as your own, that constitutes plagiarism. In effect, you are stealing something that belongs to someone else, dishonestly pretending that it is your own.

• If you paraphrase material (i.e. change the wording slightly) or use ideas or a line of argument without acknowledging the original source, this also constitutes plagiarism and the same severe penalty will apply.

• It is not enough to cite sources in the bibliography at the end of your essay. You must refer to these in the body of your essay, in brackets, next to every statement that is based on borrowed formulations or ideas.

• The Disciplinary Code for Students (2004) is given to all students at registration. You are advised to study the Code, especially Sections 2.1.13 and 2.1.14 (2004: 3-4). Kindly read the University’s Policy on Copyright Infringement and Plagiarism as well.

• The declaration which appears on the following page must be attached to every assignment which you submit while you are a student in the Department of English Studies. No assignment will be accepted unless the declaration has been completed and attached. If you are submitting the assignment electronically, via myUnisa, please copy and paste the declaration into your document and add your initials and name. You need not furnish a digital signature.

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• The following are examples of the type of reference and quotation you are expected to provide. The ellipsis (…) indicates where you would expand on that line of thought.

• As suggested by J. Smith (1998: 64), it would be fruitful to explore further Jane Austen’s attempt to subvert society’s expectations ... Therefore, I propose to investigate this aspect ...

• I intend to pursue the line of inquiry opened by J. Smith (1998: 64-76) regarding Jane Austen’s attempt to ... and I should like to offer further arguments in support of Smith’s suggestion ...

• After consulting an article on J.M. Coetzee on Google Scholar (cite the exact website), I have reconsidered my views on Coetzee’s portrayal of Elizabeth Costello ... I disagree, however, with some of the author’s assertions, namely ...

In approaching the assignment question, I took as my starting point Sarah Werner’s comment: ‘To insist on the primacy of character is to miss ... the opportunity to contest the idea of Shakespeare’s universal truth’ (2001: 36). My argument partly supports and partly counters hers ...

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DECLARATION

Name and student number:

Assignment topic: ENG1501

I declare that this assignment is my own original work. Where secondary material has been used (either from a printed source or from the internet), this has been carefully acknowledged and referenced in accordance with departmental requirements. I understand what plagiarism is and am aware of the department’s policy in this regard. I have not allowed anyone else to borrow or copy my work.

Signature: ………………………………

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DECLARATION

Name and student number:

Assignment topic: ENG1501

I declare that this assignment is my own original work. Where secondary material has been used (either from a printed source or from the internet), this has been carefully acknowledged and referenced in accordance with departmental requirements. I understand what plagiarism is and am aware of the department’s policy in this regard. I have not allowed anyone else to borrow or copy my work.

Signature: ………………………………

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8.3 Submission of assignments

You may submit written assignments and assignments done on mark-reading sheets either by post or electronically via myUnisa. Assignments may not be submitted by fax or e-mail. For detailed information and requirements as far as assignments are concerned, see the brochure my Studies @ Unisa that you received with your study material. If you are posting your assignment it should be addressed to:

The Registrar

PO Box 392

UNISA

0003

To submit an assignment via myUnisa:

• Go to myUnisa. • Log in with your student number and password. • Select the module. • Click on assignments in the left-hand menu. • Click on the assignment number you want to submit. • Follow the instructions on the screen.

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8.4 Assignments

ASSIGNMENT 01

DUE DATES: First semester: 11 March 2013 Unique Number: 215472

Second semester: 2 September 2013 Unique Number: 221494

Assignment 01: Poetry (Seasons Come to Pass) Carefully work through the notes on sonnets in Section 1 of your study guide (“Reading poetry”). Now read the following sonnet and answer the questions:

William Shakespeare

My Mistress’ Eyes are Nothing Like the Sun

My mistress’s eyes are nothing like the sun;

Coral is far more red than her lips’ red;

If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;° yellowish-brown

If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.

5 If I have seen roses damasked°, red and white, mixed, patterned

But no such roses see I in her cheeks;

And in some perfumes is there more delight

Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.

I love to hear her speak, yet well I know

10 That music hath a far more pleasing sound;

I grant I never saw a goddess go;

My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground.

And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare

As any she belied° with false compare.° lied about / comparisons

1. Work out the rhyme scheme of this poem using letters, such as “a”, to represent the sounds at the end of each line.

2. What is the tone of the poem? Quote extensively from the poem to support your answer.

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3. In this poem, the poet seems to be mocking or making fun of the Mistress’s looks. Do you agree? Give reasons for your answer by quoting from the poem.

4. In a classic Petrarchan sonnet, the poet idealises and romanticises the woman that he addresses. What is different and unusual about this poem? Give examples from the text to substantiate your answer.

5. Comment on the poet’s use of simile, metaphor, and personification throughout the poem.

6. Are the criteria for women’s beauty, which are promoted in this poem, similar to those you are familiar with in your society? Give examples (from your society) and comparisons (from the poem).

7. Comment on the surprise reversal in the rhyming couplet: “And yet, by heaven, I think my love as fair / As any she belied with false compare” (lines 13-14). How does the speaker change the tone and content of the poem in these lines?

ASSIGNMENT 02

DUE DATES: First semester: 8 April 2013 Unique Number: 280084

Second semester: 30 September 2013 Unique Number: 246805

Assignment 02: Fiction and Drama

Answer ONE of the following questions. Question (a) focuses on The Catcher in the Rye, question (b) focuses on The Road to Mecca, and question (c) focuses on When Rain Clouds Gather.

(a) The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)

First read Section 2 of your guide, which deals with The Catcher in the Rye. Make notes on the theme of loss as you work through the guide. Then answer the following question.

In Chapter One, the narrator of The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield, describes his departure from his school, Pencey Prep, in the following words:

What I was really hanging around for, I was trying to feel some kind of a good-by. I mean I’ve left schools and places I didn’t even know I was leaving them. I hate

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that. I don’t care if it’s a sad good-by or a bad good-by, but when I leave a place I like to know I’m leaving it. If you don’t, you feel even worse. (p. 4)

Find three instances of departures or “goodbyes” that Holden makes (including this one). Write notes on these departures in your journal or notebook. Then use them to write an essay of not more than two pages on Holden’s attitude to loss and goodbyes.

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(b) The Road to Mecca (Athol Fugard)

Read Section 3 of your Guide, entitled The Road to Mecca. One of the exercises from the guide, which focuses on the relationship between Helen and Dominee Marius Byleveld, is given below. Write a paragraph in response to each of the questions below. Note: this option does not require you to write an essay.

Re-read Act 2 of The Road to Mecca and answer the following questions: 1. What is the reason for Marius’s visit? What does he want Helen to do? 2. Marius claims that he knows what is good for Helen and that is why he has come to visit

her. Do you believe him? Why? 3. Elsa claims that Marius is in love with Helen (Fugard 2003: 74). Do you agree with her?

Why? OR

(c) When Rain Clouds Gather

Write a character sketch of Chief Matenje and comment on how he is an example of corrupt leadership.

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How assessment is done.

Here is a guide which markers use when assessing your work, and essays in particular.

NB please bear in mind that both content/organization and form/expression are important components in the assessment process.

• Content includes both ideas (relevance, weight, originality) and their organization (introduction, body & conclusion; support of claims and interpretation made; cohesion and control, of argument)

• English rates a candidate’s control, command and achievement of standard academic English, with reasonable grammatical accuracy (particularly as reflected in sentence structure, language usage, vocabulary and correctness)

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Mark LEVEL CRITERIA

76%-100%

Very good to excellent (outstanding)

Content and organization: Focused, thoroughly developed, clarity of thought and interpretation, originality in some but not all cases, logically sequenced, well supported, cohesive; mastery of paragraphing and essay structure

Expression: sophisticated range of vocabulary, effective or apt word/idiom choice, appropriate register, effective complex constructions, few language problems(agreement, tense, number, word order, articles, pronouns, prepositions)

56%-74%

Average to good (achieved)

Content and organization: Sound. Fair grasp of task, dealing well with obvious points; ideas organization logically ; sound demonstration of skills, mostly relevant to topic, may lack details to some extent; may be some unevenness and some loose organization or logical but incomplete sequencing and signposting

Expression: satisfactory range of vocabulary, occasional issues of word choice, idiom, form, usage, but meaning not obscured; ranges from clear and correct on the one hand, to some clumsiness but with evidence of potential; in language usage, effective simple constructions, minor problems in complex constructions, several language issues but obscured meaning seldom

32%-54%

Shaky to fair (partially achieved)

Content and organization: not enough substance or relevance, insufficient support for ideas; ideas confused in simple/complex constructions, frequenting or development, little signposting;

Expression: small range of vocabulary, frequent issues of word/idiom, choice, usage major problems in simple/complex constructions, frequent language issues including sentence construction problems, meaning confused or obscured

0%-30% Very shaky (minimal achievement)

Content and organization: not pertinent or not enough material to evaluate does not communicate effectively, no organization or not enough material to evaluate

Expression: little knowledge of English vocabulary, idioms, word form, or not enough material to evaluate; virtually no mastery of sentence construction or sentence patterns elementary with serious errors in structure, diction, spelling and punctuation; dominated by problems, does not communicate, or not enough material to evaluate;

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COMMON ERRORS IN ESSAY WRITING

ERROR REMEDY

Incomplete sentences. Check that all your sentences have finite verbs, do not contain fragments of ideas and are not introduced by transitional words such as ‘which’.

Wrong tense Make sure that you use the present tense whenever you are writing about ‘reality’ in literature.

Concord (subject-verb agreement) Singular subjects take singular verbs (which often end in –s); plural subjects take plural verbs (which often do not end in –s).

Failure to present titles correctly. Make sure all the titles of books are underlined, or, if you are using a computer, that you use italics.

Punctuation errors. All brackets and inverted commas must be closed when they are opened. Sentences must begin with capital letters and end with full stops.

Spelling errors. Look up all mis-spelled words in a dictionary and make sure you learn the correct spelling.

Lack of logic. Connect each idea to those around it using transition words and phrases, such as ‘In addition’, ‘on the other hand’, ‘but’ and ‘then’.

Re-telling the story. Keep your attention on the topic of the essay and do not tell the story of the novel, play, poem or short story to your marker.

Referencing errors. Study Tutorial Letter 301, entitled ‘A Beginner’s Guide to Writing an Essay’ and make sure that your essay complies with the rules for correct referencing.

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10 EXAMINATIONS

For general information and requirements as far as assignments are concerned, see the brochure my Studies @ Unisa which you received with your study material.

10.1 Examination admission

It is compulsory to submit Assignment 01 before 11 March 2013 (first semester) or by 2 September 2013 (second semester). This obligation is a university requirement to prove that you are an “active student”. If you do not submit this assignment, you will NOT be allowed to write the examination. You must also submit Assignment 02 by the due date.

Assignment marks will count towards your final mark. Thus for this module, your assignments will count as 25% of the final examination total: the remaining 75% will reflect your performance in the examination. This means that there is a much stronger incentive for you to submit both assignments.

10.2 Examination period

This module is offered in a semester period of fifteen weeks. This means that if you are registered for the first semester, you will write the examination in May/June 2013 and the supplementary examination will be written in October/November 2013. If you are registered for the second semester you will write the examination in October/ November 2013 and the supplementary examination will be written in May/June 2014.

During the semester, the Examination Section will provide you with information regarding the examination in general, including examination venues, examination dates and examination times.

10.3 Examination paper

This module has a TWO-HOUR examination.

10.4 Previous examination papers

Since 2013 is the first year when ENG1501 is offered, there are no previous examination papers on myUnisa. Examination questions will be similar to the questions asked in the study guide and in the assignments.

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10.5 Tutorial letter with information on the examination

To help you in your preparation for the examination, you will receive a tutorial letter that will explain the format of the examination paper, give you examples of questions that you may expect and set out clearly what material you have to study for examination purposes.

11 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS The my Studies @ Unisa brochure contains an a-z guide of frequently asked questions and the most relevant study information.

We hope that you will enjoy this module and we wish you success with your studies.

Kind regards

The teaching team

12 SOURCES CONSULTED

1. Tutorial Letter 101: Guidelines for Academics

2. The English 1 teaching team

13 CONCLUSION

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