The Faculty of Science’s Language Implementation



The Faculty of Science’s Language Implementation Plan 2017 The Faculty of Science (FoS) uses English and Afrikaans as languages of instruction at undergraduate level in its endeavour to promote multilingualism. In addition to lectures, tutorials and practicals are facilitated learning opportunities where students are exposed to an informal multi-language environment.The FoS recognises English as international academic language and a medium through which science can be communicated. It is thus our endeavour to ensure that each and every one of our students are proficient in English in order to communicate effectively through this medium. We are, however, committed to managing our Afrikaans academic offering so as to sustain access to the faculty for students who prefer to study in Afrikaans, as well as to develop Afrikaans as a language of tuition where reasonably practicable.The language arrangements of a particular undergraduate module will be published in the relevant module framework on SUNLearn.The following language options will be implemented:Option 1 (refers to par. 7.1.3 in the Language Policy of the University): English and Afrikaans in separate class groups (Parallel medium) A class is divided into separate English and Afrikaans groups. Students indicate their preferred language of teaching at registration. Additional learning opportunities involving students from both language groups will be used to promote integration.Option 2 (refers to par. 7.1.4 in the Language Policy of the University): English and Afrikaans in the same class group During each lecture, all information is conveyed at least in English. Summaries and/or explanation of the core concepts will also be given in Afrikaans at the start or end of a lecture or when the core?concept is introduced. (These may be in the form of a verbal summary presented in Afrikaans by the lecturer or a PowerPoint summary in Afrikaans?while the lecturer is speaking Afrikaans). Questions in Afrikaans and English will, at the least, be answered in the language of the question. Students will be supported in Afrikaans and English during a combination of appropriate facilitated learning opportunities. Option 3 (refers to par. 7.1.5 in the Language Policy of the University): Single language (English or Afrikaans) only for a module This option will only be used (as stipulated in the language policy) if:the lecturer(s) and the teaching assistants assigned to the module are not proficient in English or Afrikaans and therefore not able to answer questions asked in English or Afrikaans, or to give a summary or explanation of the key concepts in English or Afrikaans; orif all the students in the class group have been invited to vote by means of a secret ballot and those students who have voted, agree unanimously to the lectures being presented in either English or Afrikaans only; and provided that the lecturer(s) and teaching assistants have the necessary English or Afrikaans proficiency, and agree to do so.Language offering in the first-year modulesThe Faculty is committed to giving first-year students the opportunity of education in English or Afrikaans, depending on their preferred academic language. In most cases it is possible to have separate lecture groups based on language. However, facilities and timetable constraints make it impossible to offer separate tutorial or practical groups based on language. Therefore, For first-year modules, lectures will be offered using Option 1: English and Afrikaans in separate class groups, unless the class size is too small for separate groups, in which case Option 2 will be implemented: English and Afrikaans in the same class group; real-time interpreting to Afrikaans will be provided; orthe nature of the module does not allow any of the options above, such as Earth Science Field Skills 172, which entails field work and the lecturer can only speak English; and Computer Skills 171, which is mainly a computer-based online course offered to as many as 13 class groups; orit is a service module to students from another Faculty, in which case the module will then be offered according to the language plan of the Faculty in question.In first-year tutorials and practicals, where one-on-one communication is used to a great extent, English or Afrikaans will be used, depending on the student’s preferred academic language, as well as the lecturer’s and teaching assistants’ proficiency in Afrikaans and English. If there is a pedagogical need, real-time interpreting will be provided. Language offering in the second-year and third-year modulesThe Faculty’s preferred teaching mode for second- and third-year students involves to a larger extent independent learning and discussion groups, facilitated by lecturers, where students have the opportunity to participate in their preferred academic language (English and/or Afrikaans). Therefore, For second-year and third-year modules, lectures will be offered using Option 2: English and Afrikaans in the same class group, unlessthere is a pedagogical need to offer real-time interpreting;the conditions for Option 3 are met, in which case the lectures will be offered in Option 3a: English only with real-time interpreting to Afrikaans if feasible; orthe lectures will be offered in Option 3b: Afrikaans only with real-time interpreting to English.In second-year and third-year tutorials and practicals, where one-on-one communication is used to a great extent, English or Afrikaans will be used, depending on the student’s preferred academic language, as well as the lecturer(s) and teaching assistants’ proficiency in Afrikaans and English.Language offering in Postgraduate ProgrammesA growing number of national and international students join the Faculty of Science on postgraduate level. Therefore, structured postgraduate modules are taught in English. The student does, however, have the choice to use Afrikaans for assessment purposes. Postgraduate students are, however, encouraged to present their research projects, thesis or dissertation in English because it must be submitted to an external examiner, who is usually an international expert and may not be able to assess the work if it is presented in Afrikaans. One-on-one communication is used to a great extent in the postgraduate academic offering. This will be mainly in English. Language of teaching and learning materialsThe teaching and learning materials will be made available as follows:All compulsory reading material will be provided in English. Compulsory reading material (excluding published material) will also be provided in Afrikaans, unless it is not reasonably practicable to do so.Module frameworks and study guides will be available in English and Afrikaans.Question papers for tests, examinations and other summative assessments will be available in English and Afrikaans. Students may complete all assessments and submit all written work in either English or Afrikaans.Language practice in administrationCommunication will be conducted in both English and Afrikaans. This means that:Official communication with all students will be in both English and Afrikaans where reasonably practicable (e.g. correspondence from the Dean’s office and departments, information on websites, the Faculty Calendar and promotional material);Correspondence with and from the Dean’s Office and Faculty Committees will be in either English or Afrikaans, subject to the principle that all participants must have access to all the information.Language Feedback in the Faculty (refers to par. 7.4.3 in the Language Policy of the University)Student feedback will be obtained by including specific questions regarding the implementation of, and their experience of the language offering as part of the student module feedback system. This feedback will be available to lecturers, departmental chairpersons and the Dean.Lecturer feedback will be obtained by means of discussion of, and reflection on language of instruction. This feedback process will be led by the departmental chairpersons.Concerns about language practice will be addressed in the following manner:Students must report the matter to the Class Representative who will take it up with the lecturer(s). Should a satisfactory outcome not be reached, the matter should be taken further: first to the Module coordinator, then to the Departmental Chair and finally to the Dean’s office.Departmental Chairpersons are to:report quarterly to the Dean regarding language matters in order for discussions at the Faculty Management Committee;report to the Dean about their best practices and challenges within the framework of their annual departmental strategic plans.The Dean has to:report in writing to the Vice-Rector: Learning and Teaching at the end of each semester on the Faculty’s compliance with its Language Implementation Plan during the relevant semester.Revision of the Faculty’s Language Implementation PlanThe Faculty’s Language Implementation Plan will be reviewed on an annual basis in conjunction with the Faculty’s Strategic Plan.AppendixLanguage offering 2017Option 1: English and Afrikaans in separate class groups (Parallel medium) DepartmentModule Module-creditsLanguage offering 2017Module Enrolment 2016Chemistry and Polymer ScienceChemistry 12416Parallel English and Afrikaans classes908Chemistry and Polymer ScienceChemistry 14416Parallel English and Afrikaans classes869Chemistry and Polymer ScienceChemistry 17632Parallel English and Afrikaans classes129PhysicsPhysics (Bio) 13416Parallel English and Afrikaans classes763PhysicsPhysics (Bio) 15416Parallel English and Afrikaans classes763PhysicsPhysics 17632Parallel English and Afrikaans classes128PhysicsEngineering Physics 1138Parallel English and Afrikaans classes709Botany and ZoologyBiology 12416Parallel English and Afrikaans classes827Botany and ZoologyBiology 14416Parallel English and Afrikaans classes390Botany and ZoologyBiology 14616Parallel English and Afrikaans classes79Botany and ZoologyBiology 15416Parallel English and Afrikaans classes818Computer ScienceComputer Literacy 1768Parallel English and Afrikaans classes128Computer ScienceUniversity Practice in the Natural Sciences 1768Parallel English and Afrikaans classes128Applied MathematicsNumerical Methods 2628Parallel English and Afrikaans classes372Applied MathematicsApplied Mathematics14416Parallel English and Afrikaans classes170Applied MathematicsApplied Mathematics B 12415Parallel English and Afrikaans classes761Applied MathematicsApplied Mathematics B 15415Parallel English and Afrikaans classes764Applied MathematicsApplied Mathematics B 22415Parallel English and Afrikaans classes775Applied MathematicsApplied Mathematics B 2428Parallel English and Afrikaans classes237Applied MathematicsProbability Studies and Statistics 11416Parallel English and Afrikaans classes183MathematicsEngineering Mathematics 11515Parallel English and Afrikaans classes782MathematicsEngineering Mathematics 14515Parallel English and Afrikaans classes821MathematicsEngineering Mathematics 21415Parallel English and Afrikaans classes672MathematicsEngineering Mathematics 2428Parallel English and Afrikaans classes528MathematicsMathematics (Bio) 12416Parallel English and Afrikaans classes863MathematicsMathematics (Bio) 17632Parallel English and Afrikaans classes68MathematicsMathematics 11416Parallel English and Afrikaans classes505MathematicsMathematics 14416Parallel English and Afrikaans classes575MathematicsMathematics 18632Parallel English and Afrikaans classes60MathematicsMathematics 21416Parallel English and Afrikaans classes227MathematicsMathematics 24416Parallel English and Afrikaans classes255Option 2: English and Afrikaans in the same class group DepartmentModule Module-creditsLanguage offering 2017Module Enrolment 2016Earth SciencesGeo-Environmental Science 15416Both English and Afrikaans: English lecture with real-time interpreting to Afrikaans299Earth SciencesEngineering Geology 21415Both English and Afrikaans: English lecture with real-time interpreting to Afrikaans109BiochemistryBiochemistry 21416Both English and Afrikaans: English lecture with real-time interpreting to Afrikaans659BiochemistryBiochemistry 24416Both English and Afrikaans: English lecture with real-time interpreting to Afrikaans660BiochemistryBiochemistry 31516Both English and Afrikaans in the same class174BiochemistryBiochemistry 32416Both English and Afrikaans in the same class125BiochemistryBiochemistry 34516Both English and Afrikaans in the same class145BiochemistryBiochemistry 36516Both English and Afrikaans in the same class122Chemistry and Polymer ScienceChemistry 25416Both English and Afrikaans in the same class56Chemistry and Polymer ScienceChemistry 26416Both English and Afrikaans in the same class164Chemistry and Polymer ScienceChemistry 32416Both English and Afrikaans in the same class48Chemistry and Polymer ScienceChemistry C 1526Both English and Afrikaans: English lecture with real-time interpreting to Afrikaans105Chemistry and Polymer ScienceTextile Science 25416Both English and Afrikaans in the same class17Chemistry and Polymer ScienceTextile Science 31416Both English and Afrikaans in the same class22Chemistry and Polymer ScienceTextile Science 34416Both English and Afrikaans in the same class18Chemistry and Polymer ScienceApplied Chemistry 32416Both English and Afrikaans in the same class21Chemistry and Polymer ScienceApplied Chemistry 34416Both English and Afrikaans in the same class28PhysicsPhysics 11416Both English and Afrikaans: English lecture with real-time interpreting to Afrikaans204PhysicsPhysics 14416Both English and Afrikaans: English lecture with real-time interpreting to Afrikaans216PhysicsPhysics 22416Both English and Afrikaans in the same class17PhysicsPhysics 24416Both English and Afrikaans in the same class5PhysicsPhysics 25416Both English and Afrikaans in the same class16PhysicsPhysics 31416Both English and Afrikaans in the same class12PhysicsPhysics 3428Both English and Afrikaans in the same class13PhysicsPhysics 34416Both English and Afrikaans in the same class12PhysicsPhysics 3528Both English and Afrikaans in the same class10PhysicsPhysics 3728Both English and Afrikaans in the same class5PhysicsPhysics 38416Both English and Afrikaans in the same class10PhysicsEngineering Physics 1526Both English and Afrikaans: English lecture with real-time interpreting to Afrikaans142PhysicsSpecial Physics 1428Both English and Afrikaans in the same class97Physiological SciencesPhysiology 11412Both English and Afrikaans: English lecture with real-time interpreting to Afrikaans86Physiological SciencesPhysiology 14412Both English and Afrikaans: English lecture with real-time interpreting to Afrikaans83Physiological SciencesPhysiology 21416Both English and Afrikaans in the same class298Physiological SciencesPhysiology 24416Both English and Afrikaans in the same class296Physiological SciencesPhysiology 31416Both English and Afrikaans in the same class182Physiological SciencesPhysiology 33416Both English and Afrikaans in the same class181Physiological SciencesPhysiology 34416Both English and Afrikaans in the same class179Physiological SciencesPhysiology 36416Both English and Afrikaans in the same class172MicrobiologyMicrobiology 21416Both English and Afrikaans in the same class346MicrobiologyMicrobiology 24416Both English and Afrikaans in the same class319MicrobiologyMicrobiology 31416Both English and Afrikaans in the same class110MicrobiologyMicrobiology 32416Both English and Afrikaans in the same class112MicrobiologyMicrobiology 35416Both English and Afrikaans in the same class121MicrobiologyMicrobiology 36416Both English and Afrikaans in the same class107Computer ScienceComputer Literacy 1714Both English and Afrikaans in the same class981Computer ScienceComputer Literacy 2725Both English and Afrikaans in the same class129Computer ScienceComputer Literacy 3725Both English and Afrikaans in the same class75Computer ScienceComputer Science 11316Both English and Afrikaans: English lecture with real-time interpreting to AfrikaansxComputer ScienceComputer Science 11416Both English and Afrikaans: English lecture with real-time interpreting to Afrikaans245Computer ScienceComputer Science 14416Both English and Afrikaans: English lecture with real-time interpreting to Afrikaans207Computer ScienceComputer Science 21416Both English and Afrikaans in the same class47Computer ScienceComputer Science 24416Both English and Afrikaans in the same class49Computer ScienceComputer Science 31416Both English and Afrikaans in the same class59Computer ScienceComputer Science 31516Both English and Afrikaans in the same class52Computer ScienceComputer Science 33416Both English and Afrikaans in the same class82Computer ScienceComputer Science 34416Both English and Afrikaans in the same class52Computer ScienceComputer Science 35416Both English and Afrikaans in the same class54Computer ScienceComputer Science 36416Both English and Afrikaans in the same class29Computer ScienceComputer Science E 21415Both English and Afrikaans: English lecture with real-time interpreting to Afrikaans180Computer ScienceScientific Computing 2725Both English and Afrikaans in the same class133Computer ScienceScientific Computing 3725Both English and Afrikaans in the same class110Applied MathematicsApplied Mathematics 21416Both English and Afrikaans in the same class88Applied MathematicsApplied Mathematics 31416Both English and Afrikaans in the same class71Applied MathematicsApplied Mathematics 35416Both English and Afrikaans in the same class42Applied MathematicsApplied Mathematics36416Both English and Afrikaans in the same class68Applied MathematicsApplied Mathematics B 2528Both English and Afrikaans: English lecture with real-time interpreting to Afrikaans102Option 3: Single language (English or Afrikaans) only for a module DepartmentModule Module-creditsLanguage offering 2017Module Enrolment 2016Earth SciencesEarth science Field Skills 1728Single language: English54Earth SciencesEarth science Field Skills 27216Single language: English47Earth SciencesEarth science Field Skills 37416Single language: English40Earth SciencesGeology 22416Single language: English48Earth SciencesGeology 24416Single language: English57Earth SciencesGeology 25416Single language: English53Earth SciencesGeology 31416Single language: English55Earth SciencesGeology 32416Single language: English40Earth SciencesGeology 34416Single language: English44Earth SciencesGeology 35416Single language: English43Earth SciencesEnvironmental Geochemistry 21416Single language: English53Earth SciencesEnvironmental Geochemistry 31416Single language: English18Chemistry and Polymer ScienceChemistry (Medicine) 197 (EDP tutorial support)12Single language: English58Chemistry and Polymer ScienceChemistry 21416Single language: English216Chemistry and Polymer ScienceChemistry 23416Single language: English102Chemistry and Polymer ScienceChemistry 31416Single language: English75Chemistry and Polymer ScienceChemistry 34416Single language: English67Chemistry and Polymer ScienceChemistry 36416Single language: English57Chemistry and Polymer ScienceChemistry C 22415Single language: English lecture interpreted to Afrikaans94Chemistry and Polymer ScienceChemistry C 25415Single language: English lecture interpreted to Afrikaans94Chemistry and Polymer ScienceChemistry for Health Sciences 11117Single language: English357PhysicsPhysics 21416Single language: English6PhysicsPhysics 33416Single language: English18Botany and ZoologyBiodiversity and Ecology 21216Single language: English76Botany and ZoologyBiodiversity and Ecology 21416Single language: English81Botany and ZoologyBiodiversity and Ecology 22416Single language: English80Botany and ZoologyBiodiversity and Ecology 24416Single language: English46Botany and ZoologyBiodiversity and Ecology 25416Single language: English80Botany and ZoologyBiodiversity and Ecology 26416Single language: English72Botany and ZoologyBiodiversity and Ecology31516Single language: English27Botany and ZoologyBiodiversity and Ecology 32416Single language: English53Botany and ZoologyBiodiversity and Ecology 33416Single language: English59Botany and ZoologyBiodiversity and Ecology 34416Single language: English25Botany and ZoologyBiodiversity and Ecology 34516Single language: English51Botany and ZoologyBiodiversity and Ecology35416Single language: English25Botany and ZoologyBiodiversity and Ecology 36416Single language: English56Applied MathematicsApplied Mathematics 24416Single language: English86Applied MathematicsApplied Mathematics 32416Single language: English53MathematicsBiomathematics 21416Single language: English27MathematicsBiomathematics 31416Single language: English2MathematicsBiomathematics 34416Single language: English2MathematicsBiomathematics 37416Single language: English2MathematicsFinancial Mathematics 37832Single language: English18MathematicsMathematics 27832Single language: English36MathematicsMathematics 31416Single language: English21MathematicsMathematics 32416Single language: English22MathematicsMathematics 32516Single language: English6MathematicsMathematics 34416Single language: English16MathematicsMathematics 34516Single language: English7MathematicsMathematics 36516Single language: English16MathematicsMathematics 37832Single language: English2 ................
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