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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Master of Arts: French

SAQA QUAL ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE
14948	Master of Arts: French
ORIGINATOR
University of Natal
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY			NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
CHE - Council on Higher Education			HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework
QUALIFICATION TYPE	FIELD		SUBFIELD
Master's Degree	Field 04 - Communication Studies and Language		Language
ABET BAND	MINIMUM CREDITS	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	QUAL CLASS
Undefined	128	Level 8 and above	NQF Level 09	Regular-Provider-ELOAC
REGISTRATION STATUS		SAQA DECISION NUMBER	REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"		SAQA 2663/05	2006-07-01	2009-06-30
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2010-06-30		2013-06-30

In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise.

This qualification is replaced by:

Qual ID	Qualification Title	Pre-2009 NQF Level	NQF Level	Min Credits	Replacement Status
81245	Master of Arts: French	Level 8 and above	NQF Level 09	128	Complete

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION

French is an academic and broadly vocational discipline, which aims to equip students to communicate effectively in French in a professional context. Students are provided with the skills of understanding, speaking, reading and writing in French as well as with an understanding of the socio-cultural realities of French-speaking countries. Students are also provided with the skills required to analyse and synthesise information in French. Such education is crucial in the context of globalisation in this continent where French is widely spoken. This programme offers students a particular vocational path and equips them to become active players in the fields of diplomacy, tourism, business, education and development.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

Appropriate Honours degree. Entry is also possible through University of Natal's Rule 33 for postgraduate study.

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING?

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES

Demonstrate an advanced a facility in understanding, speaking, reading and writing French;

Demonstrate linguistic competence in a professional situation;

Understand the aesthetic, affective, cultural and social values of French-speaking societies and contrast this with his/her own society;

Demonstrate advanced intellectual abilities such as analysis and synthesis of information in French;

Show critical awareness of language use;

Understand the importance of multilingualism and of a knowledge of French for the economic and social development of the continent;

Self-directed study;

Ability to summarise and evaluate a substantial body of knowledge;

Ability to communicate in French, at an advanced level as well as in professional contexts;

Ability to engage at an advanced level with the concepts, philosophies and concerns related to socio-cultural realities;

Ability to understand and critically comment on literary text in French;

Ability to work both individually and as a member of a group.

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the general field of inquiry;

Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of specific areas of inquiry in the programme;

Understand the interrelationships amongst various areas of the field of knowledge;

Analyse structures and issues;

Summarise, compare and evaluate a substantial body of knowledge;

Construct a sustained argument, formulate questions and work towards solutions;

Command the conceptual discourse of the field of study;

Solve problems, both theoretical and applied;

Demonstrate an appropriate understanding of the discipline;

Contextualise this study within the social environment and the historical understanding;

Speak and write French at an appropriate level;

Understand diversity;

Study individually;

Work efficiently with groups;

Present findings at an appropriate level, both orally and in writing.

Carry out a substantial independent research project conforming to acknowledged scholarly protocols.

Integrated assessment appropriately incorporated to ensure that the purpose of the qualification is achieved:

The University of Natal is currently reforming its assessment strategies to include the assessment of applied competence for each qualification. In the meantime, a combination of continuous assessment and traditional written examinations serve to assess the integration of all/most of the learning outcomes for each module in a qualification.

ARTICULATION OPTIONS

Vertical -Below: recognised Honours degree
Above: PhD

Horizontal - Within the University: with the approval of the programme directors, modules from other approved disciplines may be incorporated into this qualification and modules from this discipline may be incorporated into other approved qualifications.

Outside the University: Subject to University recognition of qualification and/or credits obtained at other institutions.

MODERATION OPTIONS

The ETQA system for HE is not yet fully developed. Until such time as it is, procedures described under assessors criteria suffice.

CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS

Until the HEQC establishes a registration system for assessors in the HET Band, the University of Natal assumes that, on the basis of its rigorous selection criteria for the appointment of academic staff (who also have opportunities for staff development in assessment), staff are competent to assess students on the modules they teach. This assessment is quality assured via a university system of internal moderation and external examination. External examiners are appointed for their teaching and disciplinary expertise and subject to the approval of faculty Boards. The University of Natal ruling is that 66 % of all assessments at exit level, i.e. leading to qualifications are externally examined.

REREGISTRATION HISTORY

As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2006.

LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION:

When qualifications are replaced, some of their learning programmes are moved to being recorded against the replacement qualifications. If a learning programme appears to be missing from here, please check the replacement.

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PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS QUALIFICATION:

This information shows the current accreditations (i.e. those not past their accreditation end dates), and is the most complete record available to SAQA as of today. Some Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionaries have a lag in their recording systems for provider accreditation, in turn leading to a lag in notifying SAQA of all the providers that they have accredited to offer qualifications and unit standards, as well as any extensions to accreditation end dates. The relevant Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionary should be notified if a record appears to be missing from here.

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