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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION: 

Postgraduate Diploma in English Language Teaching 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
7943  Postgraduate Diploma in English Language Teaching 
ORIGINATOR
Rhodes University 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
CHE - Council on Higher Education  HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework 
QUALIFICATION TYPE FIELD SUBFIELD
Postgraduate Diploma  Field 04 - Communication Studies and Language  Language 
ABET BAND MINIMUM CREDITS PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL QUAL CLASS
Undefined  120  Level 7  NQF Level 08  Regular-Provider-ELOAC 
REGISTRATION STATUS SAQA DECISION NUMBER REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE
Registered-data under construction  EXCO 0324/24  2024-07-01  2027-06-30 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2028-06-30   2031-06-30  

Registered-data under construction

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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.  

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
The diploma aims to produce high-quality graduates who understand and can apply the relevant theoretical knowledge, skills, methods and techniques necessary to be effective teachers of English in multilingual classroom and in classrooms where English is taught as an additional language. 

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
Learners should be in possession of any Bachelor's qualification. Learners who have majored in linguistics are not eligible to do the course.

Recognition of Prior Learning:
Learners are granted credit for equivalent prior learning and experience as determined by the institution's rules governing the recognition of prior learning and experience.

Entry requirements:
The minimum entry requirement for this qualification is:
  • Bachelor of Education in Intermediate Phase in Language, NQF Level 7.
  • Bachelor of Education in Teaching and Training Studies, NQF Level 7. 
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    RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
    Y 

    EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
    1. On completion of the diploma, learners should 1. Have a focused, disciplinary knowledge of the field of English teaching and learning, which renders them suitable for employment.
    2. Have critical, creative and analytical problem-solving skills relating to English teaching and be able to integrate experience and knowledge to form reasoned judgments.
    3. Have the necessary competence and learning skills to progress to further Postgraduate courses in the field of applied linguistics at any comparable institution, both local and international.
    4. Know how and where to access further relevant information.
    5. Appreciate the richness of other languages and cultures.
    6. Be well-rounded individuals who are confident, independent, resourceful and motivated, and able to use their knowledge and skills to benefit society and the economy through their productivity.
    7. Have a capacity to understand, where appropriate, the moral, social, political or economic dimensions of studied material or situations, and for judging and appreciating values.
    8. Be enriched and broadened in their general understanding but aware of the limits of their own knowledge in the field.
    9. Understand the ever-expanding and ever-changing nature of knowledge and the concomitant need for life-long learning. 

    ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
    Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcomes:

    At the end of the year learners should be able to demonstrate:
  • An understanding of the basic concepts, principles, theories and facts that are central to the range of topics which are the focus of the discipline. Learners will have a broad knowledge base, with depth in a selected range of areas.
  • An ability to evaluate critically a range of alternative theoretical approaches.
  • An ability to apply their theoretical knowledge to the multilingual classroom context in South Africa.
  • An ability to find and utilise relevant and appropriate information from a range of different sources.
  • An ability to collect linguistic data, analyse and interpret it.
  • A thorough competence in the use of English, both in writing and orally, appropriate to the academic genre.

    Integrated assessment appropriately incorporated to ensure that the purpose of the qualification is achieved:
    1. Assessment procedures adhere to institution's Assessment Policy.
    2. Assessment entails three elements.
  • Continual formal assessment both formative and summative.
  • Continual informal assessment (formative).
  • Formal end of course assessment (summative).
    The course work on which continuous assessment is based includes work done individually and in groups, and may consist of combinations of tests, essays, practical reports and seminars. 
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    INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY 
    This qualification compares with the following international qualifications in terms of the range of competencies in the learning content offered. 

    ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
    This qualification allows for both horizontal and vertical articulation.

    Horizontal articulation:
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Language Education, Level 8.
  • Bachelor of Education Honours in English Language Teaching, Level 8.

    Vertical Articulation:
  • Master of Education, Level 9. 
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    MODERATION OPTIONS 
    N/A 

    CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
    N/A 

    REREGISTRATION HISTORY 
    As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2006; 2009; 2012; 2015. 

    NOTES 
    N/A 

    LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION: 
     
    NONE 


    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.
     
    1. Rhodes University 


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