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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Paraphrase and summarise a signed presentation on an unfamiliar topic using South African Sign Language

SAQA US ID	UNIT STANDARD TITLE
115800	Paraphrase and summarise a signed presentation on an unfamiliar topic using South African Sign Language
ORIGINATOR
SGB SA Sign Language and Sign Lang Interpreting
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
-
FIELD			SUBFIELD
Field 04 - Communication Studies and Language			Language
ABET BAND	UNIT STANDARD TYPE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	CREDITS
Undefined	Regular	Level 5	Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5	5
REGISTRATION STATUS		REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE	SAQA DECISION NUMBER
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"		2018-07-01	2023-06-30	SAQA 06120/18
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2026-06-30		2029-06-30

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 unit standard does not replace any other unit standard and is not replaced by any other unit standard.

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD

People credited with this unit standard are able to:

Ask questions on a signed monologue and a signed text on an unfamiliar topic in preparation for paraphrasing and summarising;

Paraphrase a signed monologue on an unfamiliar topic; and

Summarise the main points of a short signed text on an unfamiliar topic using South African Sign Language (SASL).

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

Level 4 SASL Additional Language standards plus the unit standard: "Paraphrase and summarise signed monologues on familiar topics".

UNIT STANDARD RANGE

1. Deaf is capitalised when it refers to the Deaf community and Deaf culture, as opposed to deaf in lower case, which relates to audiological hearing loss.

2. Deaf culture is defined globally as 'a way of life, a shared perspective, based on knowing the world primarily through vision' and includes the rules governing communication behaviour and social interaction within the Deaf community e.g. eye contact is maintained to allow conversation to proceed.

3. The rules of SASL refer to those accepted by the South African Deaf community, for use in South Africa, and may include any or all of the following: grammatical, visual, social and cultural elements.

4. Grammatical features may include but are not limited to:- spatial reference; sign formation including manual signs and non-manual features (parameters - handshape, movement, location, palm orientation and non manual features); non-manual and manual modification; all question types including yes/no, 'wh' and rhetorical questions; all sentence types including topicalisation and conditionals; number including quantifying sounds; pronouns; negation; classifiers; locative verbs; temporal aspects; idioms; compounds; numeral incorporation; eye gaze, negative sentences.

5. 'wh' questions refer to questions containing the words who, what, where, when, why, which and how. Yes/no questions refer to those where the answer is yes or no.

6. Monologues may include but are not limited to - presenting a point of view on an issue, reporting on an investigation or survey, a speech of thanks or appreciation for a special event or occasion.

7. Signed text may include but is not limited to a video recording, written notations, or live presentations.

8. Paraphrase refers to expressing in your own words. Summarise means to pick out the main points.

9. Unfamiliar topic refers to topics and settings which may be outside the personal experience of the person, but which have been introduced in the learning context, and which may contain signs or vocabulary that are unfamiliar to the person.

10. For assessment purposes, the learner is to receive a signed presentation that is unfamiliar to him/her. The presentation should be a minimum of three minutes and must be paraphrased and summarised. Presentations may include but is not limited to - describing an activity or event, explaining how to do something, relating an experience, outlining future goals and plans.

Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria:

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1

Ask questions on a signed monologue and a signed text on an unfamiliar topic.

OUTCOME NOTES

Ask questions on a signed monologue and a signed text on an unfamiliar topic in preparation for paraphrasing and summarising, using SASL.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

Questions asked are consistent with the subject matter of the topic.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

Questions asked include requests for repetition and clarification consistent with the requirements of the communicative task where required.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

Grammatical features used are consistent with the requirements of the communicative task and the rules of SASL.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4

The discourse is consistent with requirements relating to asking questions within Deaf culture and the rules of SASL.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5

Vocabulary used is consistent with the requirements of the communicative task and the rules of SASL.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2

Paraphrase a signed monologue on an unfamiliar topic, using SASL.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

The ideas paraphrased are consistent with those in the monologue.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

Grammatical features used are consistent with the requirements of the communicative task and the rules of SASL.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

The discourse is consistent with requirements relating to paraphrasing a signed monologue within Deaf culture and the rules of SASL.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4

Vocabulary used is consistent with the requirements of the communicative task and the rules of SASL.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3

Summarise the main points of a short signed text on an unfamiliar topic, using SASL.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

Grammatical features used are consistent with the requirements of the communicative task and the rules of SASL.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

The discourse is consistent with requirements relating to summarising a signed text within Deaf culture and the rules of SASL.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

Vocabulary used is consistent with the requirements of the communicative task and the rules of SASL.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4

The points summarised are consistent with those in the signed text and are limited to the main points of the signed text.

UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS

The assessment will be governed by the policies and guidelines of the relevant Education and Training Quality Assurance Body (ETQA) that has jurisdiction over this field of learning.

The assessor will be registered with the appropriate ETQA and will be qualified in this learning area.

The learner can be assessed against this unit standard to obtain credits or as part of an integrated assessment for a qualification. All assessment activities must be fair, so that all candidates have equal opportunities. Activities must be free of gender, ethnic or other bias. Assessment and moderation procedures, activities and tools must be transparent, affordable and support development within the field, sub-field and NQF.

UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE

The following knowledge is embedded within the unit standard, and will be assessed directly or implicitly through assessment of the specific outcomes in terms of the assessment criteria:

Requirements relating to conversing within Deaf culture;

Rules and vocabulary of SASL;

Deaf culture and the Deaf community.

UNIT STANDARD DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME

N/A

UNIT STANDARD LINKAGES

N/A

Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO):

UNIT STANDARD CCFO ORGANISING

Organise and manage oneself and one's activities responsibly and effectively.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING

Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COMMUNICATING

Communicate effectively using visual, mathematical and/or language skills.

UNIT STANDARD ASSESSOR CRITERIA

N/A

REREGISTRATION HISTORY

As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this unit standard was Reregistered in 2012; 2015.

UNIT STANDARD NOTES

N/A

QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD:

	ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	STATUS	END DATE	PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
Elective	59429	National Certificate: Inclusive Education	Level 5	Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2023-06-30	ETDP SETA
Elective	20159	National Diploma: ABET Practice	Level 5	NQF Level 05	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2020-07-30	ETDP SETA

PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS UNIT STANDARD:

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.	Amaqamu Project Management and Consulting
2.	Professional Development and Training Institute (Pty) Ltd
3.	Resonance Institute of Learning
4.	Retshetse Training Project
5.	TSHIROLOGO DISABILITY TRAINING SERVICES PTY TLD
6.	Yellow Media Learning Institute (Pty) Ltd