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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE: 

Identify and explain key elements for understanding meaning in a variety of Sacred Jewish Texts 
SAQA US ID UNIT STANDARD TITLE
120272  Identify and explain key elements for understanding meaning in a variety of Sacred Jewish Texts 
ORIGINATOR
SGB Jewish Studies 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
-  
FIELD SUBFIELD
Field 07 - Human and Social Studies Religious and Ethical Foundations of Society 
ABET BAND UNIT STANDARD TYPE PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL CREDITS
Undefined  Regular  Level 2  NQF Level 02  6 
REGISTRATION STATUS REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE SAQA DECISION NUMBER
Passed the End Date -
Status was "Reregistered" 		 2008-10-20  2011-10-20  SAQA 0160/05 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2012-10-20   2015-10-20  

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 
This Unit Standard introduces learners to a traditional Jewish approach of learning Sacred Jewish Text. It will be useful to learners to understand how to extract meaning from a text and apply these skills to similar texts.

The qualifying learner is capable of:
  • Demonstrating comprehension of Sacred Jewish Texts.
  • Recognising textual difficulties in Sacred Jewish Texts.
  • Discussing the implied meaning in Sacred Jewish Texts. 
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    LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
    Learners are assumed to be competent in Communications at NQF level 1 or equivalent. 

    UNIT STANDARD RANGE 
    The Texts must include samples from the Torah (5 Books of Moses), the early and the latter Prophets and non-narrative sacred writings. At this level only, Sacred Jewish Texts from Tanach (Jewish Bible) are used for close study. The Sacred Jewish Text chosen should be short and chosen at an appropriate degree of difficulty for this level, i.e. not too complex. 

    Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria: 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1 
    Demonstrate comprehension of Sacred Jewish Texts. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Important themes are identified and explained with examples. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Key words, phrases and expressions are identified and explained according to the context of Sacred Jewish Texts. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2 
    Recognise textual difficulties in Sacred Jewish Texts. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Issues within texts are identified and described including any difficulties. 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    These difficulties include but are not limited to language, structure, context and syntax.
     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Sacred Jewish Texts are compared and contrasted with other similar Sacred Jewish Texts in order to identify trends and issues. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3 
    Discuss implied meaning in Sacred Jewish Texts. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    The connotations of specific words are explored and explained in terms of the additional shades of meaning brought to the text. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Language structures and conventions are discussed in terms of the way they affect meaning. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    The deeper meaning of a specific Sacred Jewish Text is analysed and explained with reference to the context within which the text was written. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
    The values in each Sacred Jewish Text are identified and discussed in terms of their relevance to everyday life. 


    UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS 
  • Assessors for this Unit Standard must be registered as an assessor with the appropriate ETQA or with an ETQA that has a Memorandum of Understanding with the appropriate ETQA.
  • Any institution offering learning that will enable achievement of this Unit Standard must be accredited as a provider through the appropriate ETQA or with an ETQA that has a Memorandum of Understanding with the appropriate ETQA.
  • Moderation of assessment will be overseen by the appropriate ETQA according to the moderation guidelines and the agreed ETQA procedures.
  • Moderators must be registered as assessors with the relevant ETQA, or with an ETQA that has a Memorandum of Understanding with the relevant ETQA. 
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    UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE 
  • Growing understanding and appreciation of the stories of the Tanach.
  • Understand the concepts of Torah, Nevi'im and Ketuvim and the differences between them.
  • Chronology of the Tanach and the context of each Sacred Jewish Text within this chronology.
  • Some idea of life in Tanach times.
  • Increasing knowledge of the history of Judaism. 
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    UNIT STANDARD DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME 
    N/A 

    UNIT STANDARD LINKAGES 
    N/A 


    Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO): 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO IDENTIFYING 
    Identifying and solving problems and using critical and creative thinking when analysing Sacred Jewish Texts and drawing conclusions. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO WORKING 
    Collaborating
  • Working effectively with others as a member of a team or group when analysing issues in Sacred Jewish Texts. 
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    UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING 
    Collecting, analysing, organising and critically analysing Sacred Jewish Texts in terms of structural and textual difficulties. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO COMMUNICATING 
    Communicating effectively using language skills in writing and/or oral persuasion by explaining deeper meaning in Sacred Jewish Texts. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO CONTRIBUTING 
    Contributing to the full personal development of each learner by making an individual aware of the importance of:
  • Reflecting on and exploring a variety of strategies to learn more effectively by exploring strategies for close textual analysis.
  • Participating as responsible citizens in the life of local, national and global communities by teaching the values of the texts and their implications for society. 
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    UNIT STANDARD ASSESSOR CRITERIA 
    N/A 

    UNIT STANDARD NOTES 
    This unit standard is intentionally not linked to any qualification.
    Notes to assessors:

    Assessors should keep the following general principles in mind when designing and conducting assessments against this unit standard:
  • Focus the assessment activities on gathering evidence in terms of the main outcome expressed in the title to assure assessment is integrated rather than fragmented. Remember; we want to declare the learner competent in terms of the title.
  • Make sure evidence is gathered across the entire range, wherever it applies.
  • Do not focus the assessment activities on each assessment criterion. Rather make sure the assessment activities focus on the outcomes and are sufficient to enable evidence to be gathered around all the assessment criteria.
  • The assessment criteria provide the specifications against which assessment judgments should be made. In most cases, knowledge can be inferred from the quality of the performances, but in other cases, knowledge and understanding will have to be tested through questioning techniques. Where this is required, there will be assessment criteria to specify the standard required.
  • The task of the assessor is to gather sufficient evidence, of the prescribed type and quality, as specified in this unit standard, that the candidate can achieve the outcomes again and again and again. This means assessors will have to judge how many repeat performances are required before they believe the performance is reproducible.
  • All assessments should be conducted in line with the following well-documented principles of assessment. Assessment must be: appropriate, fair, manageable, integrated into work or learning, valid, direct, authentic, sufficient, systematic, open and consistent. 
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    QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD: 
    NONE 


    PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS UNIT STANDARD: 
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