ALDE/ALDA 122 is an advanced module in academic literacy skills offered in the second semester. It is a compulsory, credit bearing module for all students (both campus and distance-based) in order to complete their degree successfully. The purpose of the advanced module is to support students in the development of necessary academic abilities such as accessing information (reading and understanding), processing information (critically evaluating what is read) and producing information (writing effectively and submitting work that is academically correct). A student must pass both components and obtain an average module mark of at least 50% to pass the module.
ALDE/ALDA 112 is identical to the ALDE/ALDA 122 module but is offered in the first semester on the Potchefstroom campus. This module is offered to students who are exempted from the ALDE/ALDA 111 module. The purpose of this offering is to deal with large student numbers in the second semester on the Potchefstroom campus.
Students, from the Faculties of Engineering, Health Sciences, Natural and Agricultural Sciences, as well as Humanities, obtaining a code 4 or 5, will complete the ALDE(A)112 module during the first semester.
As already mentioned, the prerequisite for ALDE/ALDA 122/112 is ALDE/ALDA 111. Further, more detailed stipulations regarding the prerequisites are listed below:
A student may continue with ALDE/ALDA 122/112 if:
the student passed the ALDE/ALDA 111 module;
the student was exempted from completing ALDE/ALDA 111 after obtaining a score indicating “not at risk” for the TALL/TAG test (in the cases where the Faculty does not require ALDE/ALDA 111);
the student received module recognition for ALDE/ALDA 111 based on a module successfully completed while studying at another university (request for module recognition should be submitted to the Academic Literacy subject leaders);
the student is conditionally allowed to register for ALDE/ALDA 122 (please see section below) based on his/her ALDE/ALDA 111 module mark.
A student who obtains a final module mark between 40% and 49% for ALDE/ALDA 111 will be granted conditional admission to ALDE/ALDA 122. The student needs to complete both components (CI-skills component and Academic Literacy class component) and obtain a final module mark of 50% or more to have their ALDE/ALDA 111 result condoned to a pass.
Module recognition can be granted based on recognition of prior learning (RPL) and/or credit transfer. This will depend on the modules and/or degree completed by the student applying for recognition.
If a student has completed a module similar to ALDE/ALDA while studying at another institution, this student can request recognition by completing a student request form (SALA: Registration & Student Record Management). The student request form, official documentation indicating that the module was successfully passed, the module credits, NQF level, and module outcomes should be sent to the Academic Literacy subject leader on the applicable campus. Previously completed modules must at least be on a NQF 5 level, bear 12 credits, and have similar module outcomes to the academic literacy modules offered by the NWU. Final approval of RPL can only be granted through the sub-school Academic Literacy (Faculty of Humanities).