Teacher and Tutorial Letter

INTRODUCTION
Dear prospective pastoral educator
EDPHOD8/101
With this Tutorial Letter we are pleased to welcome you as a student to the module the Educator in a pastoral role. We trust that you will find this module interesting and rewarding. We will do our best to make your study of this module successful. You will be well on your way to success if you start studying early in the semester and resolve to do the assignments properly.
You will receive a number of tutorial letters during the semester. A tutorial letter is our way of communicating with you about teaching, learning and assessment.
This tutorial letter contains important information about the scheme of work, resources and assignments for this module. We urge you to read it carefully and to keep it at hand when working through the study material, preparing the assignments, preparing for the examination and addressing questions to us.
In this Tutorial Letter you will find the assignments and assessment criteria as well as instructions on the preparation and submission of the assignments. It also provides all the information you need with regard to the prescribed study material and other resources and how to obtain them. Please study this information carefully and make sure that you obtain the prescribed material as soon as possible.
We have also included certain general and administrative information about this module. Please study this section of the tutorial letter carefully.
Right from the start we would like to point out that you must read all the tutorial letters you receive during the semester immediately and carefully, as they always contain important and, sometimes, urgent information.
Some of this tutorial matter may not be available when you register. Tutorial matter that is not available when you register will be posted to you as soon as possible, but is also available on myUnisa.
We hope that you will enjoy this module and wish you all the best!
2 PURPOSE OF AND OUTCOMES FOR THE MODULE
2.1 Purpose
Upon completion of this module you should have obtained the applied competence of the community, citizenship and pastoral role at a beginner teacher’s level.