ENG1503 - Academic Language And Literacy In English
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ENG1503 ASSIGNMENT 1 SEMESTER 2 2023
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ENG1503 - Academic Language And Literacy In English
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University Of South Africa (Unisa)
The document discusses the mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and youth, emphasizing the potential negative effects of large-scale emergencies on mental well-being. It highlights that pandemic mitigation measures have disrupted in-person learning, social networks, and access...
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In your own
words, summarise
the main ideas of
the text.
The text highlights the mental
health impacts of the COVID-19
pandemic on children and youth,
emphasizing that pandemics and
large-scale emergencies can
have long-lasting negative
effects on mental well-being. The
mitigation measures taken to
control the spread of COVID-19,
such as social distancing, school
closures, and limited access to
healthcare, have disrupted
important routines, social
structures, and support systems
for children and adolescents.
This disruption, coupled with
factors like social isolation, fear
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of infection, and socioeconomic
stressors, has led to increased
mental distress among young
individuals
NATALIE FOXX
ASSIGNMENT 1 SEMESTER 2 2023
, ASSIGNMENT
3.1 Semester 2 Assignment 1:
Assignment number Unique Number Due Date
Assignment 1 646942 15 August 2023
ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS
Assignment 01 – Short paragraph questions
Compulsory: Yes Due Date: 15 August 2023
Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to teach you how to
critically read an article, and to engage with and reflect on it in an academic manner by answering
the assigned questions in short paragraphs. When marking the assignment, we will penalise poor
language expression. Examples of poor language expression include serious errors in sentence
structure, incomprehensible and barely literate vocabulary, spelling, punctuation, and so on.
Instruction: Read the text below and answer the following questions in short paragraphs of not
more than 150 words each Do not quote directly from the text unless you are instructed to do so.
Mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and youth – a systematic
review
Pandemics and other large-scale emergencies have the potential to negatively affect mental health
during the event and long after. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, mitigation measures have
interrupted in-person learning, social and community networks, recreational activities and access
to health care, challenging access to important routines, social structures, resources, and supports.
While these measures are necessary to prevent an escalating public health emergency, prolonged
social isolation and home confinement may lead to immediate and long-term mental health and
well-being challenges (Kaufman et al., 2020; Wang et al., 2020). Short-term factors contributing to
mental distress during the COVID19 pandemic include concerns about SARS-CoV-2 infection and
subsequent health impacts, social isolation, and worsening social determinants of mental health
such as socioeconomic
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