Grade 11 Life Orientation Revision

Comprehensive vocabulary revision flashcards covering Grade 11 Life Orientation topics, including goal setting, relationships, higher education pathways, democratic governance, study methods, environmental issues, workplace skills, and human rights.

Goals

The plans, aims, and objectives that people want to achieve in life, which differ from dreams and wishes because active steps can be taken to reach them.

SMART Goals

A goal-setting guideline specifying that goals must be Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Time based.

Short-term Goals

Goals that are accomplished in a brief period of time, such as within a week or a month.

Medium-term Goals

Objectives that an individual intends to achieve over a duration of approximately $6$ months.

Long-term Goals

Goals requiring several years of planning and effort to achieve, such as qualifying as a doctor or engineer.

Values

The core principles an individual considers important in life that guide decision-making, shape life goals, and establish personal priorities.

Casual Relationships

Interactions with individuals whom one encounters frequently but with whom one does not share a close personal bond like family or close friends.

Formal Relationships

Professional or structured relationships established with people typically holding a more senior position, such as teachers and elders.

Romantic Relationships

Close personal partnerships based on love, allowing individuals to be themselves without feeling pressured to change.

Power Relations

Interpersonal dynamics wherein one individual holds authority or control over another person.

Gender Stereotyping

The generalized assumption that an individual will behave or ought to behave in a specific manner solely based on their gender.

Gender Roles

Societal expectations, activities, and prescribed behaviours deemed appropriate or normal for men and women.

Higher Certificate

A qualification that prepares a learner to work in a specific industry, providing introductory knowledge, practical skills, and credit towards further studies.

Diploma

A qualification focusing on general principles of knowledge application and specialist skills, typically including practical experience and qualifying a learner for degree studies.

Bachelor's Degree

A comprehensive higher education programme focusing on principles, theory, and research that prepares learners for professional careers and postgraduate studies.

FET College

Further Education and Training college; an institution registered with the Department of Higher Education (DHET) to deliver vocational and occupational training.

Admission Point Score (APS)

A point allocation system based on percentage achievement levels obtained in National Senior Certificate examinations used to assess eligibility for tertiary study.

South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA)

The regulatory body that oversees the development and implementation of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) and accredits training providers in South Africa.

National Qualifications Framework (NQF)

The national structure on which educational standards and qualifications are registered to unify education and training throughout South Africa.

NSFAS

National Student Financial Aid Scheme; South Africa's public financial assistance scheme designed to support academically deserving and financially needy tertiary students.

Public Participation

Active civic engagement by citizens in democratic structures, law-making, community forums, protests, and electoral processes.

Petition

A formal written document signed by members of the public requesting that an authority or government address a specific issue.

Co-operative Governance

The constitutional model in South Africa where national, provincial, and local spheres of government collaborate and coordinate their functions.

Proportional Representation

An electoral system where political parties are awarded parliamentary seats in proportion to the percentage of total votes they receive in an election.

Constituency-based Representation

An electoral system in which a country is divided into voting districts (constituencies), each electing an individual member to represent them.

Rule of Law

A governance framework established on government accountability, an absence of corruption, legal security, order, fundamental rights, and equal access to justice.

National Assembly

The supreme law-making house of South Africa's Parliament, consisting of $350$ to $400$ members elected for a five-year term.

National Council of Provinces (NCOP)

The parliamentary house representing provincial interests at the national level, consisting of $90$ delegates ($10$ from each of the nine provinces).

SQ3R Method

A five-phase study strategy consisting of Survey, Question, Read, Recite, and Review to enhance reading comprehension and memory retention.

Corpus Callosum

The bundle of nerve tissue that links the left and right cerebral hemispheres of the human brain, allowing communication between both sides.

Inhumane Farming Methods

Agricultural practices that inflict cruelty and severe distress on animals, such as confining chickens within battery cages.

Environmental Degradation

The progressive damage or destruction of natural resources and habitats caused by human activities such as soil erosion and pollution.

Climate Change

Long-term alterations in global temperatures and weather patterns caused by the accumulation of greenhouse gases trapping heat in the atmosphere.

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

A structured business document summarizing an individual's career history, educational qualifications, abilities, and professional references.

Suitability Audit

An evaluative test, questionnaire, or quiz taken to judge how well an individual's personal skills, interests, and temperament match a prospective career.

Work Ethics

A set of moral principles and workplace rules that define proper, professional, and acceptable behaviour on the job.

Skilled Labour

A category of workers with extensive, specialized training who perform complex, autonomous tasks within their field of competence.

Semi-skilled Labour

Workers trained to execute a single specific job or set of procedures, usually assisting fully skilled employees.

Unskilled Labour

Workers who possess little or no specialized training and perform tasks that require no formal educational qualifications.

Domestic Violence

A pattern of abusive and coercive behaviour in a marriage or close relationship used to dominate a partner via intimidation, guilt, threats, or physical harm.

Statutory Rape

Sexual intercourse involving a female under the age of $16$, irrespective of whether consent was ostensibly provided.

Sexual Harassment

Repeated, non-consensual sexual behaviour, including inappropriate comments, persistent gestures, physical touching, or demands for sexual favours.

Euthanasia

The intentional ending of the life of a person experiencing unbearable pain from an incurable medical condition in order to end their suffering.