Exam technique

• AO1:Band five- characteristics

  • apply linguistic methods and terminology, identifying patterns and complexities
  • Appy different levels of language analysis in an integrated way recognising how they are linked
  • rare errors
  • guide the reader
• AO1: Band five- content

  • Semantic patterns
  • Pragmatic features
  • Sentence and clause types
  • Cohesion and textural structure
• AO2: Band five- characteristic

  • demonstrate a synthesised conceptualised and individual view of issues
  • evaluate and challenge views approaches and interpretations of linguistic views
• AO2: Band five- content

  • Evaluate and challenge different ways of explaining CLA using well selected examples
  • synthesise ideas and conceptualise a view of the process
  • explore contextual and cultural factors
• AO3: Band five- characteristics

  • Evaluate use of language and representations according to context
  • Explore analysis within social and cultural contexts
• AO3: Band five- content

  • Evaluate each representation fully
  • evaluate the mode of the text
  • evaluate the time of writing if relevant
• AO4: Band five- characteristics

  • Evaluate the significance of connections between texts
  • explore connections between texts using context and language
• AO4: Band five- content

  • Evaluate the effects of audiences and purposes
  • Evaluate the effects of mode/genre
  • Evaluate the effects of social/historical contexts
  • Place texts within wider social discourses