Introduction to the unit
This guide is for the second exam unit of English Language and Literature AQA A: Analysing Speech and its Representation.
The unit requires students to study spoken language through transcripts of spontaneous speech, prepared speeches and non-literary representations of speech, such as magazine interviews.
Students also study one from a list of eight prose and drama texts for this closed book exam.
Assessment
Section A of this unit is assessed using AO2 (15 marks) and AO3 (30 marks).
AO2
Demonstrate detailed critical understanding in analyzing ways in which structure, form and language shape meanings in a range of spoken and written texts.
AO3
Use integrated approaches to explore relationships between texts, analysing and evaluating the significance of contextual factors in their production and reception.
Section B of this unit (the set text question) is assessed using AO1 and AO2 (15 marks each).
AO1
Select and apply relevant concepts and approaches from integrated linguistic and literary study, using appropriate terminology and accurate, coherent written expression
AO2
Demonstrate detailed critical understanding in analyzing ways in which structure, form and language shape meanings in a range of spoken and written texts.
Set Texts
All the set texts for this paper are prose or drama (as they are for...
