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Comparative Analysis of Texts

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How do you analyse a spoken language transcript, using the distinctive features of speech, for the unseen comparison?

Analysing spoken language: reading transcription conventions and the features of speech (fillers, false starts, turn-taking, prosody, deixis, spontaneity) and comparing speech with written texts.
How to analyse a spoken language transcript for the WJEC unseen comparison. Covers transcription conventions and the distinctive features of speech (fillers, false starts, turn-taking, prosody, deixis, spontaneity) and how to compare speech with written texts.
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How do you produce a detailed comparative analysis of three unseen texts of different genres linked by content, theme or style?

Comparing three unseen texts: planning a connective comparison across genres and periods, structuring by point of comparison, and analysing how texts linked by content, theme or style make meaning (AO4).
How to compare three unseen texts in WJEC A-Level English Language and Literature. Covers planning a connective comparison across different genres and periods, structuring by point of comparison, and analysing texts linked by content, theme or style under timed conditions (AO4).
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How do you analyse genre, audience, purpose, register and viewpoint in unseen texts, detecting bias and stance?

Genre, audience and purpose: identifying genre conventions, intended audience and purpose, analysing register and mode, and detecting viewpoint, stance and bias in unseen texts.
How to analyse genre, audience, purpose, register and viewpoint in unseen texts for WJEC A-Level English Language and Literature. Covers identifying genre conventions and mode, analysing register, and detecting stance and bias to read how a text positions its reader (AO1 and AO3).
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