Unit 5 Language and Identity overview quiz - WJEC A-Level English Language quiz

A non-exam assessment (NEA): an independent language investigation

A two-hour written examination

A spoken presentation

A multiple-choice test

500 to 1000 words

2500 to 3500 words

1500 to 2000 words

5000 to 6000 words

Language change over time

Spoken language only

Language and identity

Spelling reform

Language and self-representation

Language and gender

Language diversity

Language and the weather

Cultural identity in language, including bilingualism, dialect and code-switching

Only Old English texts

The grammar of Latin

Spelling rules

To make it harder

So it can be analysed closely within the word count

Because broad questions are banned

To avoid using data

The conclusion of the essay

The title page

How you gather and handle your data

The word count

A grammatical rule

A spelling convention

A type of pause in speech

The way being observed or recorded can change how people behave

Systematic use of the language levels and concepts, grounded in the data

Opinion alone

A single quotation

The marker's preferences

Sweeping, unsupported generalisations

A measured judgement supported by evidence, with honest evaluation of method and limits

Avoiding any conclusion

Repeating the introduction

Referencing is optional

Because the exam board provides the references

Because it is coursework that is internally marked and externally moderated, so academic honesty matters

Because it increases the word count

Only Unit 1

Only the creative writing unit

No earlier units

The analytical and conceptual skills of the whole course (Units 1 to 4)

Describing the data instead of analysing it and linking findings to identity

Analysing data with the language levels

Choosing a focused question

Referencing accurately