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Analyse how Text A uses language to create meanings and representations [25 marks]
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Analyse how Text B uses language to create meanings and representations (will always be an older text) [25 marks]
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Explore the similarities and differences in the way Texts A and B use language. [20 marks]
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explore any similarities and differences you find between the two texts
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explore how effectively the texts present their views.
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An introduction - mention what the tone, register, audience, mode, purpose and genre are, plus graphology and voice if applicable
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How the reader is represented / any meanings or stereotypes created
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How the writer is represented
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How the topic is represented
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A paragraph on similarities between the text
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A paragraph on differences
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A summary as a whole.
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Behaviourism - language is a result of conditioning. Skinner, operant conditioning, positive / negative reinforcement
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Nativism - children have innate ability to learn language. Chomsky, Language Acquisition Device (LAD), universal grammar rules
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Interactionism - children learn best when interacting with caregivers. Bruner, Language Acquisition Support System, scaffolding
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Cognitive theory - Piaget's stages of development
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Pre-verbal / babbling - cooing, baby sounds etc
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Holophrastic - one word utterances
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Two-word - two word utterances
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Telegraphic - sentences without grammatical words, akin to a telegram
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Post-telegraphic - complete sentences, resemble adult speech
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Analyse how Text A uses language to create meanings and representations [25 marks]
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Analyse how Text B uses language to create meanings and representations (will always be an older text) [25 marks]
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Explore the similarities and differences in the way Texts A and B use language. [20 marks]
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explore any similarities and differences you find between the two texts
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explore how effectively the texts present their views.