AQA A-level English Language Paper 2 (7702/2) - 7th June 2024 [Exam Chat]

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AQA A-level English Language Paper 2 (7702/2) - 7th June 2024 [Exam Chat]

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Date/Time: 7 Jun/AM
Length: 2h 30m
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Reply 1

oodley

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how is everyone feeling for the exam? now paper 1 is out of the way i've realised i literally know nothing for this one

Reply 2

charlotteutd

3

does anyone know what last year's questions were? have looked everywhere but can't find it without having to pay and would rather not do that lol

Reply 3

username6282515

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Original post by charlotteutd

does anyone know what last year's questions were? have looked everywhere but can't find it without having to pay and would rather not do that lol

You can find them on AQA website for free https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/english/as-and-a-level/english-language-7701-7702/assessment-resources

Reply 4

username6282515

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Original post by oodley

how is everyone feeling for the exam? now paper 1 is out of the way i've realised i literally know nothing for this one

Honestly, not feeling too great, trying to memorise theorists at this point, I feel the weakest in questions 3 and 4, does anyone have any tips?

Reply 5

charlotteutd

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Original post by Lunaz

You can find them on AQA website for free https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/english/as-and-a-level/english-language-7701-7702/assessment-resources

thanks, but i'm looking for last year (2023) specifically and it's not on there yet because aqa are weird about when they release past papers. just want to know what topics were covered in 2023 as they're probably less likely to use them again the year after. thanks again for trying to help though :smile:

Reply 6

maxcxsxsxs

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Original post by charlotteutd

thanks, but i'm looking for last year (2023) specifically and it's not on there yet because aqa are weird about when they release past papers. just want to know what topics were covered in 2023 as they're probably less likely to use them again the year after. thanks again for trying to help though :smile:

last year had two texts about the snowflakes of newer generation, with an article about new 'things' into the language because the other article was about full stops ruining language. i wrote about charles hockett, subsatrum and fluctuation theory etc (i did this in jan mock). the first two i forgot one but the one i answered was about code switching being beneficial or something, i wrote about class, gender, teenspeak etc. was a dream question ngl

Reply 7

Zakihh

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Original post by charlotteutd

thanks, but i'm looking for last year (2023) specifically and it's not on there yet because aqa are weird about when they release past papers. just want to know what topics were covered in 2023 as they're probably less likely to use them again the year after. thanks again for trying to help though :smile:

1.

Evaluate the idea that it is an advantage to be able to switch between different varieties of language.[30 marks]
or

2.

Evaluate the idea that language change is caused by contact between different social groups. [30 marks]

Reply 8

oodley

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Original post by Zakihh

1.

Evaluate the idea that it is an advantage to be able to switch between different varieties of language.[30 marks]
or

2.

Evaluate the idea that language change is caused by contact between different social groups. [30 marks]

that first question is amazing omg, i'm so annoyed it probably won't be accent and dialect this year! hoping for a gender question and praying for anything but an occupational language question 🙏🙏🙏

Reply 9

Zakihh

5

Original post by oodley

that first question is amazing omg, i'm so annoyed it probably won't be accent and dialect this year! hoping for a gender question and praying for anything but an occupational language question 🙏🙏🙏

idk why everybody hates occ lang so much... its my favourite. and there's never been a proper dedicated question on it, so it might come up.

Reply 10

maxcxsxsxs

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Original post by Zakihh

idk why everybody hates occ lang so much... its my favourite. and there's never been a proper dedicated question on it, so it might come up.

there are barely any theories on it !!!

Reply 11

oodley

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Original post by Zakihh

idk why everybody hates occ lang so much... its my favourite. and there's never been a proper dedicated question on it, so it might come up.

i just find it kinda awkward to write essays about, it feels like i don't know enough specific theories to be able to argue points properly!

Reply 12

Zakihh

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Original post by maxcxsxsxs

there are barely any theories on it !!!

really?!
pateman, fairclough, drew and h, koester, swales discourse community , Austin performative lang, Grice (idk when you'd use his maxims but hey he's there) Herbert and straight, hornyak, goffman, brown and levenson... if only section b is occupational lang😋

Reply 13

maxcxsxsxs

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Original post by Zakihh

really?!
pateman, fairclough, drew and h, koester, swales discourse community , Austin performative lang, Grice (idk when you'd use his maxims but hey he's there) Herbert and straight, hornyak, goffman, brown and levenson... if only section b is occupational lang😋

damn. ive only been taught like 5 of those

Reply 14

username6282515

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Original post by maxcxsxsxs

damn. ive only been taught like 5 of those

Same here, I'm cooked if that's the question

Reply 15

abiiorbfiafl

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do we need to know about the history of english? like old English, middle english etc or is that not really necessary? i just don't understand where I'd use them if I were to learn them

Reply 16

fieldofivy

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Original post by abiiorbfiafl

do we need to know about the history of english? like old English, middle english etc or is that not really necessary? i just don't understand where I'd use them if I were to learn them

at most it can be used as supporting evidence in language change essays but I don't really think it's that essential

Reply 17

Joeh_194

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I'm hoping its anything but world English because that is the bane of my existence...

Reply 18

maxcxsxsxs

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Original post by Joeh_194

I'm hoping its anything but world English because that is the bane of my existence...

realll. last year the article was on lang change, so hopefully we should get a diversity one!

Reply 19

username6282515

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Original post by maxcxsxsxs

realll. last year the article was on lang change, so hopefully we should get a diversity one!

I'm hoping that too! By the way is it true that in section A, there's always going to be a question on Language change and diversity, not 2 diversity or 2 change questions? Since you get to pick one?

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