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Language Investigation

AqaA LevelEnglish LanguageNon-exam assessment Language in Action

Exam tips

  • Investigation pathways exam tip 1

    Write the method before the answer so the examiner can follow each step. Apply this to investigate distinctive features of a type of language use through a genre-based investigation..

    This keeps the answer actionable and aligned to Investigation pathways, rather than giving generic revision advice.

  • Investigation pathways exam tip 1

    Write the method before the answer so the examiner can follow each step. Apply this to investigate what language is used to do through a function or use-based investigation..

    This keeps the answer actionable and aligned to Investigation pathways, rather than giving generic revision advice.

  • Investigation pathways exam tip 1

    Write the method before the answer so the examiner can follow each step. Apply this to investigate how people feel about language through an attitudes-based investigation..

    This keeps the answer actionable and aligned to Investigation pathways, rather than giving generic revision advice.

  • Investigation pathways exam tip 1

    Write the method before the answer so the examiner can follow each step. Apply this to investigate who uses a type of language through a user-based investigation..

    This keeps the answer actionable and aligned to Investigation pathways, rather than giving generic revision advice.

  • Data collection for investigation exam tip 1

    Write the method before the answer so the examiner can follow each step. Apply this to collect spoken language data where appropriate to the investigation..

    This keeps the answer actionable and aligned to Data collection for investigation, rather than giving generic revision advice.

  • Data collection for investigation exam tip 1

    Write the method before the answer so the examiner can follow each step. Apply this to collect written language data where appropriate to the investigation..

    This keeps the answer actionable and aligned to Data collection for investigation, rather than giving generic revision advice.

  • Data collection for investigation exam tip 1

    Write the method before the answer so the examiner can follow each step. Apply this to collect multimodal language data where appropriate to the investigation..

    This keeps the answer actionable and aligned to Data collection for investigation, rather than giving generic revision advice.

  • Data collection for investigation exam tip 1

    Write the method before the answer so the examiner can follow each step. Apply this to collect word lists where appropriate to the investigation..

    This keeps the answer actionable and aligned to Data collection for investigation, rather than giving generic revision advice.

  • Data collection for investigation exam tip 1

    Write the method before the answer so the examiner can follow each step. Apply this to collect attitudes to language where appropriate to the investigation..

    This keeps the answer actionable and aligned to Data collection for investigation, rather than giving generic revision advice.

  • Data collection for investigation exam tip 1

    Write the method before the answer so the examiner can follow each step. Apply this to collect uses of language where appropriate to the investigation..

    This keeps the answer actionable and aligned to Data collection for investigation, rather than giving generic revision advice.

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