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Describe one reading, analysis, writing, and spoken-language response or mechanism that helps you develop critical knowledge and understanding of different views and explanations of language diversity and change..
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- A high-scoring response should include precise scientific terminology, a clear sequence of ideas, and explicit reference to Analysing variation, change and attitudes.
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Use precise examples before making a judgement. This answer should show how the response meets the learning objective: Develop critical knowledge and understanding of different views and explanations of language diversity and change.
In Language diversity and change, the strongest explanation links the answer to Analysing variation, change and attitudes, uses accurate linguistic terminology, and makes the evidence serve a clear analytical purpose. If the question is exam-style, the student should move beyond naming a feature by explaining how critical evaluation works in a comparison task where similarities and differences must be explained, not listed.
That means connecting language choice to meaning, context, representation, audience, genre, mode or method as appropriate. The conclusion should not be a personal opinion; it should be a supported judgement about how the language data operates in relation to the task.
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