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Independent comparative critical study key terms

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Independent comparative critical study

AqaA LevelEnglish Literature ANon-exam assessment Texts across time

Key terms

  • translation

    translation is a literary concept used to frame the approved objective "Use an academically recognised high-quality translation.". Define it precisely, then connect it to textual evidence and a writer's choice in language, form or structure rather than using it as a topic label.

  • Translated texts

    Translated texts is an interpretive or assessment boundary for Translated texts. Use it to distinguish connected comparison from separate essays, literary context from biography, or evidence-supported interpretation from unsupported opinion as the objective requires.

  • original writer

    original writer is a literary concept used to frame the approved objective "Treat the translated wording as the original writer's words for assessment purposes.". Define it precisely, then connect it to textual evidence and a writer's choice in language, form or structure rather than using it as a topic label.

  • Translated texts

    Translated texts is an interpretive or assessment boundary for Translated texts. Use it to distinguish connected comparison from separate essays, literary context from biography, or evidence-supported interpretation from unsupported opinion as the objective requires.