Arabic A-Level
Discourse connectors
What Discourse connectors means in Arabic A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Discourse connectors
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Words such as لكن، بينما، رغم أن that combine with verb forms, tense, pronoun chains and evaluative vocabulary as clues to implied meaning.
Topics that use Discourse connectors
- Paper 1: Translation into English, reading comprehension and writing (research question) in Arabic (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Accurate extraction of detail, figures and reported views
- Close reading of Arabic written texts
- Evaluating options against textual evidence
- Evidence
- Inference
- Applying source information to a set question
- Main points versus supporting detail
- Recognising agreement and conflict between sources
Using Discourse connectors in the exam
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