English Language A-Level
Evidence-based interpretation
What Evidence-based interpretation means in English Language A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Evidence-based interpretation
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Analysis that links close language evidence to wider arguments about language, rather than summarising the text or agreeing with it.
Topics that use Evidence-based interpretation
- Writing skills (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Accessibility and register
- Audience and purpose
- Evidence-based discussion of language issues
- Form and genre conventions
- Positioning and reader address
- Academic register and cohesion
- Accuracy in public communication
- Discourse and ideology
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