English Language A-Level
Mode
What Mode means in English Language A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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The channel of communication, comparing spoken, written and multimodal texts in terms of planning, permanence, spontaneity and interactivity.
The channel of communication: spoken, written or blended digital forms, each with different turn-taking, editing and permanence.
The channel through which language is produced and received, distinguished as spoken, written and multimodal.
Topics that use Mode
- Children’s language development (AQA A-Level)
- Language diversity and change - Methods of language analysis (AQA A-Level)
- Language, the individual and society - Methods of language analysis (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Context
- Discourse
- Genre
- Grammar as a meaning-making resource
- Graphology
- Morphological structure of words
- Phrase and clause architecture
- Caregiver and peer interaction
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