English Language A-Level
Speech and writing as different modes
What Speech and writing as different modes means in English Language A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Children switch between speech and writing according to situation, and comparing spoken and written versions of a genre shows differences in formality, planning and audience awareness.
Topics that use Speech and writing as different modes
- Children’s language development (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Caregiver and peer interaction
- Conventions and audience awareness
- Development of communicative competence
- Functions and purposes of child language
- Genre as purpose-driven text type
- Mode
- Pragmatics and speech acts
- Research evidence and studies
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