English Language GCSE
Audience, purpose and context
What Audience, purpose and context means in English Language GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Audience, purpose and context
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The reader being written for, the reason for writing and the situation, which together shape vocabulary, grammar, form and structure.
Topics that use Audience, purpose and context
- Component 2: Non-fiction and Transactional Writing - 2.2 Writing (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Audience and purpose
- Coherence and cohesion
- Emotional impact and reader engagement
- Form and register
- Persuasive and rhetorical technique
- Selection and organisation of material
- Imaginative and creative language
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