Adapting writing style to different purposes.

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    Candidates must demonstrate the ability to manipulate register and tone appropriate to a specific target audience and purpose. This encompasses the distinction between formal and informal address, the selection of vocabulary suited to specific text types (e.g., reports, informal emails, articles), and the deployment of complex grammatical structures to persuade, inform, or narrate. Mastery requires an understanding of cultural conventions regarding politeness and the structural expectations of diverse written formats.

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    Formal Correspondence: Application of formal register (Sie-form), standard salutations, and polite requests (Konjunktiv II) for official contexts such as job applications or complaints
    Informal Interaction: Use of colloquialisms, modal particles, and informal address (du/ihr) in personal emails, postcards, or social media contexts
    Persuasive and Discursive Writing: Deployment of rhetorical devices, connective logic, and objective voice for articles, blogs, or essays on social issues

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