GCSE English Language Specification Specification (version 1.4)

E40GCSE English Language Unit 3 Part c Spoken Language StudyControlled Assessment CriteriaA02Understand variations in spoken language, explaining why language changes in relation to contexts.Evaluate the impact of spoken language choices in their own and others’ use.Band 5Candidates demonstrate‘Sophisticated, perceptive analysis and evaluation of aspects of how they and others use and adapt spoken language for specific purposesImpressive’sustained and sophisticated interpretations of key features found in spoken language data17–20 marks sophisticated analysis and evaluation of key issues arising from public attitudes to spoken language varieties.Band 4Candidates demonstrate‘Confident,confident explanation and analysis of how they and others use and adapt spoken language for specific purposesAssured’confident analysis and reflection on features found in some spoken language data13–16 marks confident analysis of some issues arising from public attitudes to spoken language varieties.Band 3Candidates demonstrate‘Clear, Consistent’ explanation of how they and others use and adapt spoken language for specific purposes9–12 marks exploration of features found in some spoken language dataexploration of some issues arising from public attitudes to spoken language varieties.Band 2Candidates demonstrate‘Some’some awareness of how they and others use and adapt spoken language for specific purposes5–8 marks some understanding of significant features found in some spoken language datasome awareness of public attitudes to spoken language varieties.Band 1Candidates demonstrate‘Limited’limited awareness of how they and others use and adapt spoken language for specific purposes1–4 marks description of a limited range of features to be found in some spoken language datalimited awareness of public attitudes to spoken language varieties.0 marks Nothing worthy of creditNotes:1. The phrase ‘spoken language’ here refers to the range of texts which are possible in each of the three categories.2. Data here can take different forms, such as transcripts, recordings, journalism etc.GCSE English Language for teaching from September 2010 onwards (version 1.4)