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Assessment Objectives

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Assessment Objectives

Each essay you write in your English Language exam will assess different assessment objectives. Here are summaries of what each assessment objective looks at:

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Assessment Objective 1 (AO1)

  • Use suitable methods to analyse language.
  • Use proper terminology to analyse language.
  • Write coherently.
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Assessment Objective 2 (AO2)

  • Show that you understand key concepts related to how people use language.
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Assessment Objective 3 (AO3)

  • Show that you can examine and assess how context and features of language affect meaning.
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Assessment Objective 4 (AO4)

  • Use your knowledge of language methods/concepts to look at how texts are connected.
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Assessment Objective 5 (AO5)

  • Show that you're an expert at the English Language and you can use it creatively to communicate!

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