AS ENGLISH LANGUAGE Paper 2 Language varieties

AS ENGLISH LANGUAGE Paper 2 Language varieties Monday 20 May 2024 Morning Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes Materials For this paper you must have: • an AQA 12-page answer book. Instructions • Use black ink or black ball-point pen. • Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Paper Reference is 7701/2. • There are two sections: – Section A: Language diversity – Section B: Language discourses. • Answer either Question 1 or Question 2 from Section A. Answer Question 3 from Section B. • Do all rough work in your answer book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked. Information • The maximum mark for this paper is 70. • The marks for questions are shown in brackets. • There are 30 marks for either Question 1 or Question 2. There are 40 marks for Question 3. • You will be marked on your ability to: – use good English – organise information clearly – use specialist vocabulary where appropriate. Advice • It is recommended that you use: – about 40 minutes writing your Section A answer – about 50 minutes writing your Section B answer. Section A Language diversity Answer one question from this section. Either 0 1 Discuss the idea that there is a connection between a person’s social class and the language they use. In your answer you should discuss concepts and issues from language study. You should use your own supporting examples and the data in Text A, below. Text A is the opening of an article from Country Living magazine. [30 marks] Text A or 0 2 Discuss the idea that women play a subordinate role in conversations with men. In your answer you should discuss concepts and issues from language study. You should use your own supporting examples and the data in Text B, below. Text B is a transcript of a conversation between two men, Edward and Richard, and one woman, Kate. [30 marks] Text B Transcription key: (.) pause of less than a second simultaneous speech [italics] contextual information Edward: has anyone got any nice plans for the summer holida ys Kate: erm (.) ooh [sounding surprised] not yet actually no no Richard: I do we did book a holiday to Spain but we had to cancel it Kate: ohhh [sounding sympathetic] yeah 5 Richard: yeah (.) so unfortunately Kate: it’s just so unpredictable (.) yeah Turn over for Section B Turn over ► Section B Language discourses Answer Question 3. 0 3 Text C is an extract from a newspaper article about using appropriate language when applying for a job. Write an article in which you discuss the idea that a person should adapt their language to fit different contexts. You should refer to ideas from language study. Before writing your article you should state your intended audience. [40 marks] Text C END OF QUESTIONS There are no questions printed on this page