2023 AQA A-level ENGLISH LANGUAGE 7702/1 Paper 1 Language, the individual and
society Question Paper & Mark scheme (Merged) June 2023
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A-level
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Paper 1 Language, the individual and society
Thursday 25 May 2023 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes
Materials
For this paper you must have:
• an AQA 12-page answer book
• the Insert for Section A (enclosed).
Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
• Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Paper Reference is 7702/1.
• There are two sections:
– Section A: Textual variations and representations
– Section B: Children’s language development.
• Answer all questions from Section A.
• Answer either Question 4 or Question 5 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 100.
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• There are 25 marks for Question 1, 25 marks for Question 2 and 20 marks for
Question 3. There are 30 marks for either Question 4 or Question 5.
• You will be marked on your ability to:
– use good English
– organise information clearly
– use specialist vocabulary where appropriate.
• A set of phonemic symbols can be found on the back of this paper, for reference.
Advice
• It is recommended that you use:
– 30 minutes reading and preparing the texts
– 30 minutes writing your Question 1 answer
– 30 minutes writing your Question 2 answer
– 20 minutes writing your Question 3 answer
– 40 minutes writing your Section B answer.
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Section A
Textual variations and representations
Answer all questions from this section.
Text A and Text B are on the Insert.
Text A is an online article from BBC News, published in March 2019.
Text B is a magazine article from The Bystander, published in April 1928.
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Analyse how Text A uses language to create meanings and representations.
[25 marks]
Analyse how Text B uses language to create meanings and representations.
[25 marks]
Explore the similarities and differences in the ways that Text A and Text B use language.
[20 marks]
Turn over for Section B
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Section B
Children’s language development
Answer either Question 4 or Question 5 from this section.
Either
0 4 ‘Children’s language development depends on their experiences of the world
around them.’
Referring to Data Set 1 in detail, and to relevant ideas from language study, evaluate this
view of children’s language development.
[30 marks]
Transcription key:
(.) pause of less than a second
(2.0) longer pause (number of seconds indicated)
bold stressed syllables
[italics] contextual information
/ / indicates a phonemic transcription
CAPITALS indicates raised volume
simultaneous speech
A set of phonemic symbols can be found on the back of the Insert and also on the back of this
paper, for reference.
Data Set [Show Less]