Communication Studies Syllabus 2011

Changes in the Examination Papers

• Paper 1A is now 1 hour and 15 minutes
• Paper 1B (Listening Comprehension) remains 30 minutes
• Paper 2 remains 2 hours and 30 minutes

Changes in the Internal Assessment (Portfolio)
• General Introduction instead of Introductory Statement (whereas the Introductory Statement in the previous syllabus was not marked) this is worth 12 marks
 Not more than 200 words
 Should refer to the Expository, Reflective and Analytical
 Should clearly identify the theme selected
 The purpose of selecting that theme
 Should show how this theme relates to your academic, work –related and personal interest

• Expository (16 marks)
 Students can only bring 1 cue card containing headings alone, into the room (4” by 6”)

• Reflective (14 marks)
 Only 1 original piece (not more than 800 words) in any given genre (poetry, short story, song, skit, eulogy) is to be created by students.
 This reflective piece must be accompanied by a Preface instead of a Rationale of no more than 200 words.
• The Preface should address:
 The purpose for this piece
 The intended audience
 The context/situation ie when and where this piece can be used effectively
 Notice that there is no inspiration!

• Analysis (18 marks)
 Should not be more than 350 words in length
 Must analyse the original piece created in the Reflective
 Must analyse any 2 areas or elements: registers, dialectal variation, attitudes to language and communicative behaviours