Unit Six: Issues in Communication

           

          Advanced Level

          2 hours – three synoptic 15% of the total A Level marks

          questions

          Synoptic module. Focuses on key debates in communication.

          Unit 6 Written Unit 2 hours

          15% of the total A Level marks 90 marks

          Issues in Communication

          Candidates will answer three synoptic questions to explore in greater

          depth significant debates on communication issues:

          •  competing theories about communication
          •  implications of new communication technologies
          •  communication and socialisation
          •  ethical, moral and political debates in communication.

          This unit tests Assessment Objective 5 and assesses Module 6 of the

          A2 Subject Content.

           

           

          You all have copies of this paper already. It's what we have been using since September. So far you should have done the following questions from this paper:

           

          1a. The process of devising communication models should help to clarify what occurs during communication.

           

          Select a model (or models) that you feel is (are) particularly appropriate to both cultural and personal communication situations and evaluate its (their) effectiveness.   30 Marks

           

          3b. "Speak that I might see you." Samuel Johnson

          Analyse the contribution made by communication to a sense of both personal and cultural identity.                                                                                                                 30 Marks

           

           

          We are now in the middle of studying a unit that will allow you to answer the following question, which will be your next assignment:

           

          4a. "Gender is all culture and no nature."

           

          Evaluate this definition of gender and consider how useful an understanding of gender is to the study of both personal and cultural communication.                                   30 Marks