AQA A-level ENGLISH LANGUAGE BEST RATING Paper 2 Language diversity and change FINAL JUNE 2023

AQA A-level ENGLISH LANGUAGE Paper 2 Language diversity and change Monday 5 June 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 B (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 7702/2. • There are two sections: – Section A: Diversity and change – Section B: Language discourses. • Answer either Question 1 or Question 2 from Section A. • Answer both Question 3 and Question 4 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 30 marks for either Question 1 or Question 2. There are 40 marks for Question 3 and 30 marks for Question 4. • 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: – 45 minutes writing your Section A answer – 15 minutes preparing the material for Section B – 45 minutes writing your answer to Question 3 – 45 minutes writing your answer to Question 4. Section A Diversity and change Answer one question from this section. Either 0 1 Evaluate the idea that it is an advantage to be able to switch between different varieties of language. [30 marks] or 0 2 Evaluate the idea that language change is caused by contact between different social groups. [30 marks] Section B Language discourses Answer both Question 3 and Question 4. Text A and Text B are on the insert. Text A is an article about the use of the full stop. The article was published on the website The Conservative Woman in 2020. Text B is an article about the use of the full stop. The article was published by MailOnline in 2020. Analyse how language is used in Text A and Text B to present views about changing uses of language. In your answer you should: • examine any similarities and differences you find between the two texts • explore how effectively the texts present their views. [40 marks]