A systematic method
- Analyse texts through the language levels: phonetics/phonology, lexis/semantics, grammar/morphology, pragmatics, discourse and graphology - not isolated feature-spotting.
- Identify genre, audience, purpose and mode, then explain how and why language choices shape meaning and representation in context.
The approach
- Feature - example - effect - context: name the feature with terminology, quote it, explain its effect, and link to audience/purpose; build an argument.
Mode and register
- The mode continuum (spoken spontaneity vs written planning; electronic blends); register (formality, field, tenor).
Comparison
- Compare texts point-by-point on shared methods and ideas with clear connectives.
Use the language levels as your structure and always explain a feature's effect for audience and purpose - method, not feature-spotting, reaches the top band.
Diagram
Core idea
Key details
Worked example
Exam application
Definition
Evidence
Explanation
Conclusion