Audience (AQA GCSE English Language): Flashcards
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Audience (definition)
Audience (definition)
Specific group of people writer has in mind when writing
3 types of audience
3 types of audience
General, specific, multiple
General audience
General audience
Broad groups e.g. all adults or all teenagers
Specific audience
Specific audience
Particular groups e.g. parents with young children
Multiple audiences
Multiple audiences
Text appeals to more than one group at same time
Content clues (identifying audience)
Content clues (identifying audience)
Subject matter - who would be interested in topic?
Sophisticated vocab suggests what audience?
Sophisticated vocab suggests what audience?
Educated adults
Modern slang & simple sentences suggest what audience?
Modern slang & simple sentences suggest what audience?
Younger readers
Simple explanations indicate what audience?
Simple explanations indicate what audience?
Beginners/people unfamiliar with topic
Technical vocab without explanation suggests what?
Technical vocab without explanation suggests what?
Audience familiar with the topic
CVL method meaning
CVL method meaning
Content, Vocabulary, Language clues
Common mistake when identifying audience
Common mistake when identifying audience
Assuming text has only one audience