Communication Studies

{"examination": "CAPE Communication Studies", "syllabus_topics": {"School-Based Assessment (SBA)": ["Research Project: a compulsory integrated project requiring candidates to demonstrate skills in research, analysis, and evaluation developed across all three Modules [17, 18]", "Thematic Exposition: identifying a current topic related to a specific CAPE academic course and discussing the critical issues and challenges raised by that topic [19]"], "Module 3: Speaking and Writing": ["The Communication Process: identifying elements like sender, message, and feedback, and understanding factors such as bias or misinformation that influence audience reception [12]", "Forms and Features of Communication: functions of linguistic, paralinguistic, and non-verbal features across intrapersonal, interpersonal, academic, and public contexts [12, 13]", "Rhetorical Appeals and Persuasion: the application of Logos (reason), Pathos (emotion), Ethos (credibility), and Kairos (timeliness) to influence audience response [14]", "Production Processes: stages of speaking and writing including prewriting, drafting, and revising, alongside the use of promotional strategies for specific target audiences [15, 16]"], "Module 2: Language and Community": ["Nature and Characteristics of Language: defining spoken and sign language, and distinguishing between concepts such as standard, dialect, register, and mother tongue [5-7]", "Caribbean Linguistic Identity: understanding the structures of Caribbean English Creoles and the role of language as an expression of regional culture and social demarcation [5, 8]", "Language in Society: discussing the social, political, ethical, and psychological roles of language, including its use to assert authority, mark identity, or discriminate [8, 9]", "Technology and Communication: assessing the impact of traditional and digital media technologies on linguistic practices and their role in revitalizing endangered language varieties [10, 11]"], "Module 1: Gathering, Organising and Processing Information": ["Principles of Language and Communication: involving knowledge of standard English structures and the analysis of informative and persuasive communication in various forms and contexts [1]", "Information Literacy and Research Skills: applying analytical and critical evaluation to oral and written materials, and using research principles to collect and make sense of information [2]", "Evaluating Sources: criteria for assessing primary and secondary sources based on authority, credibility, reliability, validity, bias, and factual accuracy [3]", "Standard English Expression: mastery of grammar, mechanics, usage (idiomatic expressions, jargon, slang), spelling, and punctuation in oral and written forms [4]"]}}