COMMUNICATION STUDIES

INTERNAL ASSESSMENT

PORTFOLIO
Select a theme of interest e.g.
Crime
Social Networking
Drugs
Public Transport

FOUR SECTIONS
General Introduction
Exposition
Reflection
Analysis

(12 Marks)
(16 Marks)
(14 Marks)
(18 Marks)

GENERAL INTRODUCTION (12)

Should:
Be no more than 200 words
Relate to other 3 sections
Identify theme selected
Identify purpose for selecting it
Show how it relates to all of following interests:
Academic
Work-related

Personal

EXPOSITION (16)

Orally presented
7 10 mins duration
Current/Controversial issue from theme selected
Collect information from two sources
Discussion of issues raised
Challenges experienced
Evaluation (reliability & validity)

REFLECTION (14)

One sample of original work

Must not exceed 800 words
Covers one literary genre (prose/poetry/drama)
Must relate to theme selected
PREFACE (no more than 200 words) specifying:
The

purpose
The intended audience
The context

ANALYSIS (18)

Must not exceed 350 words

Analyse sample from Reflection
Should address any TWO of the following:
Registers
Dialectal

variation
Attitudes to Language
Communicative Behaviours