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LIST OF CONTENTS

CAPE® Communication Studies Syllabus Extract 3

CAPE® Communication Studies Syllabus 4

CAPE® Communication Studies Specimen Papers:

Paper 01/A 58 58
Paper 01/B 69 69
Paper 02 73 73

CAPE® Communication Studies Mark Schemes:

Paper 01/A 78
Paper 01/B 89
Paper 01/B – Examiner's Script 93
Paper 02 96
Paper 03/2 103

CAPE® Communication Studies Subject Reports:

2004 Subject Report 98

2005 Subject Report 108
2006 Subject Report 117
2007 Subject Report 123
2008 Subject Report Trinidad and Tobago 131
2008 Subject Report Rest of Caribbean 140
2009 Subject Report 148
2010 Subject Report 157
2011 Subject Report 169
2012 Subject Report 184
2013 Subject Report 197
2014 Subject Report 213
2015 Subject Report 226
2016 Subject Report 234
2018 Subject Report 244
2019 Subject Report 257
Communication Studies

Communication Studies builds students’ awareness of the centrality of language to

the normal functioning of human beings and facilitates their ability to operate in the
Caribbean linguistic environment and beyond. It also provides students with the
confidence to respond appropriately and creatively to the implied challenges of that
environment through the development of their language awareness and communicative
competencies. It focuses primarily on the development of advanced competencies in
Standard English, particularly Caribbean Standard English. At the same time, it attempts
to develop an appreciation of the linguistic diversity of the Caribbean. In addition, it
explores the implications of this diversity for social, cultural and economic transactions.

This syllabus consists of three Modules.

Module 1 - Gathering and Processing Information

Module 2 - Language and Community
Module 3 - Speaking and Writing
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Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination®

CAPE®

COMMUNICATION STUDIES
SYLLABUS
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 Contents
RATIONALE .............................................................................................................................. 1

AIMS ........................................................................................................................................... 2

SKILLS AND ABILITIES TO BE ASSESSED ........................................................................ 2

PRE-REQUISITES OF THE SYLLABUS ................................................................................. 3

STRUCTURE OF THE SYLLABUS ......................................................................................... 3

APPROACHES TO TEACHING THE SYLLABUS................................................................. 3

MODULE 1: GATHERING AND PROCESSING INFORMATION ................................... 4

MODULE 2: LANGUAGE AND COMMUNITY .................................................................. 11

MODULE 3: SPEAKING AND WRITING .............................................................................. 21

OUTLINE OF ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................... 27

REGULATIONS FOR PRIVATE CANDIDATES .................................................................... 38

REGULATIONS FOR RE-SIT CANDIDATES ........................................................................ 38

ASSESSMENT GRID ................................................................................................................. 39

GLOSSARY ................................................................................................................................ 40

GLOSSARY OF BEHAVIOURAL VERBS USED IN THE COMMUNICATION

STUDIES EXAMINATIONS ..................................................................................................... 45

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