Things You Need To Study (A Review of CAPE Communication Studies)

Communication Studies requires us to differentiate between  language  and  a language . This is an extremely important lesson, without which will will DIE! Okay maybe not but the difference is more than a simple  'a'.  Just learn it to be on the safe side, it'll come for Paper 01A (maybe). A language  refers to one recognizable, identifiable or acceptable entity used by one or more community/ies of speakers. (definition right there bitches!) Language  is an ability which every human being has and allows him or her to communicate not only with other human beings but also with him/herself. So basically language is the  general  term that refers to all language systems (definition for 'a language') as a general phenomenon. 

They never really ask for more than two advantages or disadvantages at a time, learn about three of each just to be safe. This part is easy to bullshit your way through though.  Interviews: Communication Studies doesn't really make a fuss about whether it's structured or unstructured interviews. So feel free to generalize.  Advantages: provides detailed responses provides clear context to questions provides subjects point of view interview can observe non-verbal behaviour higher response rate invites discussion Disadvantages: Time consuming  Difficult to analyse No statistical inference opportunity for interviewer bias to intervene  Questionnaires: Same goes for questionnaires.... it doesn't matter if it's open or close ended. Advantages: large target audience statistical analysis responses are anonymous  easy to organize data cost effective trends can be identified b...