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- Subject: English
- AS: 90723
- Level: 3
- Credits: 3
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3.4 Respond critically to oral or visual text studied
Radio or audio
Radio and audio rely on clearly and effectively communicating a message by combining language and sound techniques. Visual references such as description of setting and character will be mentioned in the script and communicated through narration, dialogue, or production techniques such as music, sound effects, and props.
In addition to all the major aspects of literature, examination questions may ask you to focus on the characteristics of the radio/audio genre, how radio/audio production techniques such as sound effects, music, point of view, or structure have been used to present ideas convincingly in the text, or your understanding of the roles of the creator and the listener.
Websites to visit:
- A–Z Directory which has a variety of shows you can listen to, such as documentary, drama, current affairs, and science shows.
- Arts and Drama click on the 'Silver Street' link for a review of this radio soap discussing common conventions such as cliff-hangers, familiarity of characters, and incidental sound.
- Silver Street
