English Language

Course summary

Paper 1: exploring language A: language under the microscope - analyse the lexical and grammatical effects in a short passage B: writing about a topical language issue - write for a specified audience on power, gender or technology in language C: comparing and contrasting texts - a comparative analysis of two texts (including spoken language) Paper 2: dimensions of linguistic variation A: child language acquisition - how children aged 0-7 learn to speak B: language in the media - analyse multimodal media texts and apply language concepts and theories C: language change - the analysis of historical varieties of English Non-examined teacher assessment See https://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/as-a-level-gce/english-language-h070-h470- from-2015/ for further details.