English Language

Course summary

The approved specification for English Language was new for first teaching in September 2015. The A course is comprised of ‘Language, the individual and society’ (Textual variations and representations; children’s language development (0-11 years); methods of language analysis) and ‘Language diversity and change’ (Language diversity; language discourses; writing skills; methods of language analysis). There is also a ‘Language in action’ unit, based on coursework, featuring a language investigation, original writing and methods of language analysis. The A Level qualification is assessed by two exam papers, each lasting 2 ½ hours and each being worth 40% of the A Level.