English Language

Assessment

Paper 1: Exploring Language Written exam: 2 hours and 30 minutes (40% of A level). There are three sections to this component: • Section A: Language under the microscope • Section B: Writing about a topical language issue • Section C: Comparing and contrasting texts Paper 2: Dimensions of linguistic variation Written exam: 2 hours and 30 minutes (40% of A level). There are three sections in this component: Written exam: 2 hours and 30 minutes (40 per cent of A Level) • Section A: Child language acquisition • Section B: Language in the media • Section C: Language change Coursework: Independent language research (20% of A level) There are two sections in this component: • Section A: an independent investigation into an area of the language of particular personal interest (2000-2500 words) • the academic poster, which allows learners to present research from their independent investigation in a concise and visually accessible way (750-1000 words) Coursework is assessed by teachers and moderated by OCR.