English Language

Assessment

Component 1: Language and the individual Assessed: ● Written exam: 2 hours 30 mins ● Three compulsory questions requiring data analysis on how meaning and representation is created, including one comparison. Plus a discursive essay on child language development. ● 40% of A level Component 2: Language diversity and change (includes: gender, occupational language, class, accent and dialect, plus language change and attitudes to language diversity and change) Assessed: ● Written exam: 2 hours 30 mins ● 3 exam questions including a discursive essay, a comparative essay and a directed writing task ● 40% of A level 15 Component 3: Language in action Assessed: ● Coursework ● Language investigation ● Piece of original writing and commentary ● 20% of A level