English Language A Level at Denmark Road High School is both exciting and challenging as it provides students with an opportunity to explore language as a vital social tool; one that is technical, functional and expressive. English Language encourages students to develop an informed and technical response to language data and theoretical concepts alongside the development of a students written ability. Throughout the A Level course, independent wider reading and exploration of the subject is vital as the course encourages students to develop their critical and conceptual thinking skills. The A Level coursework provides the opportunity for students to develop their skills of data collection and analysis in an area of language that is of particular interest to them. The A Level course develops a student’s deep knowledge of Lexis and Semantics, Grammar and Syntax, Discourse, Pragmatics and Phonology that is then used to understand the complexities of Language within Gender and Society, as well as Language across time and Child Language Development.