A Level English Language

Assessment

Paper 1: Language, the individual and society Study children’s language development and different methods of linguistic analysis Answer four questions that require you to analyse a variety of texts and spoken language data/transcripts 2 hours and 30 minutes exam - 40% of A Level qualification Coursework  Language investigation on a topic of your choice within the study of linguistics.  Piece of original writing based around story-telling, persuasion or informative writing with a supporting evaluation 20% of A Level qualification Paper 2: Language diversity and change  Evaluate a position in a linguistic debate on age, ethnicity, gender, occupation, region, etc.  Compare two non-fiction texts that present a similar viewpoint analysing the methods that they use to convince an audience 2 hour and 30 minutes exam - 40% of A Level qualification