English Language

English Language Board: AQA

What will I study? How will I be assessed?

Studying language at A‐level will help Paper 1: Language, the Individual and students understand how people Society Exam, 40% of A‐level communicate and create meaning, Analysis of textual representa on in how language relates to social factors, two unseen texts, then data analysis of psychology, power and jus ce. Topics child language development will include accent and dialec Paper 2: Language Diversity and t, language and gender, the language of Change Exam, 40% of A‐level occupa ons, World Englishes, A choice of essays on diversity or language change and child language change, followed by an analy cal acquisi on. Students will develop response to an unseen text and a cri cal analysis skills and learn how to recrea ve wri ng task challenge assump ons, as well as how to apply fascina ng ideas and theories Coursework: Language in Ac on to topical, real‐life situa ons. You’ll 20% of A‐level gain further valuable skills including Task 1: Language Inves ga on effec ve communica on and decision Pupils will choose area of language to ‐making as well as a vast range of inves gate and collect own data in‐depth knowledge. Data collec on is Task 2: Original Wri ng key to the study of English language Pupils will submit a piece of original and so students will be immersed in a wri ng, an annotated style model and a range of methodologies before commentary gaining prac cal experience of research and analysis. Why English Language? Pupils will no ce similari es between How does it work? some of the A‐level tasks and the ques ons that form the English Students in this subject will have two Language IGCSE, but should be aware teachers. Lessons will consist of a that the course content is very range of ac different; the A‐level is very vi es, including firmly discussion of theories and the based on the study of linguis cs. applica on of these to data studying a Contextual ideas gleaned from history, diverse range of texts. Work, both in poli cs and psychology can all be and out of the classroom, will consist applied here. Students of English of reading ar cles and studies, making Language will be able to demonstrate notes, planning and wri ng a range of skills in communica on, data collec on different response types, preparing and analysis which would be valuable in presenta ons, data collec on and a range of careers. 16 research.