AS Level English Language

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This course (a) Introduces candidates to methods of exploring spoken and written language in use through the study of: The way purpose, audience and context impact upon language production and reception. The use of linguistic concepts (lexis, grammar, phonetics/phonology, pragmatics, discourse and graphology) as analytical tools. Methods of exploring, categorising and grouping spoken and written language. How spoken and written texts reproduce ideas about cultural values and assumptions, focusing on - Language and Gender and Language and Power. The ways children acquire language skills. Language in the media. (b) Allows candidates to develop and reflect upon their own writing expertise through the study of: register and style, the characteristics of genres and sub-genres, contemporary language issues and attitudes to language over time.

Course information

Name: AS Level English Language Qualification title: GCE AS Level in English Language Qualification type: GCE A/AS Level or equivalent Assessment 80% Exam, 20% Coursework Awarding Oxford Cambridge & RSA Examinations Created 20150928 12:13:58 Updated 20150928 12:13:58

Entry requirements

None

Provider

Salesian School
Voluntary Aided School
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01932 582520
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Address

Guildford Road Town: Chertsey County:Surrey

Learning aims

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