English Language (A Level)

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Where does it lead? Many graduates who study English Language go on to start their careers in the media as some form of journalist, working on a newspaper, or for a magazine or website. Publishing is another popular career choice. English students acquire strong research skills, which makes them suitable for a researching role working behind the scenes on television, or radio or even an archivist or librarian role. Surprisingly the largest percentage of 2012 English graduates went into Business Management training schemes. Course overview A Level English Language is an exciting and integrated course in which students learn to be ‘language scientists’, collecting and examining examples of language from different contexts and testing different theories and ideas about how language works You can expect to discuss: • Which is most important: speech or writing? • Why some words are considered wrong, unacceptable or obscene? And is it actually wrong to swear? • Can a computer identify human beings just by analysing the way they talk?

Course information

Name: English Language (A Level) Qualification title: GCE A Level in English Language Qualification type: GCE A/AS Level or equivalent Assessment 20% coursework. 80% examination. Awarding Oxford Cambridge & RSA Examinations Created 20151012 11:51:30 Updated 20161024 13:08:06

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Provider

Lawrence Sheriff School
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Address

Clifton Road Town: Rugby County:Warwickshire

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