The subject will introduce students to the concepts and methods of the disciplines of English language/linguistics in relation to a wide range of spoken and written forms of English, including electronic and multimodal forms. Knowledge and understanding Students will be required to show broad knowledge and understanding of the language constituents, including: • phonetics, phonology and prosodies: • lexis and semantics: the vocabulary of English, including social and historical variation • grammar including morphology: the structural patterns and shapes of English at sentence, clause, phrase and word level • pragmatics • discourse In addition, students will need to show to deeper knowledge and understanding of historical, geographical, social and individual varieties of English Skills Students will be required to: • apply language concepts and methods of analysis appropriately and systematically to data • apply critical and creative skills in close reading, description, evaluation, analysis, interpretation and production of texts • use accurately a range of terminology • critically evaluate attitudes towards language and its users • undertake independent investigations of language, selecting appropriate methods and techniques • synthesise and reflect on language knowledge and understanding drawn from different areas of their studies of English language
Name: English Language Qualification title: - Qualification type: GCE A/AS Level or equivalent Assessment Awarding - Created 20151020 18:55:18 Updated 20160315 14:12:29
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St Martin's School Brentwood
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