If you are interested in how the English language works, this course is ideal for you. The course is 40% coursework and 60% examinations. In Year One, you will be introduced to some of the main branches of linguistics. You will analyse a wide range of texts, using the language frameworks, and look at language in social contexts. The range of texts could include stories, advertisements, menus, contracts,speeches, plays oreven food labels and much more. One of the two AS examination questions will require you to analysesix orseven smalltexts and categorise them according to areas such asgrammar, semantics, graphology, discourse, lexis, context, pragmatics, phonology, genre, audienceandother appropriate headings such as humour. The other examination question will includelanguage and gender, power or technology. The coursework requires two different pieces of original writing thatare influenced by an analysed style model and followed by a commentary that explains the techniques used -for example,a speech for professional adults in a work context and piece of travel writing aimed at backpackers. If you are interested in how the English language works, this course is ideal for you. Year Two coursework is a language investigation that follows a format with an introduction, methodology, analysis, conclusion and bibliography etc. You could have a hypothesis and prove or disprove something or investigate something that is language related. Examples could be around language change through advertisements, recipes, policies or `do women gossip more than men?` or `boys swear more than girls?` etc. Other examples may include analysing song lyrics, the way a character is portrayed in a book or how children learn to spell. There will be a requirement to write a media text , which is an offshoot of the investigation but b...
Name: English Language A level AQA Specification B Qualification title: - Qualification type: Other regulated/accredited qualification Assessment Awarding AQA Created 20160111 10:51:44 Updated 20160111 10:51:44
The course books give examples of coursework titles and areas of study as well as activities to assist you with your studies. Essential AS reading: AQAEnglish Language B by Marcello Giovanelli Alan Pearce. Optional reading: Advanced English Language (Revision Express) by Alan Gardiner Equipment required The course books give examples of coursework titles and areas of study as well as activities to assist you with your studies. Essential AS reading: AQAEnglish Language B by Marcello Giovanelli Alan Pearce. Optional reading: Advanced English Language (Revision Express) by Alan Gardiner
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