English Language A Level Linear

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English Language A-levels is one of the courses reformed from September 2015 onwards. Students will work towads the AS qualification at the end of year 1, then progress to the A-level qualification at the end of year 2 English Language is an exciting, analytical subject in which students will learn the tools and terminology of linguistic description, to respond to texts. Much of the content can be applied to everyday linguistic interactions. While students will have the chance to produce some of their own writing, an interest in how English is used in daily life will be needed, along with a desire to analyse its various components in detail. AS qualification This will be the focus of year 1, which will be assessed through 2 summer exams (100%) Language Analysis Students will be introduced to the skills of textual analysis - writing systematically about the language used in texts. 'Texts' will be taken in a broad sense and could include a range of written, electronic and spoken texts. Students will be required to use accurate terminology to describe specific features of language, in order to guide comparions of how texts create meanings and representations. Language Diversity Students will learn how language use is affected by an individual's gender, occupational, social and regional background. This will involve looking at previous case studies, as well as conductinbg some wider research. The exam will require students to discuss Language Diversity, prompted by a text (for example a transcript of doversation or statistics about language use by groups of people). Language Discourses Students will engage with attitudes that exist to language use, related to the topics of Language Diversity. The exam will invite students to write a piece of journalism on such a topic, for a stated audience (for instance an opinion article for university students on why people might change their regional accents). A-level qualification This will

Course information

Name: English Language A Level Linear Qualification title: GCE A Level in English Language Qualification type: GCE A/AS Level or equivalent Assessment Awarding Assessment & Qualifications Alliance Created 20160303 12:37:27 Updated 20160303 12:37:27

Entry requirements

None

Provider

Peter Symonds College: Adult Education
Further Education
ace@psc.ac.uk
01962 886166
http://www.psc.ac.uk/ace/

Address

Stoney Lane
Weeke Town: Winchester County:Hants