English Language

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(In AS Level English Language, students explore key language concepts and engage with a range of texts. Students study English Language as a medium of communication and as a topic in its own right, with an emphasis on the ability of students to pursue lines of enquiry, analyse texts produced by others and debate different views. The methods of analysis appropriate to the fields of English language/linguistics underpin all the elements of the specification, and these are applied to distinctive topic areas. The topics and titles of the course include: 'Language and the Individual', focusing on individual contexts for language, and 'Language Varieties', working outwards to consider larger-scale public discourses about variety. At A Level, English Language offers opportunities for students to develop their subject expertise by engaging creatively and critically with a wide range of texts and discourses. Students will create texts and reflect critically on their own processes of production, while analysing the texts produced by others. The course explores the study of English Language both as a medium of communication and as a topic in its own right, with an emphasis on the ability of students to pursue lines of enquiry, debate different views, and work independently to research aspects of language in use. Language is seen as a creative tool for expression and social connection, as well as for individual cognition. The topics include: 'Language, the Individual and Society', focusing on individual and immediate social contexts for language, and 'Language Diversity and Change', working outwards to consider larger-scale public discourses about change and variety, drawing on regional, ethnic, national and global 'Englishes'. English Language suits careers in the media and education, law and advertising for instance; the subject complements science-based subjects at A Level as well as arts and humanities courses.)

Course information

Name: English Language Qualification title: GCE A Level in English Language Qualification type: GCE A/AS Level or equivalent Assessment Awarding Assessment & Qualifications Alliance Created 20160321 13:00:55 Updated 20160321 13:00:55

Entry requirements

None

Provider

Gordon's School
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