English Language Course to A Level. Student outcomes and value-added in A Level English Language are consistently among the highest in the school. possible to take both simultaneously. Unlike many other A-Levels, a great deal of the material for A Level English Language is drawn from your own day-to-day experience and a lot of the resources and topics under discussion will be already familiar. Coverage of language and gender, language and power, language and technology, how meaning is created (for instance in humor), language change and language acquisition are all key parts of the specification. The A Level English Language curriculum also involves a considerable degree of flexibility in terms of student choice, particularly relating to coursework. This course provides a natural progression from GCSE English Language. It encourages students to: Develop their interest in and appreciation of English; Learn about the structures and functions of English; Explore the developments and variations in the English language; Develop their ability to express themselves in speech and writing. Why study this subject at A-Level? English Language A-Level is particularly versatile. The qualities which it seeks to develop are essential in a rapidly evolving world where articulacy and depth of understanding are highly valued, in the professions and elsewhere. Anyone considering a career in law, journalism, marketing, advertising, the media, education, or business would be likely to benefit from the course and it is increasingly well thought of at the University level and beyond. Accordingly, increasing numbers of pupils taking Science or Mathematics include English Language in their choices and find it an interesting complement to their other subjects, adopting as it does, an almost scientific approach to language study. Equally, it can be sensibly taken with History, Geography, Business Studies, Economics, French, German and English Literature. This course provides a natural progression from GCSE English Language. It encourages students to: Develop their interest in and appreciation of English; Learn about the structures and functions of English; Explore the developments and variations in the English language; Develop their ability to express themselves in speech and writing; Develop their ability to apply knowledge to data.