English Language

Course summary

At A Level there is a focus on linguistic analysis of the spoken and written word. Students are required to learn and apply terminology in the analysis of a variety of texts, both fiction and non-fiction. They will consider the creation and production of texts and will have an opportunity to create and analyse their own writing. Later on in the course, students examine specific issues in language and its relation to power, gender, situation and child language acquisition. They will also study how language changes over time and will learn how to analyse texts from different historical periods. Students will study language of the 21st Century and the impact that technology has on our language. There is a coursework element, for which students will conduct and produce an investigation into an area of language use of their own choosing.