English Language

Course summary

Contents • What is the English Language? • Why should I study the English Language? • What careers can the English Language lead to? • What will I study? • How will I be assessed? • Meet the A-Level English Language staff • Recommended resources • Transition tasks from GCSE to A-Level English Language Choosing to study English Language at A-Level is to embark on a journey of witnessing language in action. Here, you will delve into an exciting array of spoken and written texts, analysing the language to find the hidden depths of meaning within them. Through this analysis, you will develop and refine your understanding of the ways linguistic techniques function in different contexts, seeing the rich and diverse uses of language, in both past and present times. You will even be able to study how children begin to acquire spoken language: a phenomenon that is universal to us all. English Language is a subject that opens the classroom to analytical and evaluative discussion of the topics we discuss, which will challenge you to voice your interpretations of texts, as well as theories of other published linguists in their fields. You will also have the opportunity to write a piece of original writing, as well as investigate an area of Language that you feel most passionate about. The possibilities are endless when studying A-level English Language. English Language is an academic A-Level that is highly regarded by Universities. As a student of English Language, you can go on to study Linguistics, Journalism and Media, Education, Communication, Foreign Languages, Forensic Science, Law as well as a wealth of Language-based degrees. The precision in identifying and evaluating language functions, understanding and critiquing theories as well as writing creatively and academically, really make you as a student develop fully, as well as making English Language complement other English, Drama or Science subjects.