English Language

Course summary

Are you curious about how language works? Do you want to learn about the power of language? On the A Level English Language course you will learn how to analyse a range of different types of texts using a variety of linguistic methods. You will be equipped with your very own linguistic toolkit which will allow you to explore language in use and how language varies in different contexts. It will show you how confident, clever understanding of communication is manipulative. You will have the opportunity to become a confident writer and analyser. The topics you will study on the A Level English Language course include: Textual Variation and Representation; Language and gender; Language relating to occupation, region, social groups and ethnicity; Child Language Acquisition; Language Change and World Englishes.