English Language

Assessment

Paper 1 – 2 ½ hours – 40% Language, the Individual and Society This part of the subject content aims to introduce students to language study, exploring textual variety and children’s language development. It also introduces students to the study of children’s language development, exploring how children learn language and how they can understand and express themselves through language. Paper 2 – 2 ½ hours – 40% Language Diversity and Change This area of study aims to allow students to explore language diversity and change over time. Students will explore language in its wider social, geographical, and temporal contexts, and processes of language change. This part of the subject content also requires students to study social attitudes to, and debates about, language diversity and change. Coursework – 20% Students produce: • A language investigation (2,000 words excluding data) • A piece of original writing and commentary (1,500 words total)