A Level English Language is about: • Studying how individuals, groups and ideas are represented by the language that they use or the language that is used to describe them. • Investigating how the English language has changed historically and continues to change today. • Learning about how factors such as gender, social groups and age affect the way that we speak. • Researching the way in which, and reasons why, English has traveled across the globe and now exists in multiple varieties across the planet. • Going back to where it all began– asking the big questions like: How did we learn to speak? How did we learn to read and write? • Learning to produce high quality creative writng with the intention of entertaining, persuading or informing and how to carry out a language investigation.
Grade 5 at GCSE.
Students take two exams covering all topics at the end of Year 13. Coursework completed at school is moderated externally. Breakdown: • Language, the Individual and Society (Examination 40%): Close analysis of two texts, one older and one contemporary. A question relating to how children learn to speak or how they learn to read and write. • Language diversity and Change (Examination 40%): Essays that explore language diversity and change as well as attitudes towards language. A directed writing task on a given subject. • Language in Action (Coursework: non-examination 20%): An investigation into any aspect of language chosen by the student and a piece of original writing with a commentary.
About Education Provider
| Region | East Midlands |
| Local Authority | North Northamptonshire |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Irchester Road, Wollaston, Wellingborough, NN29 7PH |
A Level English Language is about: • Studying how individuals, groups and ideas are represented by the language that they use or the language that is used to describe them. • Investigating how the English language has changed historically and continues to change today. • Learning about how factors such as gender, social groups and age affect the way that we speak. • Researching the way in which, and reasons why, English has traveled across the globe and now exists in multiple varieties across the planet. • Going back to where it all began– asking the big questions like: How did we learn to speak? How did we learn to read and write? • Learning to produce high quality creative writng with the intention of entertaining, persuading or informing and how to carry out a language investigation.
Grade 5 at GCSE.
Students take two exams covering all topics at the end of Year 13. Coursework completed at school is moderated externally. Breakdown: • Language, the Individual and Society (Examination 40%): Close analysis of two texts, one older and one contemporary. A question relating to how children learn to speak or how they learn to read and write. • Language diversity and Change (Examination 40%): Essays that explore language diversity and change as well as attitudes towards language. A directed writing task on a given subject. • Language in Action (Coursework: non-examination 20%): An investigation into any aspect of language chosen by the student and a piece of original writing with a commentary.