English Language

Course summary

Course content: Paper One: Language, the individual, and society. 40% of the total A level, 2½ hours. Section A: Textual Variations and Representations. Two texts linked by topic or theme. Each text is analyzed separately and then the final question requires a comparison of the two texts. Section B: Children’s Language Development - An evaluative essay on children’s language development from a choice of two questions. Paper Two: Language Diversity and Change. 40% of the total A level, 2½ hours. Section A: Diversity and Change. An evaluative essay on either language diversity or language change. Section B: Language Discourses. A question requiring a comparative analysis of how texts use language to present views on a contemporary language issue. This is then followed by a directed writing task linked to the same topic and ideas in the texts. Coursework is 20% of the total A-Level A language investigation produced (2000 words). In addition, students will complete a piece of original writing with a commentary (1500 words in total).