English Language

Assessment

Paper 1: Language, the individual and society • Textual variations and representations • Children’s language development (0-11 yrs) • Methods of language analysis Assessment - Written examination: 2 hours 30 minutes, 100 marks, 40% of A’ level Paper 2: Language Diversity and Change • Language diversity and change • Language discourses • Writing skills • Methods of language analysis Assessment - Written examination: 2 hours 30 minutes, 100 marks, 40% of A’ level Non-exam assessment: Language in action • Language investigation (2000 words, excluding data) • A piece of original writing and commentary (1500 words in total) Assessment - Word count: 3500, 100 marks, 20% of A’ level. Assessed by teachers then moderated by AQA.