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Departments
English >> Post 16
English Language
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CONTENT | ||
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What you will study for the A/S: |
The A2 Year will focus on: | |
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1. Categorising Texts |
3. Developing Language | |
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Explores and understands spoken and written text within the English language and how they are affected by audience and context. |
Explores the development of language and what has influenced language change in recent centuries and study how humans learn language by studying theorists and significant language experiments. | |
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2. Creating Texts |
4. Investigating Language | |
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Allows you to develop personal writing through the creation of texts that either entertain, persuade, inform or instruct. |
Coursework – your chance to investigate language by collecting language data, analyse it and discuss your conclusions about what you have found. | |
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How you will be assessed:1. External exam 1hr 30 min – 60% of AS grade, 30% of total A-level | ||
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2. Coursework – 40% AS, 20% total A level
3. External exam 2 hours – 30% of total A level
4. Coursework – 20% of total A level | ||
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The examination board is AQA Specification B | ||
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Qualifications needed for success at this course: | ||
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5 GCSE passes as grade C or above including grade C in both English Language and English Literature. | ||
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Careers/Where can this subject lead? |
Student Comments: | |
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Journalism, Teaching, Personnel Management, Publishing and Media |
"understanding how language works really helps me in my other subjects - I make a lot less mistakes in my work".
"It is really interesting to know how young children pick up language." | |
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"I really enjoyed being able to write stories." | |
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For further information contact: |
Miss K Arland | |
