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Studying English Language
Interested in how the English language has developed, how it is used and how it’s represented? An A level in English will teach you all about the world’s pre-eminent language, giving you interesting and important insights and skills that will help you across a range of subjects, as well as giving you an excellent basis of knowledge from which to pursue further study at university.
English Language A level
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Course Outline
The course offers a great opportunity to learn more about the English language and its application. At AS level, you’ll learn about how to analyse language correctly, you will look at textual variations and representations, diversity within the ‘family’ of English languages, regional and national variations and different language discourses.
In the second year of the course, you’ll delve deeper into the English language, understanding how children develop their language, analysing speech and writing with language development theories and understanding how language evolves through time. You’ll also understand more about how language is used in action in a variety of situations and texts.
This course includes 40 Lessons and 20 Tutor-marked assignments, detailed guidance on preparing your NEA/coursework and 2 Mock Examination papers.
Module One: Introduction to Language Analysis: Language Frameworks
- Modes of address: Lexis and Semantics
- Modes of address: Grammar and Graphology
- Modes of address: Analysing spontaneous speech
- Modes of address: Pragmatics and discourse
Module Two: Textual Variations and Representations
- Variations in spoken, written and multi-modal texts
- Representations -Texts in Time
- Representations – Texts in Context
- Language, Power and Identity
Module Three: Language Diversity
- Sociolects – Social and Occupational groups
- Sociolects – gender and ethnicity
- Accents and Dialects – Regional varieties
- Global English – National and International varieties
Module Four: Language Discourses
- ‘Standard English’: Caxton’s Eggs and historical attitudes
- Attitudes to diversity and change – constructing identity
- Attitudes to diversity and change – positioning and influencing the reader
- Attitudes to diversity and change – future discourses
Module Five: Language in Action: Investigating Language
- Identifying an investigation topic/ research questions
- Methodology: Data collection and language analysis
- Evaluating findings
- Language concepts and writing up
Module Six: Understanding Children’s Language Development
- Functions of Children’s Language Use
- Language Development: Phonology and Grammar
- Language Development: Lexis, Semantics and Pragmatics
- Comparing development in spoken and written texts
Module Seven: Applying Theories of Language Development to Analysis of
Speech and Writing
- Genres of children’s speech and writing
- Modes of communication – spoken, written and multi-modal texts
- Theories of Children’s Language Development
- Researching Children’s Language Use
Module Eight: Language in Action – Original Writing
- Original Writing Option 1 – The Power of Persuasion
- Original Writing Option 2 – The Power of Storytelling
- Original Writing Option 3 – The Power of Information
- Producing an Evaluative commentary
Module Nine: Introduction to Language Change
- Diachronic Change and Diversity: Language use from 1600 to present day
- Processes of Diachronic Change
- Synchronic Change and Diversity: The future of English?
- Evaluating language change in written texts and transcripts
Module Ten: Evaluating Language Change
- Using language data to evaluate diachronic change
- Using language data to evaluate synchronic change
- Synchronic Diversity: Ethnolects and International English
- Attitudes to language change: Descriptive models. Directed Writing
Examinations
Oxford Open Learning’s English A level course has been specifically written to prepare candidates for the AQA English A level qualification. The syllabus numbers are:
- AS English (Advanced Subsidiary GCE in English): course code 7701
- A-level English (Advanced GCE in English): course code 7702.
For the AS course, there are two 90-minute exams June, while the A Level course, assessed in June, comprises two exams (each two hours and 30 minutes long) and one piece of NEA (coursework) – the Language Investigation.
In order to do the Language Investigation, you will need to be able to follow the rules for authentication. Â
.Course duration and study time
The Recommended number of study hours for this course is 200 hours. You will need to fit all of this in
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- Every year we help hundreds of children who have left mainstream education obtain the qualifications they need to progress and achieve their goals.
Can I complete the exam in one year?
Our cut-off for enrolling on an A level Spanish course for the following summer examination series is mid-October each year. So yes you can. However, remember that you will still need to fit around 700 hours of study time into your schedule before the examination. The earlier you enrol, the less study you must do each week!
What is an International GCSE?
Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9–1 grades) are directly comparable to the UK GCSE specifications, with appropriate international content and assessment that will enable successful progression for learners.
Pearson Edexcel International GCSEs are studied in over 80 countries worldwide and they are very popular in independent schools in the UK. Available in 37 subjects, they are equivalent, grade for grade, to UK GCSEs and accepted by universities globally. Aimed at learners aged 14 to 16, they provide the skills and knowledge needed to progress to A Levels, International A Levels, university and into employment.
Full details of Pearson Edexcel’s International GCSEs can be found here
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There isn’t a specific agae limit for a GCSE course but we strongly recommend that the pupil is a minimum of 13 when they start the GCSE course and that they are academically capable of starting the course. If the student is not 13 before they start, we may have difficulty allocating you a tutor.
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When will I sit my exam?
The Biology IGCSE papers are available in both the Summer or the Autumn examination series. The Summer series typically runs from mid-May to late June and the Autumn series is in November.
How and when do I book an exam?
The final date for booking summer exams with the exam board without incurring late entry fees is the 21st of February. You should book your place at an exam centre well in advance of this date. Start looking once the autumn term begins.
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How much does an IGCSE examination cost?
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