ENGLISH LANGUAGE PRIVATE COLLEGE TUITION
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English Language A Level & AS Level Courses
English Language is a challenging subject at A level and enables our students to analyse a wide variety of spoken and written forms of English. Students develop an understanding of linguistic features such as phonetics, phonology, morphology and semantics, as well as learning to critically evaluate attitudes towards language. The study of English language also involves close reading and interpretation a range of data, including written texts, transcriptions of speech and media sources.
Course outline
AS Level Course Outline
Component 01 – Exploring language
- Understanding language features in context
- Comparing and contrasting texts
Component 02 – Exploring contexts
- Writing about a topical language issue
- Exploring language in context
A Level Course Outline
- Language under the microscope
- Writing about a topical language issue
- Comparing and contrasting texts
Component 02 – Dimensions of linguistic variation
- Child language acquisition
- Language in the media
- Language change
Component 03 – Independent language research
- An independent investigation of language
- The academic poster
Assesment
AS Level
Component 01
- Synoptic assessment
- 60 marks
- 1 hour 30 minutes written paper
- 50% of total AS level
Component 02
- Synoptic assessment
- 60 marks
- 1 hour 30 minutes written paper
- 50% of total AS level
A Level
Component 01
- Synoptic assessment
- 80 marks
- 2 hours 30 minutes written paper
- 40% of total A level
Component 02
- Synoptic assessment
- 80 marks
- 2 hours 30 minutes written paper
- 40% of total AS level
Component 03
- Synoptic assessment
- 40 marks
- Non examined assessment
- 20% of total A level
Specification
Teachers
BA (Cambridge)
Richard Searby
BA (Exeter)
Sophie Harrold
BA (Cambridge), MA (King’s), PGCE (Goldsmith’s)
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