ENGLISH LANGUAGE PRIVATE COLLEGE TUITION

“One of the best colleges in London”

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

Component 01 – Exploring language

Language under the microscope
Writing about a topical language issue
Comparing and contrasting texts

Component 02 – Dimensions of linguistic variation

Child language acquisition/li>
Language in the media
Language change

Component 03 – Independent language research

An independent investigation of language/li>
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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

Although we offer all exam boards as our courses are individually designed, our chosen specification is OCR English Language (H070 and H470).

Tutors

Benedict Tucker
BA (Cambridge)

Jessica Frith
BA (Exeter), MPhil (Cambridge), CELTA, PhD candidate

Joe Mattei
MA (National Film & Television School), MA (Institute of Education, UCL)

Melissa Jones
Hon. Mods. (Oxford)

Virginia Maguire
BA (UCL), CELTA, MLitt (Strathclyde), MA (UCL/ IOE)

Will Coles
BA (Leicester), MA (Leicester)

Why Choose Westminster Tutors?

Top independent sixth form college
In 2020 A levels 68% A*-A and 92% A*-B
In 2020 72% placed at Russell Group unis
Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ across the board
Superbly qualified teachers who care
Average A level retake improvement is 2.4 grades

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About Us

Westminster Tutors is one of the oldest and best independent sixth form colleges in London. Established in 1934, our “culture of scholastic excellence” (Ofsted, 2018) is deeply embedded and sets the standard for other colleges to follow.