To study this course
you should have an interest in language in all its forms and a wish to become
an increasingly accomplished user of it.
To achieve this, you need to become something of a linguistic explorer. You will learn how to describe language
precisely and to classify it in many different ways, developing an appropriate
terminology for the purpose.
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AS Units ENGB1 Categorising Texts This introduces you to ways of investigating and
understanding better the diversity of uses and contexts for spoken and
written English in the modern world and in your own life. In this module you
will be required to use linguistic methods to analyse and investigate a
variety of texts taken from everyday sources.
You will
be required to study how spoken and written texts reproduce ideas about
cultural values and assumptions, with a key focus on the following topic
areas: Language and Gender
Language and Occupation
Language and Technology
ENGB2 Creating Texts This gives you a chance to be creative to
develop your own expertise as writers.
You are advised to choose tasks that reflect your own interests and
for which you perceive a realistic audience. The following are examples of the types of original
writing that could be chosen: Writing
to entertain,
persuade, inform, advise or instruct
the list is endless. Your coursework file will consist of two
pieces and should be between 1500 2500 words. This will be accompanied by two
commentaries totalling 1000 words. |
A2 Units ENGB3-
Developing Language This
module of your A2 course consists of two distinct areas of study the
development of language in children language
acquisition and the developments in the English language that have
taken place over time language
change. This unit takes further the study of social contexts, genres
of speech, writing and multi-modal texts first explored at AS by embedding
questions about language development in particular contexts of use. The whole module counts for 30% of the
total A level marks. ENGB4 Investigating Language The aim of this module is to encourage you to
apply your knowledge of frameworks to a small research project in a chosen
aspect of spoken or written English in use. Your choice of topic and data are
recognised as valuable aspects of learning but your choice must be manageable
and assessable. Your investigation will be between 2500 and 3500
words and is worth 20% of your total A level marks. On completion of the investigation you will be
expected to use your findings to produce a media text (e.g. Newspaper or
magazine article) highlighting the ideas and issues surrounding your chosen
topic. |
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UNIT |
LEVEL |
NAME |
EXAM/ Coursework |
AS WEIGHTING |
A2 WEIGHTING |
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ENGB1 |
AS |
Categorising Texts |
2 hours |
60% |
30% |
|
ENBGB2 |
AS |
Creating Texts |
Coursework |
40% |
20% |
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ENGB3 |
A2 |
Developing Language |
2 hours and 30 minutes |
|
30% |
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ENGB4 |
A2 |
Investigating Language |
Coursework (2500-3500words) |
|
20% |
Progression
Studying English
Language could lead to many exciting career paths including public relations,
the media (publishing, journalism, advertising etc),
teaching and administration. Past students
have
gone on to study a wide range of subjects at University and most of them
acknowledge that the skills they acquire in this subject help them with their
under-graduate study and in their world of work and leisure.
Exam board
AQA