A Level English Language - AQA
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- Paper 1 - Language, the individual and society (included in price)
- Paper 2 - Language diversity and change (included in price)
- Coursework - Language in action (included in price)
- Tutor is available to students
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Paper 1 - Language, the individual and society
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- Type: written examination
- Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
- Weighting: 40% of total
- Total marks: 100
Section A – Textual variations and representations
Section B – Children’s language development
Paper 2 - Language diversity and change
Included in course price
- Type: written examination
- Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
- Weighting: 40% of total
- Total marks: 100
It includes:
- Language diversity and change.
- Language discourses.
- Writing skills.
- Methods of language analysis are integrated into the activities
Section A – Diversity and change
Section B – Language discourses
Coursework - Language in action
Included in course price
- Word count – 3,500
- Weighting: 20% of total
- Total marks: 100
- Assessed by – your tutor
What’s assessed?
- Language investigation.
- Original writing.
- Methods of language analysis are integrated into the activities.
You will produce:
- A language investigation (2,000 words excluding data).
- A piece of original writing and commentary (1,500 words total).
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Course Content
Unit 1: Methods of language analysis
Areas of language analysis you will examine are:
- Phonetics, phonology, and prosodics: how speech sound and effects are articulated.
- Graphology: the visual aspects of textual design and appearance.
- Lexis and semantics: the vocabulary of English, including social and historical variation.
- Grammar, including morphology: the structural patterns of English at sentence, clause phrase, and word level.
- Pragmatics: the contextual aspects of language use.
- Discourse: the extended stretches of communication occurring in different genres, modes, and contexts.
Unit 2: Textual variations and representations
- Study a range of texts about various subjects from a range of writers and speakers.
- Study texts for different audiences and purposes in a variety of genres.
- Study the similarities and differences between written, spoken, and electronic modes.
Unit 3: Children’s language development
- The functions of children’s language.
- Phonological, pragmatic, lexical, semantic, and grammatical development.
- Different genres of speech and writing.
- Different modes of communication (spoken, written, multimodal).
- Theories and research about language development.
Unit 4: Diversity, change, and language varieties
- Texts using different sociolects (to include social and occupational groups, gender, and ethnicity).
- Texts using different dialects (to include regional, national, and international varieties of English).
- When analysing tests and data, students should explore how language varies because of personal, social, geographical, and temporal contexts.
- Exploration will include methods of language analysis, how identity is constructed, and how audiences are addressed and positioned.
Unit 5: Language discourses
You will explore how texts:
- Represent language.
- Construct an identity for the producer.
- Position the reader and seek to influence them.
- Are connected to discourses about language.
Unit 6: Language in action (coursework)
- A language investigation (2,000 words excluding data).
- A piece of original writing and commentary (750 words each).
Who is this course for?
Our A Level courses are tailored for people who need to fit learning around their existing commitments. Specifically designed to be studied from home, we have made it easy to study around your busy schedule.
We have students of all ages studying A Levels with us, with students in their teens right through to their nineties! We believe education should be accessible to anyone and everyone, regardless of their age.
Requirements
We recommend that you have at least a grade 5/B in English Language, however, this is not essential.
Career path
Upon successful completion of this course, you will earn up to 56 UCAS points, with other A Level qualifications, you will be able to apply for university.
Here are some job roles that often require proficiency in the English Language, making this qualification valuable:
- Content writer
- Editor
- Journalist
- Public relations officer
- Copywriter
- Translator
- Teacher/tutor
- Proof-reader
- Technical writer
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