English Language
Exam Board: AQA
STRUCTURE OF COURSE
This award is a two year A Level qualification.
Year 12: The study of: Textual variations and representations, Language and gender, occupation, accent & dialect, technology, ethnicity, age, sexuality and coursework completion.
Year 13: Revision of year 12 content, Child language development, and Language Change.
CONTENT AND ASSESSMENT
Paper 1
- Textual Variations and representations
- Children’s language development (0-11 years)
- Methods of language analysis are integrated into the activities
- Written exam: 2 hours 30 minutes - 100 mark - 40% of A-level
Paper 1
- Textual Variations and representations
- Children’s language development (0-11 years)
- Methods of language analysis are integrated into the activities
- Written exam: 2 hours 30 minutes - 100 mark - 40% of A-level
NEA (Non-Exam Assessment)
Language Investigation
Original Writing
Methods of language analysis are integrated into the activities
Word count: 3,500 – 100 marks – 20% of A-level – Assessed by teachers – Moderated by AQA
POSSIBLE CAREER PATHS
Law, journalism, careers in the media, marketing, public relations, education, sociology, criminology, writing, government & politics, academia, translators and Interpreters , accountants, stock brokers and other work in finance
COMPLIMENTARY SUBJECTS
English Literature, Sociology, History, Geography, Psychology, Government & Politics, Business Studies and MFL.