English Language
Examination board specification: Eduqas
English Language A-Level offers you the unique opportunity to study how language is shaping and changing our lives. You will have the opportunity to study a unit on 21st century language, studying a range of texts including social media, You Tube blogs, newspaper and magazine journalism and web pages. You will also explore how language has changed over time, from Early Modern English onwards and learn about the conventions of spoken language. In your coursework, you can choose to explore language diversity, language and culture and language and gender.
Creative writing is also examined, allowing you to showcase your skills by writing in a variety of fiction and non-fiction forms including, travel writing, biography and magazine articles.
How you will be assessed:
- Component 1: Spoken Language and Language Issues.
- Component 2: Language Change and 21st Century Language
- Component 3: Creative and Critical Writing
- Component 4: Language Investigation NEA (coursework) on Language and Identity
Careers:
This A Level is excellent preparation for the fields of Journalism, print marketing, digital marketing, politics, speech therapy, writing, website design, research, TV and print advertising, education, local government, television, script writing and many more.
Student comments:
“I have loved learning about how and why humans communicate like we do. It’s become my favourite A Level subject. The teachers are amazing and will answer any questions you might have.”
Caitlin Year 13
“This subject will keep a lot of doors open – it gives you such a wide variety of skills that can be applied to many different careers.”
Lilah Year 12
“The content of the course is fascinating and engaging; there is so much to learn about how English is used in different contexts.”
Phoebe Year 12