English Language

English Language
As you may already know, the government have made changes to the
way A Levels are taught and assessed.
If you choose English Language in year 12, you are intending to do
this until the end of year 13 as a whole A Level. You will sit the AS
exam in year 12 but this will act as a mock exam for year 13.
If you have any questions about this please speak to Mrs Betty or Ms
Matthews for more information.
AS: Specification at a glance
Component
Weighting
Assessment
Component 1:
Language and the
Individual
50%
• 1 hour 30 mins
• 70 marks
• One section only
Written Paper
Component 2:
Language Varieties
Written Paper
50%
• 1 hour 30 mins
• 70 marks
• Section A – 30 marks
• Section B – 40 marks
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A-level: Specification at a glance
Component
Weighting
Assessment
Component 1:
Language, the
Individual and
Society
40%
• 2 hours 30 mins
• 100 marks
• Section A – 70 marks
• Section B – 30 marks
Written Paper
Component 2:
40%
Language Diversity
and Change
Written Paper
Component 3:
Non-exam
assessment
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• 2 hours 30 mins
• 100 marks
• Section A – 30 marks
• Section B – 70 marks
20%
• 100 marks
• Investigation - 50%
• Original Writing and Commentary - 50%
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Recommended work:
• Collect a range of non fiction texts. These can include websites, blogs, newspaper
articles, transcripts etc. Have a look at how language is used for the intended
audience and genre.
• Read a variety of opinion/ features articles online or in a newspaper. Analyse the
writing style. How has the writer achieved their intended effect?
• Have a go at writing an opinion article about a hot topic using the features you
have identified.
• Look at the British Library Wesbite http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/index.html
• Watch how different people on TV speak and why these vary
• Watch Stephen Fry’s ‘Planet Word’ about how language has changed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b015h1xb/episodes/guide
• Read ‘The Guardian’ articles based on ‘Mind Your Language’
http://www.theguardian.com/media/mind-your-language

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