What you will study?

• 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 Coursework on Identity

How you will be assessed?

• Exam board – Eduqas
• Three exams NEA
• 20% of qualification

Why should you study English language?

English Language A-Level offers you the unique opportunity to study how language is shaping and changing our lives. Would you like to study how Donald Trump uses language to achieve status and power, or how Russell Brand switches from talking like a cockney ‘barrow boy’ to a highbrow intellectual? Then a course of language study is for you. 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. 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. The A Level is highly regarded by universities and will open up many career pathways for you, such as journalism, speech and language therapy, education, media and marketing.

Additional entry requirements: Standard entry + at least Grade 5 in GCSE English Language.

For more information please see:

Mrs L Carpenter – Faculty Leader of English

Mrs H Millman Jones – KS5 English co-ordinator

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