English: Key Stage 5 Language

English Language

Students will sit the AQA English Language A level

Recommended Text Books:

AQA English Language- Dan Clayton - Oxford University Press
A/AS Level English Language for AQA Student Book- Cambridge University Press
Cambridge Topics in English Language- Various Authors

Assessment:

Students will sit two examinations at the end of year 13 as well as completing two independent NEA.

Paper Title

Paper Break Down

Paper One

Language, the Individual and Society

2 Hours 30 Minutes

Section A- Textual variations and representations

Two texts linked by theme or topic

(One contemporary and one older text)

- A question requiring analysis of one text (25 Marks)

- A question requiring analysis of a second text (25 Marks)

- A question requiring comparison of the two texts (20 Marks)

Section B – Children’s language development

A discursive essay on children’s language development with a choice of two questions where the data provided will focus on spoken, written or multimodal language (30 Marks)

Paper Two

Language diversity and change

2 Hours 30 Minutes

Section A- Diversity and change

One question from a choice of two about language diversity and language change (30 Marks)

Section B- Language Discourses

- Two texts about a topic linked to the study of diversity and change A question requiring analysis of how the texts use language to present ideas, attitudes and opinions (40 Marks)

- A directed writing task linked to the same topic and the ideas in the text (30 Marks)

Non- exam Assessment- Language in Action

Task One:

A language investigation (2,000 words excluding data)

Task Two:

A piece of original writing and commentary (1500 words in total)