A Level English Language
at Bolton Sixth Form College, Bolton · sixth form college
Ofsted rated their overall effectivenessGood2023see the detail
What the college says
Do you enjoy analysing contemporary written and spoken language from a variety of media and composing your own texts? A Level English Language will provide you with the opportunity to develop your skills in a lively and stimulating environment. You will study and enjoy ideas and theory about various types of language, for example: language & technology, language & occupation, language & gender, accent & dialect, language change and the language of political correctness.
What you need to get on
Students studying three A Levels will be expected to have a minimum of two GCSEs at grade 6 and three GCSEs at grade 5/4, including English Language and Mathematics at grade 5/4 or above. Or eight GCSEs at a minimum of grade 5.
How you are assessed
Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.
What this level means
The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.
Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?
Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.
Where it runs
The Sixth Form Bolton
Deane Road, Bolton, BL3 5BU
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