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English Language A Level

at Varndean College, Brighton · college

Ofsted rated their overall effectivenessGood2024see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

If you are interested in the English language itself – how we use language for different purposes, how speech differs from writing, and whether gender makes a difference to language-use, then this will be the right course for you. You will explore a diverse range of topics, including how we shape our identities according to our gender, dialects, ethnicity/diversity & power, occupation and class. As you do so, you will develop the skills of analysis, grammar and writing. Students also learn about how the English language has evolved over the last 450 years and the ways in which children acquire speech and literacy. During the course, you will have the opportunity to produce a variety of creative writing coursework from opinion articles, reviews and memoirs, worth 20% of the final grade. In the second year, you also collect your own data to undertake an Investigation unit, based on a specific linguistic area.

What you need to get on

Standard advanced entry requirements

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

  • VARNDEAN COLLEGE

    Surrenden Road, Brighton, BN1 6WQ

    DaytimeClassroom based
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