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English Language A level

at The Burgate School and Sixth Form, Fordingbridge · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level24 monthsFull time

What the college says

At the core of this course is the study of the changing and varied face of English Language. In the first year you will study everything from advertisements to recipes and from casual conversations to radio phone-ins, examining how language varies according to genre and purpose. You will be given a new language toolkit to help you dissect this wide variety of examples of spoken and written texts. In addition, you will study how language varies according to gender, age, class, sexuality and occupation and will reflect on how different social groups are represented in the media. In the second year you will explore how children learn to speak and write and how language has changed over time. You will have the opportunity to devise your own texts; both journalistic and creative, giving you an opportunity to develop and hone your own writing skills. Finally, you will conduct your own Language Investigation on a topic of your choice and gain the key research and report writing skills that universities value so highly.

What you need to get on

Students should have at least 6 GCSEs 9-4 including English (grade 6) and Maths.

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 Burgate School and Sixth Form

    Salisbury Road, Fordingbridge, SP6 1EZ

    DaytimeClassroom based
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