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GCE A Level in English Language

at Alsager School, Stoke-On-Trent · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionGood2023see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level20 monthsFull timeFree

What the college says

AS: Exam Paper 1: Language and the individual - This exam unit covers the introductory aspects of the study of language using a variety of texts such as an extract of conversation heard on a bus, the writing on a yoghurt pot or an extract from a children’s short story. Exam Paper 2: Language Varieties- The first section of this exam unit looks at how occupation, power, gender and technology impact the language that we use in our lives. In addition to this you will be asked to write an opinion article in which your discuss language. It may look at accent in particular and what attitudes people might have to a Geordie accent, for example, compared to a Liverpool accent. The AS result is a standalone qualification which does not contribute to the final A level grade. However, a lot of the work done as part of the AS will also feature on the A level course in yr 13. A2: Exam Paper 1: Language, the individual and Society- The first section of this exam covers the introductory aspects of the study of language using a variety of texts that was studied during the AS course. However, Section B looks at ‘Children’s Language Development’ looking at how children learn to read, write and speak. Exam Paper 2: Language Diversity and Change- The first section of this exam unit may ask you to consider how men and women talk differently and whether men really are from Mars and women from Venus! You may also consider how much variety there is in the modern English Language. Section B will ask y

What you need to get on

5 x grade 5 GCSEs or equivalent

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

  • Alsager Sixth Form College

    HASSALL ROAD ALSAGER, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST7 2HR

    DaytimeClassroom based
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