AS and A Level English Language
A Level
In Southampton
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A Level
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Location
Southampton
On this course you will encounter Marie Claire, scientific and technical articles, newspaper reports, jokes and slang, or even Harry Potter. While learning how to describe both writing and scripted speech in linguistic terms you will also have the chance to develop your own writing.
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You will need: At least five GCSEs at grade C or above to include English Language and a lively curiosity about language, because: you will be reading and analysing critically. your spelling and punctuation should already be competent. you should be prepared to experiment in your creative work.
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Course programme
On this course you will encounter Marie Claire, scientific and technical articles, newspaper reports, jokes and slang, or even Harry Potter. While learning how to describe both writing and scripted speech in linguistic terms you will also have the chance to develop your own writing.
What does the course consist of?
In Year 1 you will study units 1 and 2 for an AS Level. In Year 2 you will take units 3 and 4 to complete the full Advanced Level.
Unit 1: Seeing Through Language
- The features of writing and of speech.
- Technical terms.
- The skill of analysis.
- Language Acquisition from 0-5 years.
- Early Children's writing.
Unit 2: Representation and Language
A coursework unit in which you investigate how a social group, an individual, an event/issue or an institution is represented linguistically in a text. You will also produce your own writing to represent one of these issues.
You will be assessed by coursework
Unit 3: Language Explorations
- Texts from different times and places.
- How language has changed over time, what is happening to it now, and how people react to others' use of it.
- How Men and Women use speech and whether or not they use language differently.
- What Political Correctness is and how it is regarded.
Unit 4: Language Investigation
A coursework unit in which you can choose your own research topic and explore some aspect of the language that appeals to you.
You will also produce some writing of your own which deals with one or more of the language issues which have arisen during the course.
You will be assessed by coursework
What else do I need to know? We have an excellent range of coursework topic books, an excellent section in the library, videos and audio tapes. Group sizes are usually from 15-20.
A Level English Language can be combined with any other subject. It is a useful qualification for a career in journalism, languages, and linguistics, and of course, provides an excellent entry qualification for courses at degree level. Some, though not all, traditional English courses at university may require A Level English Literature for entry.
AS and A Level English Language