English Language

If you love reading, theatre, writing and language, then English Language A Level is for you. The English tutors are passionate about their subject and pride themselves on their ability to transmit their enthusiasm and interest to the students. On the course you will explore and develop the written and spoken language in use and learn about how language is changing in response to new developments like texting. You will investigate questions such as ‘What benefits does diverse English offer?’ and ‘Do males and females use language differently?’ You will learn linguistic methods to analyse and investigate a variety of extracts taken from everyday sources.

AS Level

• Language & The Individual: Assessing Textual Variations & Representation
• Language Varieties: Language Diversity,
• Writing Skills,
• Language Analysis

A Level

• Children’s Language Development (0-11 years)
• Language Discourses
• Language in Action: Language Investigation & Creative Writing

• You will need to buy copies of the books you are studying and the recommended text book. These are often available in cheap editions or can be purchased second–hand online, but typical costs are in the region of £10 – £20 per year. Information about current texts will be sent to you in June

• AS to A Level
• A Level progression to Degree level study including BA (Hons)
• Careers could include: Teaching, Publishing, Writing, Marketing