GCE 'A' Level 'AS' Level English Language

Carlisle College

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Description

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    Course

  • Location

    Carlisle

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This course will encourage you to develop your interest in English, through learning about its structures and functions, developments and variations, and to increase your writing skills through producing texts for different audiences, purposes and in different genres. You will also gain an understanding of linguistic concepts and methods and use them to analyse and investigate a variety of text types found in everyday life.

This course will encourage you to develop your interest in English, through learning about its structures and functions, developments and variations, and to increase your writing skills through producing texts for different audiences, purposes and in different genres. You will also gain an understanding of linguistic concepts and methods and use them to analyse and investigate a variety of text types found in everyday life.

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Carlisle (Cumbria)
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Victoria Place, CA1 1HS

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Subjects

  • English
  • Writing
  • Writing Skills
  • Skills and Training
  • English Language

Course programme

Course Content

Paper 1: Language, the individual and Society

  • Textual variations and representations
  • Children's language development (0-11 years)
  • Methods of language analysis are integrated into the activities

Paper 2: Language, diversity and change

  • Language diversity and change
  • Language discourses
  • Writing skills
  • Methods of language analysis are integrated into the activities

Non exam assessment: Language in Action

  • Language investigation
  • Original writing
  • Methods of language analysis are integrated into the activities


Method of Study

The majority of the study will be in class, in the form of seminars, workshops, lectures and group work. However you will be expected to make sure that you are continuing to complete your own independent study of around 6 hours a week.

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Method of Assessment

You will have regular homework and essays to complete. You will also complete exams and coursework.

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