Specification at a glance
These qualifications are linear. Linear means that students will sit all the AS exams at the end of their AS course and all the A-level exams at the end of their A-level course.
AS
Subject content
- 3.1.1 Textual variations and representations
- 3.2.1 Language diversity
- 3.2.3 Writing skills
- Component 1 – 3.1.2 Methods of language analysis
- Component 2 – 3.2.2 Methods of language analysis
Assessments
| Paper 1: Language and the Individual |
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Questions Textual Variations and Representations Two texts, linked by topic or theme.
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| Paper 2: Language Varieties |
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Questions Section A - Language Diversity A discursive essay on language diversity, with a choice of two questions (30 marks) Section B - Language Discourses A directed writing task on attitudes to language (40 marks) |
A-level
Subject content
- 4.1.1 Textual variations and representations
- 4.1.3 Children’s language development
- 4.2.1 Language diversity and change
- 4.2.3 Language discourses
- 4.2.4 Writing skills
- 4.3.1 Language Investigation
- 4.3.2 Original writing
- Component 1 – 4.1.2 Methods of language analysis
- Component 2 – 4.2.2 Methods of language analysis
- Component 3 – 4.3.3 Methods of language analysis
Assessments
| Paper 1: Language, the Individual and Society |
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Questions Section A - Textual Variations and Representations Two texts (one contemporary and one older text) linked by topic or theme.
Section B - Children's Language Development A discursive essay on children’s language development, with a choice of two questions where the data provided will focus on spoken, written or multimodal language (30 marks) |
| Paper 2: Language Diversity and Change |
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Questions Section A - Diversity and Change One question from a choice of two:Either: an evaluative essay on language diversity (30 marks) Or: an evaluative essay on language change (30 marks) Section B - Language Discourses Two texts about a topic linked to the study of diversity and change.
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| Non-exam assessment: Language in Action |
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Tasks Students produce:
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