AS Level English Language provides learners with opportunities to make critical and informed responses to a wide range of texts. Learners will also demonstrate their ability to produce writing to specific briefs and for given audiences. A Level English Language learners will also develop a strong foundation in the study of linguistics, focusing on language change, child language acquisition, English in the world, and language and the self. Learners who follow the AS & A Level English Language syllabus will develop the following skills and understanding:

 

• Sustaining accurate, fluent and consistent writing
• Producing informed responses appropriate to the specified form, style, context, and audiences
• Conveying knowledge and understanding from both specific examples and wider studies.

Paper 1

• Reading (2 hours 15 minutes – 50 marks)
• Candidates answer two compulsory questions: Question 1 in Section A, and Question 2 in Section B.
• Externally assessed
• 50% of the AS Level
• 25% of the A Level

 

Paper 2

• Writing (2 hours – 50 marks)
• Candidates answer two questions: one compulsory question from Section A, and one question from a choice of three in Section B.
• Externally assessed
• 50% of the AS Level
• 25% of the A Level

 

Paper 3

• Language Analysis (2 hours 15 minutes – 50 marks)
• Candidates answer two compulsory questions: Question 1 in Section A, and Question 2 in Section B.
• Externally assessed
• 25% of the A Level

 

Paper 4

• Language Topics (2 hours 15 minutes – 50 marks)
• Candidates answer two compulsory questions each on a separate topic area: Question 1 in Section A, and Question 2 in Section B.
• Externally assessed
• 25% of the A Level