Page 31 - Sixth Form prospectus 2020

COURSE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
TITLE

SPECIFIC ENTRY GCSE grade 6 or above in English language and grade 5 or above in

REQUIREMENTS English literature.

OCR English Language
Paper 1: exploring language
A: language under the microscope - analyse the lexical and grammatical
effects in a short passage
B: writing about a topical language issue - write for a specified audience
on power, gender or technology in language
C: comparing and contrasting texts - a comparative analysis of two texts
CONTENT OF (including spoken language)

COURSE Paper 2: dimensions of linguistic variation
A: child language acquisition - how children aged 0-7 learn to speak
B: language in the media - analyse multimodal media texts and apply
language concepts and theories
C: language change - the analysis of historical varieties of English
Non-examined teacher assessment
See https://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/as-a-level-gce/english-
language-h070-h470-from-2015/ for further details.

Paper 1: exploring language - three essay responses, 150 minutes (40%)
EXAMINATIONS Paper 2: dimensions of linguistic variation - three essay responses, 150

AND minutes (40%)
Non-examined teacher assessment - independent language
ASSESSMENTS investigation (2000-2500 words); an academic poster (750-1000 words)

(20%)

Although there are some careers (journalism, advertising, media work,
public relations, teaching) to which English language is obviously more
SKILLS, LINKS directly applicable, it is a valuable qualification in its own right which

AND will provide a sound basis for access to a variety of courses and careers
through the skills which this course develops. Students of language
PROGRESSION gain insights into that fundamental behaviour of human beings which
will be valuable throughout their lives and their careers in the language-
rich world we live in.

Head of English: Mrs T Messenger
CONTACT
traceymessenger@keswick.cumbria.sch.uk