New GCEs for 2008
GCE English Language A (2700)
AS outline
At AS Level, this specification will introduce candidates to advanced language study and develop their ability to write for a variety of specific audiences and purposes. It introduces key concepts of use-related variation and develops the ability to use linguistic frameworks to analyse and interpret language building on the core variation concepts of audience, purpose, field and genre, adding the idea of mode.
The AS specification has 2 units:
Unit 1: Seeing through Language
Assessment
External Exam: 2 hours
| Written Paper: | 60% of total AS / 30% of total A Level marks |
One Language Analysis task and one Language Development essay.
Unit 2: Representation and Language
Assessment
Coursework
| Weighting: | 40% of total AS / 20% of total A Level marks |
One language investigation looking at how texts might produce social values and how they might contribute to maintaining or changing social values. One language production task involving the production of a genre based text written to produce or challenge a particular representation of a social group, individual, event or institution.
Key documents
