A-level English Language₇₇₀₂

What's assessed

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

Assessed

• written exam: 2 hours 30 minutes
• 100 marks
• 40% of A-level

Questions

Section A - Textual Variations and Representations

• A question requiring analysis of one text (25 marks)
• A question requiring analysis of a second text (25 marks)
• A question requiring comparison of the two texts (20 marks)

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)

What's assessed

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

Assessed

• written exam: 2 hours 30 minutes
• 100 marks
• 40% of A-level

Questions

Section A - Diversity and Change

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.

• A question requiring analysis of how the texts use language to present ideas, attitudes and opinions (40 marks)
• A directed writing task linked to the same topic and the ideas in the texts (30 marks)

What's assessed

• Language Investigation
• Original Writing
• Methods of language analysis are integrated into the activities

Assessed

• Word count: 3,500
• 100 marks
• 20% of A-level
• Assessed by teachers
• Moderated by AQA

Tasks

Students produce:

• a language investigation (2,000 words excluding data)
• a piece of original writing and commentary (1,500 words total)