AS and A-level English Language Specification Specifications for first teaching in 2015
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AS English Language7701
2.0 Specification at a glance
This qualification is 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.
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) |