English Language As you may already know, the government have made changes to the way A Levels are taught and assessed. If you choose English Language in year 12, you are intending to do this until the end of year 13 as a whole A Level. You will sit the AS exam in year 12 but this will act as a mock exam for year 13. If you have any questions about this please speak to Mrs Betty or Ms Matthews for more information.

AS: Specification at a glance Slide 6Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. ComponentWeightingAssessment Component 1: Language and the Individual Written Paper 50%1 hour 30 mins 70 marks One section only Component 2: Language Varieties Written Paper 50%1 hour 30 mins 70 marks Section A – 30 marks Section B – 40 marks

A-level: Specification at a glance Slide 5Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. ComponentWeightingAssessment Component 1: Language, the Individual and Society Written Paper 40%2 hours 30 mins 100 marks Section A – 70 marks Section B – 30 marks Component 2: Language Diversity and Change Written Paper 40% 2 hours 30 mins 100 marks Section A – 30 marks Section B – 70 marks Component 3: Non-exam assessment 20%100 marks Investigation - 50% Original Writing and Commentary - 50%

Recommended work: Collect a range of non fiction texts. These can include websites, blogs, newspaper articles, transcripts etc. Have a look at how language is used for the intended audience and genre. Read a variety of opinion/ features articles online or in a newspaper. Analyse the writing style. How has the writer achieved their intended effect? Have a go at writing an opinion article about a hot topic using the features you have identified. Look at the British Library Wesbite Watch how different people on TV speak and why these vary Watch Stephen Fry’s ‘Planet Word’ about how language has changed Read ‘The Guardian’ articles based on ‘Mind Your Language’