A2 English Language (WJEC – LG3 & 4) - Year 13
Like AS, English Language is at A2 level is taught in two broad units, one exam and the other coursework. The examined unit (LG4) comprises 60% of marks, and looks at ‘written language through time’ and ‘analysis of spoken language’, each with one compulsory question inviting students to analyse unseen set texts. LG4 carries 120UMS. Coursework (LG2) at 40% comprises an open language investigation, together with a written piece of functional non-fiction language, concentrating upon a specific purpose and audience. LG3 carries 80UMS.
A2 language study is much deeper than at AS, and there is an expectation of a deeper theoretical grounding, and a firmer understanding of grammar.
Every half term will generate an assessed piece of writing.
The course is dynamic, and follows the ever changing trends of a living and organic language, therefore the topics outlined below are subject to modification though with the core elements needed for close language study remaining.
| Half Term 1 (June - July) |
Investigation into the language of contemporary art
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| External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes – analysis of art production Coursework Deadline this H/T: Students should be thinking of their titles for A2 coursework, with the data being collected during summer holidays. Field Trips/Visits: Baltic/Laing art gallery |
| Half Term 2 (September - October) |
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| External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No |
| Half Term 3 (November - December) |
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| External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes: LG3 coursework, due 12.12.11 Coursework Deadline this H/T: LG3 before Christmas Field Trips/Visits: No |
| Half Term 4 (January - February) |
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| External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes – LG4 trial examination, w/c 12.3.12 Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No |
| Half Term 5 (March - April) |
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| External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No |
| Half Term 6 (April - May) |
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| External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No |
| Half Term 7 (June - July) |
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| External Assessment: Yes – LG4 Internal Common Assessment: No Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No |
Suggested Reading list
Mastering A Level English – Sarah Thorne
Rediscovering Grammar – David Crystal
www.Universalteacher.org – Andrew Moore
www.bl.co.uk – The British Library
www.bbc.co.uk/voices – BBC’s own archive of recorded talk
The Cambridge Encyclopaedia of the English Languag’: David Crystal (CUP)
The Oxford Companion to the English Language: ed. Tom McArthur (OUP)
Varieties of English (2nd Edition): Dennis Freeborn (Macmillan)
WJEC also recommend the subject’s revision guide.
