Course Summary
English Language offers you the chance to engage creatively and critically with a wide range of texts and discourses. In this course you will create texts and reflect critically on the processes of production, while analysing the texts produced by others. Our course explores the English language both as a medium of communication and as a topic in its own right, as you pursue lines of enquiry, debate different views and work independently to research aspects of language in use. Through textual analysis, commentary and your own personal research, you will discover the power of language as a creative tool for expression, as well as a system used to assert power in society.
Course Details
Unit 1 focuses on Language, the Individual and Society. You will carry out close analysis of representation and meaning in texts, as well as examining child language development. Unit 2 focuses on Language Diversity and Change. You will examine how language diversity is influenced by gender, occupation, ethnicity, accent, dialect and the passage of time. Non-exam assessment: in this unit, you will carry out a personal investigation into a language topic of your choosing, as well as producing a piece of original writing on either the power of persuasion, the power of storytelling or the power of information. This is an opportunity to truly personalise your education by selecting your own texts and pursuing original lines of enquiry and interest.
Entry requirements
5 grade 6s at GCSE including 6s in English and Maths
Your next steps...
By studying English Language in depth you will gain invaluable skills for life. You will understand how to communicate effectively, critically assess information and challenge assumptions. You ll also become aware of the wider context of language and the written form, such as how language is used for social control, propaganda and manipulation in the wider world. These skills will equip you for a number of further education and career paths, including (but not limited to): publishing, broadcasting, marketing and PR, journalism, law, teaching and politics.
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