New college durham

Course Details

AS/A Level English Language

Course Description

The aim is to develop your knowledge and understanding of linguistic concepts and issues covering both spoken and written language, analysing and creating texts which focus on cultural, social and creative factors in language including the Dynamics of Speech, Speech & Children, Speech Varieties and Social Groups, Language & Identity and Language & Cultural Production. Full-time students study this subject in combination with other AS/A Levels or GCSEs. You will study AS over one year. A2, taken in the second year, makes up the A Level qualification. Textbooks are provided for class use and loan. The library has a good selection of books and other materials. IT material is on the English Language section of the College's Blackboard Virtual Learning Environment, NCD Online. Students provide their own pens, file paper and files. Enrichment includes an English Language conference at Newcastle University for A2 students.

Course Duration

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2year

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AS/A Level English Language New college durham