Course information
English Language
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy - Wakefield
01977691000
Cutsyke Road, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 6BD
Course summary

There will be plenty of varied reading about ideas, concepts and theories relating to language. There is focus on new linguistic techniques, both for use in your own writing and for applying to tests created by others to consider different uses of language. You will be able to produce sustained controlled analytical writing full of personal ideas and responses by the end of two years. There are two topics of assessment—Language, the Individual and Society and Language Diversity and Change. The course is assessed via two exams worth 40% and a coursework investigation on own choice of issue relating to language worth 20%.

Entry requirements

Minimum of a grade 5 in English Language or English Literature.

How you'll be assessed

You will be taught in classroom sessions using a wide range of teaching and learning methods. This course is examined by a total of two written external exams and two pieces of coursework. The coursework piece is a piece of original writing and an accompanying commentary, as well as a n investigation into an area of linguistic study of your choice.

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionYorkshire and the Humber
Local AuthorityWakefield
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeMixed
AddressCutsyke Road, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 6BD