English Language

Assessment

At Bilborough we study with the WJEC board for a two year course with final external examinations at the end of the second year. From the start of the course, you will explore a variety of texts to examine how writers or speakers use language to convey their ideas, attitudes, opinions and values. You will learn the language concepts and linguistic terms required for a scientifically precise study of language use. The course will also include the study of reading and writing fictional texts. To develop your experience and understanding in the second year of the course, you will study a wide range of themes and areas related to language use such as language from the past, language acquisition, language and gender, accent / dialect and language and political power. For your coursework you will collect your own data under the general topic of ‘Language and Identity’ analyse your texts and write up your findings and conclusions in a well-organised and detailed report. For the final examination you will expand your study of spoken language in a range of contexts, discuss language issues using your own ideas and examples, examine the contexts and processes of language in written texts, exploring how and why language changes over time and produce your own writing followed by an analysis of your creative choices.