GCSE English Language equips students with the skills required to read, understand and analyse a wide range of texts, as well as providing students with the opportunity to produce imaginative, creative and technically accurate pieces of writing for a variety of different purposes. An essential prerequisite to ALevels and other Level 3 courses, the AQA GCSE English Language specification will challenge, motivate and enable students to achieve their career ambitions. UNIT 1 – Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing (50%) Section A – Reading Students will be required to read, understand, analyse and evaluate different 19th Century literary texts. Section B –Writing Students will study narrative and descriptive writing. Students will be assessed through a 1 hour 45 minute examination paper at the end of the course. UNIT 2 – Writers’ Viewpoints and Perspectives (50%) Section A – Reading Students will be required to read, understand, analyse, evaluate and compare literary non-fiction texts from different centuries. Section B – Writing Students will study discursive writing. Students will be assessed through a 1 hour 45 minute exam paper at the end of the course. UNIT 3 – Spoken Language Assessment Students are required to complete a presentation in front of an audience. This is a compulsory element of the course, however it does not contribute to the student’s final GCSE grade. Students will be awarded a separate certificate for this aspect of the course from the examination body.
About Education Provider
| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Reading |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Mixed |
| Address | Surley Row, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8LR |
GCSE English Language equips students with the skills required to read, understand and analyse a wide range of texts, as well as providing students with the opportunity to produce imaginative, creative and technically accurate pieces of writing for a variety of different purposes. An essential prerequisite to ALevels and other Level 3 courses, the AQA GCSE English Language specification will challenge, motivate and enable students to achieve their career ambitions. UNIT 1 – Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing (50%) Section A – Reading Students will be required to read, understand, analyse and evaluate different 19th Century literary texts. Section B –Writing Students will study narrative and descriptive writing. Students will be assessed through a 1 hour 45 minute examination paper at the end of the course. UNIT 2 – Writers’ Viewpoints and Perspectives (50%) Section A – Reading Students will be required to read, understand, analyse, evaluate and compare literary non-fiction texts from different centuries. Section B – Writing Students will study discursive writing. Students will be assessed through a 1 hour 45 minute exam paper at the end of the course. UNIT 3 – Spoken Language Assessment Students are required to complete a presentation in front of an audience. This is a compulsory element of the course, however it does not contribute to the student’s final GCSE grade. Students will be awarded a separate certificate for this aspect of the course from the examination body.
