Course Information (AQA 7706)
Duration: Approx 32 Weeks
Cost: £2700 for one year - including assessments (4 hrs a week)
Cost: £5000 for two years - including assessments (4 hrs a week)
Entry Requirements
You have already achieved a GCSE in English Language at grades A-C or 7+.
Course Content
Students study the following:
- Remembered places
- Imagined worlds
- Poetic voices
- Writing about society
- Critical commentary
- Dramatic encounters
- Making connections
TEXTS
o Frankenstein
o Poetry Anthology-Carol Ann Duffy
o The Great Gatsby
o A Streetcar Named Desire
Methods of language analysis underpin each component:
- phonetics, phonology and prosodics – for example, the sounds of real speech and the patterns of sound symbolism (rhyme, alliteration, onomatopoeia) that some writers employ
- lexis and semantics – for example, the connotations of words and phrases, metaphor and idiomatic language
- grammar – for example, how the use of pronouns can shape narrative viewpoints
- pragmatics – for example, the assumptions made about listeners/readers by the speaker’s/writer’s language choices
- discourse – for example, the way different text types use particular features or routines, including aspects of visual design and layout.
Method of Study
You will attend class each week - where you will work alone or collaboratively with your fellow students and tutor, in which you will engage in stimulating discussions and classroom-based exercises to support your development and learning.
Method of Assessment
Paper 1: Telling stories
- Remembered places – the representation of place
- Imagined worlds – point of view and genre in prose
- Poetic voices – the forms and functions of poetic voice
- Methods of language analysis are integrated into the activities
Paper 2: Exploring conflict
What's assessed
- Writing about society – the role of the individual in society, and re-creative writing based on set texts
- Critical commentary – evaluating own writing
- Dramatic encounters – conflict in drama
- Methods of language analysis are integrated into the activities
Non-exam assessment: Making connections
- Making connections – investigation on a chosen theme and texts
- Methods of language analysis are integrated into the activity
Task
A personal investigation that explores a specific technique or theme in both literary
and non-literary discourse (2,500–3,000 words)
What Can I Do Next?
Students can progress to university.
For more information contact us at info@edeneducation.co.uk
What Can I Do Next?
Students can progress to university.
For more information contact us at info@edeneducation.co.uk
