English Language - AS/A2
If you have a keen interest in how English is used in everyday life, this is the
course for you.
You will study a wide range of texts from short stories to the language of chat
rooms. You will gain an insight into the changes the English language has seen over
the years and understand how children acquire language.
Over a two-year period you will:
- Study various texts
- Do your own writing both fiction and non-fiction
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Learn about the relationship between language use and society
- Gain an understanding
into how children learn English
- Create your own writing by adapting materials
for new purposes
- Have the opportunity to research your own language topic investigations
English Language - GCSE
The college offers the opportunity for students to undertake a GCSE English course,
either as part of their programme of study, or as a single subject. Many students
use this as a chance to resit this qualification after coming straight from school,
although we also have many mature students who take the course as a means of enhancing
their career prospects in professions like teaching and nursing.
The course lasts for one year and is very flexible as students can chose between
daytime, evening or weekend classes. We use the popular AQA Specification ‘A’ programme,
which is a combination of course work and examination and involves the study of
a Shakespeare play, Media, Creative Writing, and Prose and Poetry elements.