ABOUT THIS COURSE
This course is ideal for learners who are interested in the ways that language is used and how language develops. Students will look at topics such as how language varies depending on mode, field, function and audience; and how language choices can create personal identities.
You could complement your studies with enrichment activities including work experience or Creative Writing society.
COURSE AREA LEAD
Maisie Krebs
WHO IS THIS AIMED AT?
This course is aimed at students who:
Would like to know how language works
Read and analyse non-fiction; (e.g. newspapers, biographies, blogs, magazines etc)
Are interested in why people speak the way they do
Love to write non-fiction (journalism, etc) and or fiction texts (short stories, dramatic monologues etc).
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?
Core Units:
Analysing a whole range of spoken, written and multi-modal texts (eg. newspaper articles, blogs, etc);
Apply a range of language theorists to spoken and written data;
Exploring how contextual factors (age, gender, ethnicity, media, technology, religion, culture, etc) affect language choices;
Child language acquisition in speaking, reading and writing.
Language and identity;
Language change from circa 1550 to the present day.
WHAT SKILLS WILL YOU DEVELOP?
Analysing and evaluating fiction and non-fiction texts/genres.
Creative writing skills for fiction and non-fiction genres.
Critical reading and annotation behaviours
Essay writing
Effort
Resilience
Meeting deadlines
Literacy and oracy communication skills
Teamwork
Problem solving
Self-motivation
Analysing and evaluating Early Modern to Present Day English texts.
Analysing and evaluating 21st century technological texts.
Researching different texts and language theories, issues and concepts.
PROGRESSION ROUTES
Teacher
Journalist
Broadcast Journalism
Creative Writing
Librarian
Speech and Language Therapist