Steve Campsall | Monday November 11, 2019
Categories: Archived Resources, KS5 Archive, AQA A Level, AQA A Level Pre-2015 Resources, AQA A Level English Language A, AQA A Level English Language B, ENGB1, AQA A Level English Language & Literature A, AQA A Level English Language & Literature B, EDEXCEL A Level, Edexcel A Level Pre-2015 Resources, EDEXCEL A Level English Language & Literature, 6EL01, EDEXCEL A Level English Language, 6EN01, 6EN03, OCR A Level, OCR A Level Pre-2015 Resources, OCR A Level English Language & Literature, F672, F674, OCR A Level English Language, F652, WJEC A Level, WJEC A Level Pre-2015 Resources, WJEC A Level English Language & Literature, LL4, WJEC A Level English Language, LG1, LG4, Hot Entries, Writing, Lexical Analysis, Linguistic Analysis, Textual Analysis
click on image to enlarge This guide is intended to help you learn or revise for your English Language A level course. In writing it, I’ve tried to tackle the analysis of language and texts in a particularly straightforward way in the hope that it will appeal especially to you if you are feeling a bit ‘lost’ by this often complex subject, one that can so very easily, for many students, seem more different from English at GCSE than they ever imagined, and, well, none-too-easy.…
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Beth Kemp | Saturday January 12, 2019
Categories: Archived Resources, KS5 Archive, AQA A Level, AQA A Level Pre-2015 Resources, AQA A Level English Language A, ENGA1, Language and Linguistic Analysis, Child Language Acquisition, An Introduction to Child Language Acquisition, CLA Exam Revision
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ENGA1 Child Lang Essays - Last Min Revision.doc
Child Lang Revision Groupwork.doc
Eng Lang Child Language Revision Pack.doc
Prompts for Child Language Data Analysis.doc
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Sarah Battams | Monday March 31, 2014
Categories: Hot Entries, Gender, Gender Resources, Transcribed Conversations, AQA A Level English Language A, AQA A Level English Language B, ENGB2, KS5 Archive, AQA A Level, EDEXCEL A Level, OCR A Level, WJEC A Level
click on image to enlarge This guide provides a close analysis of a transcript from the TV series The Apprentice. Although this is a part of AQA ENGB1, the gendered aspect of language is a key part of most examination board syllabuses. This guide, therefore, will prove useful not only to teachers of AQA /B’ but also AQA ‘A’, WJEC, OCR and Edexcel. Context The Apprentice is a BBC reality TV programme in which a group of candidates compete to win an investment in their own business from…
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Beth Kemp | Monday May 13, 2013
Categories: Hot Entries, Language Change & Variation, An Introduction to Language Change & Variation, AQA A Level English Language A, ENGA3, KS5 Archive, AQA A Level
Guide Navigation Introduction to ENGA3 Revision Guide ENGA3 Answering the Language Change Question ENGA3 Language Change Question June 2012 ENGA3 Language Change Question June 2012 Exemplar Response ENGA3 Answering the Language Variation Question ENGA3 Language Variation Question June 2012 ENGA3 Language Variation Question June 2012 Exemplar Response ENGA3 Answering the Discourses Question ENGA3 Discourses Question June 2012 ENGA3 Discourses Question June 2012 Exemplar Response ENGA3 Exam…
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Beth Kemp | Saturday May 11, 2013
Categories: Hot Entries, Child Language Acquisition, CLA Exam Revision, AQA A Level English Language A, ENGA1, KS5 Archive, AQA A Level
Guide Navigation Introduction to ENGA1 Revision Guide ENGA1 Answering the Mode Question ENGA1 Mode Question June 2012 ENGA1 Mode Question June 2012 Exemplar Response ENGA1 Mode Analysis Assessment Reminders ENGA1 Answering the CLA Question ENGA1 CLA Question June 2012 ENGA1 CLA Question June 2012 Exemplar Response This pack is to be used in conjunction with the ENGA1 paper set in June 2012, currently available on e-aqa under ‘secure key materials’. It will support exam preparation…
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Sarah Battams | Tuesday April 09, 2013
Categories: Hot Entries, Writing, Linguistic Analysis, AQA A Level English Language A, ENGA2, AQA A Level English Language B, ENGB1, EDEXCEL A Level English Language & Literature, EDEXCEL A Level English Language, OCR A Level English Language & Literature, OCR A Level English Language, WJEC A Level English Language & Literature, WJEC A Level English Language, KS5 Archive, AQA A Level, EDEXCEL A Level, OCR A Level, WJEC A Level
1. ‘Burt’s Chips’ Textual Analysis PowerPoint Burts Crisps.pptx 2. Notes to Accompany ‘Burt’s Chips’ PowerPoint The PowerPoint and ideas contained in these notes have been used successfully to introduce students to the linguistic methods or “frameworks? needed as a part of the AQA English Language course; however, the ideas contained here and in the PowerPoint are easily adaptable and entirely applicable to other A Level language courses as well as the combined…
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Beth Kemp | Monday March 11, 2013
Categories: Starters & Teaching Ideas, Teaching Ideas & Skills Development, KS5 English Starters, Writing, Linguistic Analysis, Speech Analysis, Child Language Acquisition, An Introduction to Child Language Acquisition, CLA Exam Revision, Gender, Gender Resources, Spoken English, AQA A Level English Language A, ENGA1, ENGA2, ENGA3, AQA A Level English Language & Literature A, ELLA2, AQA A Level English Language & Literature B, ELLB1, ELLB3, EDEXCEL A Level English Language & Literature, 6EL01, 6EL03, EDEXCEL A Level English Language, 6EN01, 6EN03, 6EN04, OCR A Level English Language & Literature, OCR A Level English Language, F651, F653, WJEC A Level English Language, LG2, LG3, LG4, KS5 Archive, AQA A Level, EDEXCEL A Level, OCR A Level, WJEC A Level
Guide Navigation A Level English Language Starters: Frameworks & Analysis A Level English Language Starters: Accent & Dialect A Level English Language Starters: Language & Gender A Level English Language Starters: Language Change A Level English Language Starters: Mode & Technology A Level English Language Starters: Child Language Acquisition A Level English Language Starters: Language & Power This collection of suggestions includes ice-breaker or ‘getting to know you’…
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Alan Thomas | Monday April 30, 2012
Categories: Archived Resources, KS5 Archive, AQA A Level, AQA A Level Pre-2015 Resources, AQA A Level English Language A, ENGA3, ENGA4, Hot Entries, Language and Linguistic Analysis, Language Change & Variation, An Introduction to Language Change & Variation, Linguistics Theory & Study, Linguistic Theory, Writing, Analytical Writing, Linguistic Analysis
Click on the link below to download Alan Thomas’s AQA A ENGA3 / ENGA4 Language Change within Language Explorations Guide. Language Change within Language Explorations Guide.docx This 110-page editable guide, written by a very experienced A Level English Language teacher, should prove helpful. It’s in Word (.docx) format, if you can only open Word (.doc) format files use the link below to convert it. Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint File Formats…
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Dan Clayton | Monday June 20, 2011
Categories: Hot Entries, AQA A Level English Language A, ENGA4, KS5 Archive, AQA A Level
Associated Resources Language Interventions Student Guide Part 2 This is a student guide to the AQA A spec coursework element, the ‘Language Intervention’. This is one part of your A2 coursework and makes up half of the total marks for the ENGA4 unit (i.e. 20% of your total marks at A2 or 10% of you’re A level). The AQA specification describes the unit as follows: “The ‘Language Intervention’ coursework task is designed to allow candidates to make an informed contribution to social…
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Beth Kemp | Sunday January 30, 2011
Categories: Hot Entries, Language and Linguistic Analysis, Conversational Analysis, A Guide to Conversational Analysis, Transcribed Conversations, Transcripts Pack, AQA A Level English Language A, ENGA1, ENGA4, AQA A Level English Language B, ENGB1, ENGB4, AQA A Level English Language & Literature A, ELLA2, ELLA3, AQA A Level English Language & Literature B, ELLB3, EDEXCEL A Level English Language & Literature, 6EL01, 6EL03, EDEXCEL A Level English Language, 6EN01, 6EN03, 6EN04, OCR A Level English Language & Literature, F671, F672, F673, OCR A Level English Language, F651, F653, WJEC A Level English Language & Literature, LL1, LL3, LL4, WJEC A Level English Language, LG1, LG2, LG3, LG4, KS5 Archive, AQA A Level, EDEXCEL A Level, OCR A Level, WJEC A Level
Associated Resources Transcripts Pack Guide to Conversation Analysis.doc This guide is intended to support teachers preparing students for tasks involving the analysis of transcribed conversation at AS and A2 level, although teachers of the new GCSE unit on Spoken Language may also find some helpful information here, especially in the “Key Issues? section. Just don’t get carried away with the technical terms or theories at this level! The advice and information given here is relevant…
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Beth Kemp | Sunday January 30, 2011
Categories: Hot Entries, AQA A Level, EDEXCEL A Level, OCR A Level, WJEC A Level, Transcribed Conversations, Transcripts Pack, AQA A Level English Language A, ENGA1, ENGA4, AQA A Level English Language B, ENGB1, ENGB4, AQA A Level English Language & Literature A, ELLA2, ELLA3, AQA A Level English Language & Literature B, ELLB3, EDEXCEL A Level English Language & Literature, 6EL01, 6EL03, EDEXCEL A Level English Language, 6EN01, 6EN03, 6EN04, OCR A Level English Language & Literature, F671, F672, F673, OCR A Level English Language, F651, F653, WJEC A Level English Language & Literature, LL1, LL3, LL4, WJEC A Level English Language, LG1, LG2, LG3, LG4
Associated Resources A Guide to Conversational Analysis Introduction This collection of transcripts has been produced with A Level Language and combined Language and Literature teaching in mind, although some of the transcripts may also be suitable for use with the new Spoken Language GCSE unit. Never Mind The Buzzcocks.doc David Beckham and Jonathan Ross.doc Paxman and Cooper on Taxes.doc Husband and Wife - Nan and her Fruit Pies.doc Student and Teacher.doc Jeremy Kyle.doc Hugh F-W - Beer…
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Alan Thomas | Thursday January 20, 2011
Categories: Archived Resources, KS5 Archive, AQA A Level, AQA A Level Pre-2015 Resources, AQA A Level English Language A, ENGA3, Hot Entries, Language and Linguistic Analysis, Language Change & Variation, An Introduction to Language Change & Variation
Click on the link below to download Alan Thomas’s AQA A ENGA3 Language Change Guide.
ENGA3 Language Change.pdf
This 46-page guide, written by a very experienced A Level English Language teacher, should prove very helpful.
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Beth Kemp | Thursday January 13, 2011
Categories: AQA A Level English Language A, ENGA1, ENGA2, KS5 Archive, AQA A Level
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Revision for ENGA1.doc
Assessment Objectives for English Language AS AQA A.doc
AQA AS Lang Lit Scheme of Work.doc
AQA AS Lang A Scheme of Work Beth Kemp.doc
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Beth Kemp | Wednesday January 12, 2011
Categories: AQA A Level English Language A, ENGA1, KS5 Archive, AQA A Level
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ENGA1 Mode Task 1.doc
ENGA1 Mode Task 2.doc
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Beth Kemp | Wednesday January 12, 2011
Categories: AQA A Level, AQA A Level English Language A, ENGA1, ENGA2, ENGA3, ENGA4
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Eng Lang Variation Research Task.doc
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Dan Clayton | Monday December 13, 2010
Categories: Hot Entries, AQA A Level, EDEXCEL A Level, OCR A Level, WJEC A Level, AQA A Level English Language A, AQA A Level English Language B, AQA A Level English Language & Literature A, AQA A Level English Language & Literature B, EDEXCEL A Level English Language & Literature, EDEXCEL A Level English Language, OCR A Level English Language & Literature, OCR A Level English Language, WJEC A Level English Language & Literature, WJEC A Level English Language
Beth Kemp | Wednesday November 17, 2010
Categories: Hot Entries, Writing, Language Investigations, AQA A Level English Language A, ENGA4, AQA A Level English Language B, ENGB4, EDEXCEL A Level English Language, 6EN04, WJEC A Level English Language, LG3, KS5 Archive, AQA A Level, EDEXCEL A Level, WJEC A Level
Language Investigations This is a guide to preparing students for the various ‘Investigations in English Language’ units that form part of many A Level English Language courses. It has been written to cover the A2 coursework requirements for the following examination boards: AQA ‘A’ | AQA ‘B’ | Edexcel | WJEC The basic requirements for the investigation are broadly similar across all boards but where needed, specific advice for a particular exam board’s…
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Beth Kemp | Monday September 06, 2010
Categories: Hot Entries, AQA A Level, AQA A Level English Language A, ENGA3
This guide is for the examined part of AQA English Language A2 A: ENGA3, entitled “Language Explorations?. It has a far broader scope than the previous year’s AS paper, requiring students to look far beyond their own linguistic experiences in the study of three topics: Language Change - specifically,changes in the English Language since 1600. Language Variation - specifically,differences in the usage of the English Language by user and context. Language Discourses - specifically,how…
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Beth Kemp | Tuesday August 17, 2010
Categories: Hot Entries, AQA A Level, AQA A Level English Language A, ENGA1
This guide is for teaching ENGA1, the examined unit for the AQA ‘A’ English Language AS specification. As its title implies, the unit encourages students to look at language differently – far more analytically – than they will have done for their GCSE English work. The final two-hour exam paper tests students on two topics: ‘Language and Mode’ This is a single compulsory question based on two linked unseen texts of different ‘modes’. ‘Language Development’ This asks students…
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