Macleans College
12ENC - English Language - 9093 AS Level
Subject Description
Teacher in Charge: Mr C. Reed.
Student voice: 12ENC
In the AS Language Course, students undertake a robust study of a range of texts from different genres. You are required to show a critical appreciation of the texts and the way writers use language to shape meaning. You will also write your own compositions in a range of styles and genres, and develop the following skills: sustaining accurate, fluent and consistent writing, producing informed responses appropriate to the specified form, style, context, and audiences, and conveying knowledge and understanding from both specific examples and wider studies.
The course aims are to enable students to: enjoy the experience of studying English language, develop a critical and informed response to texts in a range of forms, styles and contexts, produced for a variety of audiences, communicate effectively, creatively, accurately and appropriately in their writing, develop the interdependent skills of reading, analysis and research, develop an appreciation of concepts and techniques in the study of English language, build a firm foundation for further study of language and linguistics.
Paper 1 Reading: Students are encouraged to read widely throughout their programme of study, continually deepening their appreciation of an increasingly rich array of reading material. They should develop an intimate knowledge and understanding of the conventions and discourses associated with a diverse range of genres, styles and contexts. Furthermore, learners should continue to cultivate their personal relationship with reading, enabling them to respond reflectively, analytically, discursively and creatively, as is appropriate to the task or context.
Paper 2 Writing: Using their reading as inspiration, students should explore and experiment with a similarly extensive variety of genres, styles and contexts in their writing. In addition to refining their ability to express themselves with precision and clarity of purpose, learners should become increasingly reflective writers, capable of adapting the style of their writing to fit a diverse range of forms, audiences, purposes and contexts.
Course prerequisites
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Assessment Information
| Paper | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paper 13 | Passages | External | 50.00% |
| Paper 23 | Writing | External | 50.00% |
Disclaimer
All subjects for 2025 are subject to numbers and staff.
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