Year 1
In the first year two units are studied:

1. ‘Language and the Individual’: You will explore a range of texts to understand how individuals and social groups are represented. You will also examine how meanings are created through written and spoken language and identify the key linguistic terminology needed to give you a foundation for the English Language course.
2. ‘Language Diversity’: You will consider how and why groups and individuals use language differently. You will examine the impact that identities, such as social class, gender, age and region, have on the way people use language. You will also study how to craft writing for both academic and non-specialist audiences through exploring a range of different articles and essays.

Year 2
In the second year, two further units are taught, plus you will also complete a Non-Examined Assessment (coursework) unit.

1. ‘Language Change’: Here you will study the developments of the English language. You will look at a wide range of historical and contemporary texts and focus on what led to the change of language, whilst considering reaction to these changes.
2. ‘Child Language Acquistion’: In this unit you will explore children development of written and spoken language. You will consider the functions of child language use, key stages of progression of language production and different theories related to child language development.
3. ‘Language in Action’: This unit is the Non-Examined Assessment (coursework) unit which is worth 20% of the overall grade. You will produce a language investigation on an area of interest. This could range from representations of certain social groups in the media to the way masculinity is represented by film characters. The second part of the Non-Examined Assessment requires you to create a piece of original writing and a supplementary commentary to justify your writing choices.