171202-specification-accredited-a-level-gce-english-language-and-literature-h474
171202-specification-accredited-a-level-gce-english-language-and-literature-h474
171202-specification-accredited-a-level-gce-english-language-and-literature-h474
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2b. Content of A Level in English Language <strong>and</strong> Literature (EMC) (H474)The OCR A Level in English Language <strong>and</strong> Literature(EMC) develops learners’ ability to apply <strong>and</strong> integratelinguistic <strong>and</strong> literary approaches. Learners developtechniques of analysis, evaluation <strong>and</strong> production oftexts.Learners study a wide range of spoken <strong>and</strong> writtentexts from different times including six substantialtexts, which include prose, poetry, drama <strong>and</strong> nonliterarytexts.The OCR A Level in English Language <strong>and</strong> Literature(EMC) requires learners to show knowledge <strong>and</strong>underst<strong>and</strong>ing of:••how <strong>language</strong> choices shape meanings in texts••ways in which texts are interpreted by differentreaders or listeners••ways in which texts relate to each other <strong>and</strong> tothe contexts in which they are produced <strong>and</strong>received••how linguistic <strong>and</strong> literary approaches caninform interpretations of texts••the significance of contextual factors in theproduction <strong>and</strong> reception of texts••how to apply linguistic <strong>and</strong> literarymethodologies <strong>and</strong> concepts to informresponses to <strong>and</strong> interpretations of texts.Learners are required to show awareness of thedifferent <strong>language</strong> <strong>level</strong>s, drawn from:••phonetics, phonology <strong>and</strong> prosodics••lexis <strong>and</strong> semantics••grammar including morphology••pragmatics••discourse.2© OCR 2014A Level in English Language <strong>and</strong> Literature (EMC) 5
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