171202-specification-accredited-a-level-gce-english-language-and-literature-h474

Recommendations

Info

2c. Content of Exploring non-fiction and spoken texts (Component 01)2Exploring non-fiction and spoken texts (Component01) focuses on an OCR (EMC) anthology of 20 spokenand written texts from different time periods, typesof text and contexts (see Appendix 5d). Some of thespoken texts in the anthology will be spontaneous orsemi-spontaneous talk but will be confined to textsExploring non-fiction and spoken textsthat are for a public audience. Texts in the anthologywill be refreshed after three years and centres will benotified in advance. A balance of spoken and written,historical and contemporary texts will be maintained.The anthology is available to download from theOCR website.Topic Content Learners should be able to:Exploring non-fiction andspoken texts••Explore connectionsacross a wide range ofnon-literary and spokentexts.••Apply relevant methodsfor text analysis drawingon linguistic fields.••Apply concepts andmethods from linguisticstudy.••explore connections between twotexts, one studied and one unseen••analyse how language choices shapemeanings••consider the ways in which thetexts relate to each other and to thecontexts in which they were producedand received••use a range of techniques to evaluatethe effectiveness of texts for differentaudiences and purposes informed bywide reading and listening••apply varied strategies for readingand listening according to text typeand purpose for study••identify and describe how meaningsand effects are created in non-fictionand spoken texts••identify linguistic methods such asphonology, lexis, semantics, grammar,morphology, pragmatics anddiscourse••apply linguistic methodologies andconcepts to inform their responses toand interpretations of texts••use English and terminologyappropriately and coherently••make accurate references to texts.6© OCR 2014A Level in English Language and Literature (EMC)
2c. Content of The language of poetry and plays (Component 02)The language of poetry and plays (Component 02) issplit into two parts.Section A focuses on one poetry collection from achoice of six, each with 15 poems identified for study(see below and Appendix 5e).Section B focuses on one drama text from a choiceof six (see below and Appendix 5e). This componentdraws on the discipline of stylistics to provide a helpfulstructure for the integrated study of linguistic andliterary approaches to poetry and drama.The set texts will be reviewed after three years andmay be subject to change. Each set text will remainon the list for the lifetime of the qualification, unlessthe review process identifies a necessary change. If atext is to be removed from the list and replaced withanother text, centres will be notified a year in advance.2The language of poetry and playsTopic Content Learners should be able to:Section A – Poetry: stylisticanalysisStudy of one substantial poetrytext from the following choiceof six (15 poems prescribed foreach text):••William Blake: Songs ofInnocence and Experience••Emily Dickinson: TheComplete Poems••Seamus Heaney: OpenedGround: Poems 1966–1996••Eavan Boland: NewCollected Poems••Carol Ann Duffy: Rapture••Jacob Sam-La Rose:Breaking Silence••Show knowledge andunderstanding of asubstantial poetrycollection.••Apply relevant methodsfor text analysis, drawingon linguistic and literaryfields.••Analyse poetic andstylistic techniques.••Explore connectionsacross poems.••Explore how linguistic andliterary approaches caninform interpretations oftexts.••Explore literary, culturaland stylistic contexts.••analyse the use and impact ofpoetic techniques such as imagery,symbolism, rhythm, rhyme, tone,form and structure••analyse the use and impact oflinguistic choices (e.g. phonological,lexical, semantic, grammatical)••analyse aspects of the textforegrounded through the use ofrepetition, pattern-making, patternbreakingand deviation••identify and describe how meaningsand effects are created and conveyedthrough language••consider the ways in which the poemsrelate to each other and significantliterary or other relevant contexts••use English and terminologyappropriately and coherently••make accurate references to texts.© OCR 2014A Level in English Language and Literature (EMC) 7
Page 1: A LEVELSpecificationENGLISHLANGUAGE
Page 4 and 5: Introducing…A Level English Langu
Page 6 and 7: Professional developmentTake advant
Page 10 and 11: 2 The specification overview2a. Ove
Page 14 and 15: Topic Content Learners should be ab
Page 16 and 17: 2d. Content of non exam assessment
Page 18 and 19: 2Original non-fiction writingTask 2
Page 20 and 21: Reading as a writer, writing as a r
Page 22 and 23: 3f. Non exam assessmentTask 1: Anal
Page 24 and 25: 3g. Non exam assessment marking cri
Page 26 and 27: Level 1: 4-1 marks3AO4AO1AO3AO2Very
Page 28 and 29: Level 1: 1 markAO5AO2Little accurac
Page 30 and 31: 4 Admin: what you need to knowThe i
Page 32 and 33: Internal standardisationCentres mus
Page 34 and 35: 5 Appendices5a. Grade descriptorsDe
Page 36 and 37: 5e. Component 02: The language of p
Page 38 and 39: 5Section A: PoetrySection B: PlaysC
Page 40 and 41: 5h. Text(s) and Task(s) Proposal Fo
Page 42 and 43: Task 2 - Original non-fiction writi
Page 44 and 45: 38© OCR 2014A Level in English Lan
Page 46 and 47: 40 107932© OCR 2014A Level in Engl
Page 48: Download high-quality, exciting and

171202-specification-accredited-a-level-gce-english-language-and-literature-h474

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?