A Level English Language Course Companions

Explore language diversity in its various social contexts with this comprehensive pack of notes and theories, engaging student activities and exam-style questions. Flexible format to support your teaching of the 2015 AS and A Level AQA specification.

Thorough and comprehensive

Uses a stimulating and relevant range of unseen written, spoken and electronic sources – perfect for the synoptic approach of the new spec!

It makes it clear to students what they need to do to achieve certain marks and to meet the assessment objectives...

...Very user-friendly... will be a great asset to students and teachers

• Versatile worksheets with regular tasks and discussion points encourage reflective thinking and spark debate
• Methods of language analysis integrated throughout activities
• Varied examples provided and complex theories explained in an accessible way
• ‘Synoptic Opportunities’ help students recognise how the topics merge with, support or contrast one another

Plus Vital Exam Practice!

• Exam-style questions prep students to achieve top marks across the AOs
• Indicative content included

Topics covered include:

Gender Deficit Theory Dominance Theory Difference Theory Laughter Sexual identity Socialisation Occupational Groups Hierarchy and Power Specialist Lexis Discourse Structure Convergence and Divergence Occupational Address Saving Face

Regional, National and International Variations Accent Dialect Attitudes World Englishes (A Level Only) Child Language Development The Caregiver Child-directed Speech (or Motherese) Reading and Writing and more!

Language Change Standardisation Johnson’s Dictionary Modern English and more!