OCR A-Level English Language Full Guide

English Language full guide, including how to structure responses, section specific notes that are tailored to the OCR exam board but applicable to others.

Section A: Exam Overview & Paper Content

Assessment objectives and paper structure
Paper 1:
Section A: Language Under the Microscope
Section B: Topical Language Issue
Section C: Comparing and Contrasting Texts
Paper 2:
Section A: Child Language Acquisition
Section B: Language in the Media
Section C: Language Change
Section B: Year 12 Content (Written and Spoken Language)

Language levels and terminology
Language and Power
Language and Gender
Rhetoric and Representation
Section C: Year 13 Content

Language and Technology
Language in the Media (advanced)
Language Change
Child Language Acquisition (theories and stages)
Non-Examined Assessment (NEA) guidance
Appendices

Key theorists by topic
Genre conventions (e.g. blogs, editorials, podcasts)
Child language acquisition stages and theories
Spoken language transcription conventions