AS/A Level GCE (for first teaching in 2008) English Language - H069 H469

FAQs

Please find below the most frequently asked questions for this qualification. If you have a question that is not answered here or elsewhere on the website please contact the OCR Customer Contact Centre.

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A. The range of texts is broadly the same. 'Multimodal' texts (e.g. a webpage combining written text with image or sound) are a requirement of the QCA subject criteria and therefore included in the specification.

A. Yes. Coursework requirements reflect the QCA subject criteria. Coursework is compulsory at AS (40% AS, 20% A Level) and at A2 (20%).

A. Semantics and pragmatics are no longer a specific requirement of the QCA subject criteria, but they do remain relevant to the study of language.

A. 'Key Constituents' is the new name given to frameworks of language by QCA, and include:

  • phonetics
  • phonology
  • lexis
  • morphology
  • grammar

A. Yes. In response to centre demand, OCR will be publishing past papers for live specifications on the OCR website. These will be free of charge. Question papers from the June 2008 series will be available to download from OCR Interchange only. Further details are available from OCR Interchange.

A. OCR is working in partnership with individual publishers for different subject groups. Comprehensive resources are being developed by these Publishing Partners and others to support the specification and complement the support available from OCR. For details of our partners view the support page.

A. Schemes of Work and Lesson Plans. The majority of these materials are now available online, in fixed PDF format, for reference purposes, and also in Word format, so that teachers can adapt the materials for their own use. All outstanding Support Materials will be available by January 2008.

A. The Schemes of Work contain suggestions on time allocation, teaching activities and resources .The sample Lesson Plans provide specific ideas on delivery of a few of the topics for some unit options. Both resources are intended to offer teachers a range of practical delivery ideas that they can mould to suit their needs, and their students needs.