Clarification about the non-examination assessment (NEA) requirements

We have updated the A Level English Language and Literature (EMC) specification to provide more support and guidance regarding Component 04: Independent study: analysing and producing texts. Page 14 of the specification now reads:

• Component 04 is a non examined component worth 40 marks which represents 20% of the qualification. For task 1, learners write a comparative essay of 1500–2000 words on a non-fiction text chosen from a prescribed list in Appendix 5f and another free-choice text from any genre. This section tests Assessment Objectives: AO1, AO2, AO3 and AO4.
  
  For task 2, learners write an original non-fiction text of 1000–1200 words including a 150-word introduction. This section tests Assessment Objectives: AO2 and AO5.

Learners are required to produce two tasks for their non-examination assessment. The overall suggested word length for the non-examination assessment is 3200 words maximum, excluding quotations, footnotes and bibliography.

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Qualifications

• English Language and Literature (EMC) - H074, H474 (from 2015)