The examination will last 2 hours 45 minutes and is worth 100 marks. You will be allowed to take a clean copy of the text you have studied in class into the exam with you. 

Section A

One of the questions will be an essay-based question focussing on the creation and use of voice. You will need to demonstrate your understanding of the range of ways the spoken word is represented in literary texts by referring to your chosen text. In your respose you should integrate both linguistic and literary analyses.

The other part of the exam will require you to analyse three short unseen texts / extracts / transcripts. These will be drawn from spontaneous and scripted sources and you will need to identify and comment on how speakers and writers shape and craft the extracts provided. There will also be a section requiring short responses based on data analysis.

In addition, at A2 students are required to show deeper knowledge and understanding of:
a wider range of spoken and written texts from different times, including at least two further texts from a genre (prose fiction, poetry, drama) not studied at AS, and at least one other substantial written text the significance of contextual factors in the production and reception of texts how to apply linguistic and literary methodologies and concepts to inform their responses to and interpretations of texts

 

 

This Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced GCE specification requires
students to:
apply integrated linguistic and literary methods and concepts in the study of spoken, written and multimodal texts
identify and describe how meanings and effects are created and conveyed in texts
compare and contrast texts, exploring relationships between them

make accurate reference to texts and sources.

In addition, at A2 students are required to show judgement and independence as they:
synthesise and reflect on their knowledge and understanding of linguistic and literary concepts and methods in the study of spoken and written texts
make creative connections between elements of the course as a whole
sustain informed, critical judgements about issues raised in an integrated approach to textual analysis
make appropriate use of the conventions of writing in advanced
studies in English, including references to quotations and sources

 

The A2 exam is 2 hours 45 minutes long. As in the AS course, there are two sections

Clean copies of the prescribed examination texts
should be used in the examination
Section A: unprepared prose
Section B: prepared drama or poetry
Source booklet provided for Section A

100 marks

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2 hours and 45 minutes