English Language study guides

A complete overview of WJEC AS English Language Unit 1, Exploring Language: the two compulsory sections (analysing language and contemporary English), the language levels that underpin them, the 1 hour 45 minute exam, and how to revise for close textual analysis.

A complete overview of WJEC AS English Language Unit 2: the three-part question on language issues, original writing and critical writing, the 2 hour exam, the key language debates, and how to revise for both analysis and craft.

A complete overview of WJEC A2 English Language Unit 3, Language over Time: diachronic change in lexis, grammar and orthography, the theories that explain change, the 1 hour 30 minute exam, and how to compare texts from different periods.

A complete overview of WJEC A2 English Language Unit 4, Spoken Language and Creative Re-casting: analysing a transcript with features of speech and conversation theory (Section A), and transforming a source text into a new genre (Section B).

A complete overview of WJEC A2 English Language Unit 5, the Language and Identity non-exam assessment: the 2500 to 3500 word independent investigation, the four areas, the method, and how to plan, analyse and reference.