Course Overview

In working towards this highly-prized qualification, you'll learn about both the past and present of the language, and explore how language is used to communicate – taking in topics such as the language of the media, and the many different varieties of English.

Pre-requisites

Although GCSE English is not required, it is recommended. If you have not yet completed this course, then why not enrol in the ODLC GCSE English and get the qualification you need to go on and succeed with your A Levels.

Please note additional text books may be required.

Key Topics

• Discovering Language
• Using Language
• Interacting Through Language
• Language Investigation
• Language Variation and Change
• Language Debates

Qualification

A Level in English Language

Pre-requisites

Although GCSE English is not required, it is recommended. If you have not yet completed this course, then why not enrol in the ODLC GCSE English and get the qualification you need to go on and succeed with your A Levels.

Support

As a ODLC student you will have your own personal tutor helping you with your course work and with any questions you may have.  Plus you can contact our Student Advisors by email or phone for all the practical advice you may need – so we really are with you 100%.

What's more, you'll have access to the ODLC online Student Community, where you can interact with other students, browse our resource library and manage your account.

Assessment

Once you've enrolled on your chosen course(s), you'll receive all the information you need to arrange your own exams, including details of syllabuses, exam boards and dates. Exams are held in various parts of the UK.

If you're based outside of the UK, it may be possible to sit your exam through your local British Council, depending on your location.

Exams take place in January and June with the deadlines for submitting coursework being 1st October and 1st February respectively. Please note that exam fees are additional to course fees.

NB:  To be able to sit your exams in June 2007 the deadline for submitting coursework is the 1st of February 2007, if you have any questions about examinations please call 0800 056 3983.

What our Students Say

"I studied two A levels with ODLC to help me get to university – it was convenient for me because my school didn't offer courses I wanted to do and I'm not tied down to a rigid way of studying. The textbooks were easy to find, and the coursework is very self-explanatory." Leon Williams, ODLC Graduate. Shrewsbury.

Your Future Prospects

Whether your goal is to go on to Higher Education or you are keen to make a start in your chosen career, studying A Levels with ODLC will help make these choices available to you in the future.