AQA A Level English Language Textual variations and representations. Bundle.

Language and the individual- Entire unit of work of resources which introduces the idea of variation existing within English. Fundamental ideas of sociolinguistics are included. ‘Internal’ and ‘external’ language. Class. Age. Gender.

There are over 50 resources and 20 lessons covering:

• methods of language analysis
• how identity is constructed
• how audiences are addressed and positioned
• the functions of the texts
• the structure and organisation of the texts
• how representations are produced.

The unit of work includes:

Methods of language analysis
In order to study textual variations and representations, students will be required to identify and describe salient features of language in the texts. Within the unit of work the following lessons are included.

• phonetics, phonology and prosodics: how speech sounds and effects are articulated and analysed
• graphology: the visual aspects of textual design and appearance
• lexis and semantics: the vocabulary of English, including social and historical variation
• grammar, including morphology: the structural patterns and shapes of English at sentence, clause, phrase and word level
• pragmatics: the contextual aspects of language use
• discourse: extended stretches of communication occurring in different genres, modes and contexts.