A-Level English Language Bridging Work or Induction Day or Introduction

This work can be used with students in Year 11 who are intending to study A-Level English Language.
They can complete the tasks independently OR they could be used as part of an induction day OR as a general introduction to the course.

All links and tasks are contained in one word document.

The tasks focus on three areas of the course and include links to videos, articles and podcasts.
** 1. Child Language Acquisition**
Students reflect on their own language development and conduct a ‘wugs’ experiment.
** 2. Language Variation.**
Students consider their own attitudes to accents and dialects and conduct a mini investigation.
There are also questions about podcasts which discuss the link between language and culture. Including the apparent disappearance of the Cockney dialect.
** 3. Language Change**
There is a mini investigation with links to public information films. Students examine how language has changed over time.
Also, after reading an article, students consider their own use of language in text messages.