📖 AS-Level English Language (Edexcel)
✅ Master Language Levels
Be confident identifying and analyzing:
- Lexis (word choices)
- Grammar (sentence structures)
- Phonology (sounds)
- Pragmatics (implied meanings)
- Discourse (structure of texts)
✅ Apply Concepts
Use frameworks such as:
- Audience/Purpose/Genre/Mode (APGM)
- Grice’s Maxims
- Face Theory
- Speech Acts
✅ Embed Theory Lightly
Mention theorists when relevant (e.g., Fairclough on power, Labov on narrative structure) but always apply them to the text.
✅ Data-Driven Answers
- Reference SPECIFIC word choices, phrases, or features.
- Don’t just summarise the text.
✅ Revise Different Text Types
Practice analyzing spoken transcripts, articles, letters, interviews, blogs, etc.
✅ Writing Task
For original writing:
- Plan language choices carefully.
- Match style, audience, and purpose exactly.