A Level English Language Online Course CIE

Start Date

Anytime

Enrolment Fee

£395

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Support

Up to 2 years

UCAS

Up to 56 points

Qualification

A Level

Fast Track

Available

This A Level English Language Course gives you the opportunity to study English language and its use in contemporary communication. It aims to encourage a critical response to texts in a range of forms, styles and contexts, and to promote skills of communication, reading, research and analysis.

Through study, learners will develop an ability to read and analyse material, gaining further knowledge and understanding of English language features and issues. Learners will also develop the skills of writing clearly, accurately, creatively and effectively for different purposes and audiences.

What can I do with an A Level in English Language?

Students in the past have progressed onto the following degrees:

• English Studies • Psychology • Training Teachers
• Business Studies • History • Sociology
• Law

Studying Advanced Level English at University gives you all sorts of exciting career options, including:

• Teaching and Education • Functional Managers
and Directors • Artistic, Literary and Media Occupations
• Media Professionals • Public Services • Writer
• Journalism

For more information about the Cambridge Exam board, please click here. 

Previous Knowledge Required

There are no previous entry requirements for this course, however students are expected to have a reasonable standard of literacy. 

You have the freedom to start the course at any time and continue your studies at your own pace for a period of up to 24 months from initial registration with the full support of your Tutor.

Syllabus

The first part of your course is divided into six sections which cover the reading and writing skills essential for your AS Level English Language study.

The second part of the course supports your A Level study. It builds on the reading and writing skills you have learned at AS Level and applies them to four specialist subject areas of English. This part of the book is divided into four sections which continue numerically from AS Level.

Awarding Body: Cambridge

Specification Code: 9093

IAS Modules

You are introduced to the relevant tools and skills for language analysis and response which you will need throughout your AS Level English Language course.


You will explore the conventions of different text types.

You will learn the skills of writing appropriately for a directed response.
You will learn the skills for successful text analysis, including how to organise and structure your responses.

You will learn the skills for writing a shorter written response, and how to structure a commentary to reflect on your own writing.
You will develop both your abilities in extended writing and skills to appraise your own writing in a critical response.

IA2 Modules

You will learn about important stages in the development of English; ideas relating to how and why language changes as well as techniques for measuring rates of change.
You will learn about the main stages of early childhood language acquisition up to eight years old, as well as theories on the ways in which children learn and use language. You will also learn the conventions and features of unspoken conversation, and how spoken language is transcribed.
English in the world, you will learn about the influences which have made English a global language. You will consider debates about the ways that English has been spreading in relation to the decline in importance of local languages. You will discuss the ethics involved in promoting English over local languages and learn about the varieties of English which now exist worldwide.

You will learn about the many influences on language, social groups and self-identity. You will examine the theories on the link between language and thought, and evaluate the different ideas to do with the relative importance of ‘nature versus nurture’ in learning and using language.

Assessments

Students will be required to arrange and pay for their examinations at a CIE approved centre. We can provide an extensive list of these centres for you.

A Level Exams
There are four exams for the full A Level qualification. The length of each exam is as follows:

  • Paper 1 – 2 hour 15 min
  • Paper 2 – 2 hours
  • Paper 3 – 2 hours 15 mins
  • Paper 4 – 2 hours 15 mins

Paper 1Paper 1Paper 1Exam Paper 4A Level Qualification

AS Level Exams
There are two exams for the AS Level qualification. The length of each exam is as follows:

  • Paper 1 – 2 hour 15
  • Paper 2 – 2 hours

Paper 1 Paper 1IAS Exams

For Cambridge International AS & A Level English Language, learners can:

take Papers 1 and 2 only (for the Cambridge International AS Level qualification) or

follow a staged assessment route by taking Papers 1 and 2 (for the Cambridge International AS Level qualification) in one series, then Papers 3 and 4 (for the Cambridge International A Level qualification) in a later series or

take Papers 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the same examination series, leading to the full Cambridge International A Level.

A Level English Language Online Course Outcome

On successful completion of all your exams for the A Level English Language Online Course, you will be awarded one of the following qualifications:

International A Level in English Language with CIE | International AS Level in English Language with CIE

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Enrolment Fees

Our Enrolment fee for this course is noted at the top of this page where you can enrol directly onto the course.  This fee includes access to your course including tutor support for 2 years.

Our enrolment fee includes:

  • All study materials covering the full specification.
  • Full support where you can also message your tutor as many times as you need to.
  • Access to our online Library with a full range of eBooks.
  • Help completing university applications including UCAS and The Common Application.
  • Reference and predicted grade for University.
  • Assignment marking and feedback
  • Marked and graded practise examination papers
  • Eligibility for a Totum Card if you reside within the UK
  • Fast Track A Level if required and flexible learning from home 24/7.

The only other fee you will need to pay is for your exams which is due approximately six months prior and this will be paid directly to the exam centre.

FAQs

You can enrol online right now by Card or PayPal (Visa, Mastercard, Maestro and American Express). Alternatively, we also accept BACS transfer or we can send you a payment link.

Your A Level course will be online.  You will access it via our online portal.  

With our courses, we have learners from all over the world enrolled.  Therefore, if we restricted your learning to certain times, not everyone would be available.  All our courses are accessible 24/7 via our online secure portal.  Any videos on your portal would be pre-recorded meaning you can work through your course at your own pace.

By opting for our International A Level, you can study the course from anywhere and exam centres are located all over the world.  With our UK A Levels (AQA), you can study them from outside of the UK, however you would need to sit the actual exams for these within the UK.

You will be provided with eBooks for this course. If you want to purchase physical books in addition, then we can provide you with the book ISBN numbers.

The Guided learning hours for A Levels are as follows:-

AS Level: 180 hours

A Level:  360 hours

These figures are for guidance only. The number of hours needed to gain the qualification may vary depending on your previous experience of the subject.

Yes you will gain UCAS points and these depend on your final grade once you have completed your exams. 

If you are referring to A Levels at college then yes!

You will sit the same exam as thousands of students across the world in an exam centre, and achieve the same qualification as everyone else.

Provided you have completed enough work on the course within a reasonable amount of time, we will be able to provide a predicted grade / reference for university. 

Please provide at least 3 months notice for this, otherwise this will incur a small fee.

We want exams to be as competitively priced for our learners as possible and therefore that is why we direct them to the examination centres rather than charge upfront fees.