A-level English language revision resources

Support your students with the jump from GCSE English language to A-level English language with these revision resources

Tes Resources Team

Student revising for their A-level English language exam using revision resources

Whilst some skills from GCSE are carried through to A-level English language, a lot of the specification is new with key concepts, linguists and theories to learn. With November mocks around the corner, we have drawn together a collection of revision resources to support your students demonstrate critical understandings of concepts and issues, analyse and evaluate texts and ensure that responses and academic essays are underpinned by key linguistic concepts.

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Language, the individual and society

Child Language Acquisition - Reading and Writing - A Level Unit
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Child Language Acquisition - Reading and Writing - A Level Unit

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A 10 lesson unit comprising a 70 slide PowerPoint and 10 different worksheets exploring the topic of child language acquisition (reading and writing) and a summary terminology and theory sheet. The first 2 lessons are about reading and the final 8 are about writing. This unit can be used for any ex...
Child Language Acquisition Knowledge Organiser
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Child Language Acquisition Knowledge Organiser

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A double-sided sheet with short summaries of 26 CLA theories on one side, and language features listed under the linguistic methods on the other side. My students have found this to be a helpful revision tool. They can research each theory in more depth, tick off the ones they have revised and us...
KS5 Teaching Resource - Empireland by Sathnam Sanghera
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KS5 Teaching Resource - Empireland by Sathnam Sanghera

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**KS5 Resource Pack Exploring Empireland by Sathnam Sanghera** Unpack the legacy of the British Empire and its ongoing impact on modern British identity with this comprehensive KS5 English Language resource pack, centred on Sathnam Sanghera s Sunday Times bestselling book Empireland. Designed...

Language diversity and change

Language Change A Level Unit
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Language Change A Level Unit

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A 10 lesson unit comprising a 70 slide PowerPoint, 9 different worksheets (including texts for analysis) exploring the topic of Language Change and a summary terminology and theory sheet. Each lesson includes a starting discussion prompt which acts as a learning objective, detailed notes on the the...