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A-Level English Language online

Study A-Level English Language online at a flexible pace, with teacher contact matched to your chosen journey. Journeys 2 and 3 include ten one-to-one lessons per subject, and Journey 3 adds two live lessons per week. Inventum is a Cambridge and Pearson accredited online school teaching learners aged 16–18 in more than 50 countries.

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Subjects offered

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What you'll study in A-Level English Language

The Cambridge English Language syllabus shown here covers 8 topics. Your exact specification is confirmed before enrolment. Teacher contact and lesson format depend on the learning journey you choose.

Candidiates for Cambridge International AS Level and A level study the following topics:

  • Sustaining accurate, fluent and consistent writing
  • Producing informed responses appropriate to the specified form, style, context, and audiences
  • Conveying knowledge and understanding from both specific examples and wider studies.
  • These are highly transferable skills and may help learners in other subject areas, as well as equipping them for higher education or employment.

Candidiates for Cambridge International AS Level and A level study the following topics:

  • Sustaining accurate, fluent and consistent writing
  • Producing informed responses appropriate to the specified form, style, context, and audiences
  • Conveying knowledge and understanding from both specific examples and wider studies.
  • These are highly transferable skills and may help learners in other subject areas, as well as equipping them for higher education or employment.

How A-Level English Language is assessed

The Cambridge route shown here has 4 externally marked papers. Exams are sat in person at a suitable registered exam centre. The family arranges registration and pays the centre; paid assistance from Inventum is available separately.

Paper 1

2 hours 15 minutes

Reading. Candidates answer two compulsory questions: Question 1 in Section A, and Question 2 in Section B. Externally assessed

Paper 2

2 hours

Writing. Candidates answer two questions: one compulsory question from Section A, and one question from a choice of three in Section B. Externally assessed

Paper 2

2 hours 15 minutes

Language Analysis. Candidates answer two compulsory questions: Question 1 in Section A, and Question 2 in Section B. Externally assessed

Paper 2

2 hours 15 minutes

Language Topics. Candidates answer two compulsory questions each on a separate topic area: Question 1 in Section A, and Question 2 in Section B. Externally assessed

Why study English Language with Inventum

1-to-1 subject teaching

Journeys 2 and 3 include ten one-to-one lessons with a specialist teacher for every enrolled English Language subject. Additional sessions can be purchased separately.

Teaching matched to your journey

Journey 2 includes recordings of the precision-teaching lessons. Journey 3 includes those lessons live twice each week for every enrolled subject.

Study at your own pace

No fixed 9-to-3 timetable. Fit study around training, travel, relocation or recovery.

Recognised worldwide

Cambridge and Pearson qualifications are accepted by universities and employers internationally.

Frequently asked questions about A-Level English Language

Yes. You can take English Language as a single subject alongside another school, or as part of a full-time A-Level programme with Inventum. Many families start with one subject and add more later.

English Language is assessed through 4 externally marked papers: Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 2, Paper 2. Full details are in the assessment section above.

Written exams are taken in person at a suitable registered exam centre. Your family is responsible for finding the centre, registering by its deadline, and paying its fees. Inventum offers a separate paid add-on to help find and communicate with a centre; the centre's own fee is not included.

A-Level English Language is recognised internationally and supports progression to university applications worldwide.

Fees depend on which learning journey you choose and how many subjects you take. The fees page sets out each journey, and a discovery call gives you an exact figure for your situation.

Other A-Level subjects

Combine English Language with any of these — most students take several.

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