Throughout Unit 1 of English Language, we explore the language that we use in our everyday lives. We look at why we use certain words, and the impact that they can have on the overall meaning of what we say. In term 2, our focus shifts from the words we use to how we learnt those words in the first place. We explore how children learn their language, and how that differs from one country to another.

Area of Study one takes you through the history of the English Language. We go back to the early 5th Century when they had not yet invented an alphabet for the language, through the early 1600s when the first ever dictionary was written, all the way to the English that we use today, and what we think English might look like in the future. Area of Study two looks at the impact that the English language has had on a global society. With so many people speaking English, the language has been influenced by and has an influence on a multitude of languages around the world.