Language is all around us, from the social media that many of us interact with every day, to the laws that govern modern British society. Linguistics is the scientific study of language that seeks to understand the ever-developing world of words that we live in. This two-year Linguistics course is an excellent foundation in the analysis of language. It provides you with skills needed in all walks of life and builds on ideas and skills you started developing at GCSE English Language, though it is very different from the GCSE course. Have you ever wondered where new words come from? Why young people seem to develop their own style of language? How children learn to speak, despite not having a teacher? If men and women speak differently? These are just some of the questions that you will face over the two-year linguistics A Level. If you have a curious mind and want to think more about the society we live in and the language that we use, this could be the course for you!