Cambridge International AS & A Level English Language (9093)
Develop critical responses to texts, purposeful writing and linguistic analysis of how language changes and functions.
2024–2026 examinations
Course structure and assessment routes
- AS: Papers 1 and 2. A Level: all four papers, taken together or by carrying forward an eligible AS result.
Main syllabus content
- Reading and text analysis
- Writing for form, audience and purpose
- Language change
- Child language acquisition
- English in the world
- Language and the self
Use Syllabus for the topic checklist. Where the qualification offers options, follow your chosen route rather than treating every option as compulsory.
9093 assessment structure
Use the route above to identify which components you take. Marks below are raw marks; the stated weightings determine their contribution to the award.
Paper 1
Reading
- Duration
- 2 hours 15 minutes
- Marks
- 50
- Weighting
- 50% AS / 25% A Level
Paper 2
Writing
- Duration
- 2 hours
- Marks
- 50
- Weighting
- 50% AS / 25% A Level
Paper 3
Language Analysis
- Duration
- 2 hours 15 minutes
- Marks
- 50
- Weighting
- 25% A Level
Paper 4
Language Topics
- Duration
- 2 hours 15 minutes
- Marks
- 50
- Weighting
- 25% A Level
Key assessment information
- All papers are externally assessed. Paper 2 has one compulsory question and one from a choice of three; the other papers each have two compulsory questions. AS grades a–e; A Level A*–E; Cambridge carry-forward rules apply.
Official sources and verification
Checked 2026-09-04 against the official 9093 syllabus/specification (PDF). 2024–2026 examinations.
Source PDF pages: 9, 10. PDF page positions may differ from printed page numbers.
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