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English Language & Literature A Level
If you enjoy English but feel that you can’t choose between language (looking at a wide range of techniques and language in society) and literature (reading and commenting on written texts), this is the course for you. You’ll focus on spoken language and language production as well as studying a wide range of literary texts – a chance to do both aspects of English in one A Level.
The A Level English Language and Literature course provides students with an enriching opportunity to explore a diverse range of texts across multiple genres, including novels, poetry, and drama. In addition to literary works, students will engage with various non-fiction texts, such as newspaper articles, autobiographies, travel writing.
This course examines texts from both literary and linguistic perspectives. Students will also investigate everyday speech and conversational language, analyzing how dialogue is constructed in both literature and real-life contexts.
Five GCSEs grade 9-4 and a satisfactory school reference.Including English Language at grade 5 and English Literature
(if taken) at grade 5.
The College organises various educational experiences throughout the year to help students contextualize their learning.
These experiences include trips to:
The Globe Theatre
The National Theatre
Chichester Festival Theatre
Additionally, students can participate in talks and workshops with visiting speakers from the literary and theatrical fields.
Many students who complete this course progress to university to pursue degrees in English or related fields. Others successfully enter programs in Law, History, Sociology utilizing the skills developed in A Level English.
Russell Group universities particularly value A Level English as part of their preferred qualifications profile. Overall, A Level English is highly regarded by universities and employers alike.
The assessment structure for this A Level comprises:
Two components each worth 40% of the final qualification assessed through formal written examinations lasting 2 hours and 30 minutes and
one coursework component worth 20%.The examination board for A Level is Pearson Edexcel.
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