AS/A2 IN ENGLISH LITERATURE One Year AS-Level Course or Full Two Year A-Level Course
Why Study English Literature?
You will be able to develop your interest in and enjoyment of English Literature, through reading widely, critically and independently, across centuries, genre and gender, and through experience of an extensive range of views about texts and how to read them.
The aims of the course are to develop independent, individual interests within the shared context and to combine both close and wider reading. You will think about how readers’ responses are shaped by the context, by writers’ choices and by other readers’ interpretations.
You will need to be an avid reader, prepared to offer your own opinions to texts studied, as well as listening carefully to the views of others and responding to these within your writing. You will need to express yourself clearly, using increasingly sophisticated vocabulary, and use punctuation and grammar accurately.
As well as careers in journalism, advertising and teaching, the skills gained in English can lead to students moving on to a wide range of other careers.
At the end of one year you can achieve an AS grade; at the end of the second year you will be awarded an A Level.
English Literature is currently taught in nine hours over a fortnight.
Subject at AS At AS Level students complete two units.
Unit 1 is worth 60% of the AS grade and involves a 2 hour written examination based on either Victorian Literature, World War One Literature or The Struggle for Identity in Modern Literature.
Unit 2 is worth 40% of the AS grade and involves two pieces of written coursework, 2000-2500 words long, based on a novel and a play.
The AS Level is worth 50% of the final A Level. Unit 1 - Texts in Context
Victorian / World War One / Struggle for Identity in Literature
Assessment: 2 hour exam in January or June Unit 2 - Creative Study
One prose and two drama texts Assessment: Coursework 2000-2500 words
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Mrs K Bailey Entry Requirements
Students should have achieved at least a grade B for both GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature to join this course.
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