English Language and Literature

Course summary

The A-level English Language and Literature scheme draws on the academic field of stylistics to create an integrated English Language and Literature course that brings together literary and non-literary discourses. This study integrates literary and linguistic fields via shared concepts about the way language choices create representations, both in literary and non-literary texts: words create worlds, both in literature and elsewhere. Using literary and linguistic concepts and methods, students analyze literary and non-literary texts in a range of modes and genres, in the process gaining insights into the nature of different discourses and ideas about creativity. Students develop skills as producers and interpreters of language by creating texts themselves and critically reflecting on their processes of production. Pupils finish their KS5 English course as independent, critical, creative evaluative readers and writers, skills that can be transferred to numerous lines of employment. Year 12 1. The Handmaid’s Tale The Paris Anthology 2. A Streetcar Named Desire The Paris Anthology 3. Theory and Independence/Introduction to NEA The Great Gatsby Year 13 1. Poetic Voices NEA: Making Connections 2. Gatsby Mastery Paris Anthology Mastery 3. The Handmaid’s Tale Mastery Streetcar Mastery