Providing a refreshing perspective on English, the combined English Language and Literature A Level allows you to develop your skills in analyzing both fiction and non-fiction texts as well as providing the opportunity to write creatively in a style of your choice. This is an ideal course for anyone wishing to learn more about the English language and how it is used in a variety of contexts. You will study the language of an anthology of nonfiction texts from Captain Scott’s Diary of his Antarctic Expedition and Jeremy Paxman and Russell Brand’s broadcast television interviews, to live music reviews from the national press and the abdication speeches of kings. You will also study literary texts including; Breaking Silence by Jacob Sam La Rose; Jez Butterworth’s modern play ‘Jerusalem’ and the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. In the second year, you will also produce a coursework folder containing one piece of original creative writing and an analytical essay comparing two modern texts, for example, ‘Stasiland’ by Anna Funder and Mohsin Hamid’s ‘Exit West’ This course provides a broad overview of the different types of English Studies and is quite different from English GCSE, featuring both linguistic and literary analysis and a significant element of creative work.
There is a minimum entry requirement of five GCSEs at Grade 4 and above. Grade 4 in English Literature and English Language.
Assessment is by three written exam papers (worth 80% of the total mark) and coursework (worth 20% of the total mark), which are written in the second year.
About Education Provider
| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Surrey |
| Ofsted Rating | Outstanding |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Weston Green Road, Thames Ditton, KT7 0JB |
Providing a refreshing perspective on English, the combined English Language and Literature A Level allows you to develop your skills in analyzing both fiction and non-fiction texts as well as providing the opportunity to write creatively in a style of your choice. This is an ideal course for anyone wishing to learn more about the English language and how it is used in a variety of contexts. You will study the language of an anthology of nonfiction texts from Captain Scott’s Diary of his Antarctic Expedition and Jeremy Paxman and Russell Brand’s broadcast television interviews, to live music reviews from the national press and the abdication speeches of kings. You will also study literary texts including; Breaking Silence by Jacob Sam La Rose; Jez Butterworth’s modern play ‘Jerusalem’ and the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. In the second year, you will also produce a coursework folder containing one piece of original creative writing and an analytical essay comparing two modern texts, for example, ‘Stasiland’ by Anna Funder and Mohsin Hamid’s ‘Exit West’ This course provides a broad overview of the different types of English Studies and is quite different from English GCSE, featuring both linguistic and literary analysis and a significant element of creative work.
There is a minimum entry requirement of five GCSEs at Grade 4 and above. Grade 4 in English Literature and English Language.
Assessment is by three written exam papers (worth 80% of the total mark) and coursework (worth 20% of the total mark), which are written in the second year.