English Literature

Course summary

The English Literature course aims to encourage learners to develop their interest in literature and expose them to a wide range of genres and texts to allow all students to find their own personal area of enjoyment. Students will engage critically and creatively with a substantial and exciting body of texts which includes plays, poetry and prose by influential writers such as William Shakespeare, George Orwell and Carol Ann Duffy. Students are required to study a minimum of eight texts on this course so a passion for reading is a must! Learners will develop and effectively apply their knowledge of literary analysis and evaluation in writing and explore the contexts of the texts they are reading in order to better understand the intentions of the authors. As well as studying texts for exams, students will have the opportunity to complete an analytical coursework choosing from a variety of texts.