A Level English Language and Literature

Course summary

This is an exciting and creative course that enables students to continue reading a range of texts; both contemporary and from the Literary Canon, as well as having the opportunity to extend their creative writing skills from GCSE. In this course students will read, interpret and analyse a wide range of literary and non-literary texts, both spoken and written, in terms of their literary and linguistic features. Students will have the opportunity to engage creatively and independently with a wide range of spoken, written and multi-modal texts, and produce their own in the coursework modules. Students will undertake independent studies to develop their own writing skills as producers and interpreters of texts and present and discuss views in seminar style lessons. There are opportunities to see performances of plays being studied, and also the opportunity to attend university style lectures on examination texts. Career Pathways – Journalism and PR – Creative Writing – Law – Business – English Literature – Print Media – Editing – Marketing – Broadcasting