A Level  - English Language and Literature (Combined)

Course Overview

The A-Level English Lang/Lit course draws on the academic field of stylistics in order to create an integrated English Language and Literature course which brings together literary and non-literary discourses. We explore a variety of texts, both fiction and non-fiction, across different genres, cultures, time periods and modes. You will leave the course as an independent, critical, creative and evaluative reader and writer – skills that can be transferred to numerous lines of employment.

How is the course assessed?

Paper 1: Telling Stories (40% of final grade)
Texts studied:

• Paris Anthology (Representation of Place)

• The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Attwood (Imagined Worlds)

• Mean Time by Carol Ann Duffy (Poetic Voices)

Paper 2: Exploring Conflict (40% of final grade)
Texts studied:

• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

• A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

NEA Coursework (20% of final grade)
A personal investigation that explores a specific technique or theme in both literary and non-literary discourse (2,500–3,000 words)

Destinations