English Literature (A2 Level)

Course aims

The course aims to further develop the skills fostered on the AS Level course. It seeks to produce independent students who enjoy reading a wide variety of Literature and who can talk and write about texts in an intelligent way.

Course content

At A2, the specification synthesizes the skills and learning of the whole course.  Candidates will prepare for a paper which will contain unprepared passages for close study, comparison and critical commentary on a theme (for the next five years this will be ‘Love through the Ages’). In Unit 4, candidates will be encouraged to reflect on ways of reading and writing about texts.
In addition students will study a wide variety of literature in preparation for the ‘A2’ course.
Students will study three modules which will be assessed by exam and coursework;

Commitment

There are five periods a week and students will also be expected to spend a great deal of time working independently outside lesson time.

Recommended combinations

English lends itself to many different combinations. The members of the English department will be happy to discuss the different combinations with you if necessary.