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Welcome to English Language and Literature
Course Details
Why choose this course?
This integrated English Literature and Language course focuses on literary and linguistic approaches to texts and writing.
It offers you the best of ‘both worlds’ as classic literature is studied, such as highly acclaimed novels and poetry, alongside non-literary ‘real world’ texts.
This course develops a wide-ranging set of analytical and writing skills you can use at university or at work.
Furthermore, originality is encouraged through creation of your own texts, as well as producing an independently sourced and researched coursework task.
A rigorous, well respected and rewarding course.
Course Content/Main Topics
Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid’s Tale
Carol Ann Duffy - Mean Time (collection of poetry)
Tennessee Williams - A Streetcar Named Desire
F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby
Paris Anthology - A range of texts both fiction and non-fiction linked to the theme of Paris
Careers and Higher Education
Skills taught in A Levels in English Language and Literature are transferable to many careers and degree course studied at undergraduate level such as: English Language/Literature degrees, Law, Media, Journalism, and Creative Writing amongst others. You can use your skills of communication in both the spoken and written form to pursue a career in education, publishing, journalism, marketing and sales, advertising, management, and counselling.
Qualification
A Level
Assessment
2 exams and coursework
Paper 1 - Telling Stories 40%
Paper 2 - Exploring Conflict 40%
Non-exam assessment - 20%
Entry Requirements
At least Grade 6 in both English Language and English Literature at GCSE
Contact Information
Miss S Dalton – Head of English
sdalton@wombournehighschool.co.uk
For general sixth form enquires, please email: office@wombournehighschool.co.uk