English Literature
WJEC GCE English Literature
The AS and A Level English Literature course will encourage you to develop your interest in and enjoyment of literature as you read a range of contemporary and classic novels, plays and poetry. You will engage creatively with lively and stimulating texts; analyse and evaluate what you read; and explore the backgrounds of texts and other people’s interpretations of them. You need to have a genuine enthusiasm for reading.
The course will require students to
• read both set texts and others that they have selected for themselves
• engage creatively with a range of texts and ways of responding to them
• develop and apply their knowledge of how to analyse and evaluate
• explore the backgrounds of the texts they are reading and others’ interpretations of them
• work independently to deepen their understanding
• have an interest in people, ideas and life
Summary Assessment
AS Unit 1 - (20%) Poetry and Drama - Examination
AS Unit 2 - (20%) Poetry Post –1900 - Examination
A2 Unit 3 - (20%) Poetry Pre-1900 and Unseen Poetry - Examination
A2 Unit 4 - (20%) Shakespeare - Examination
A2 Unit 5 - (20%) Prose Study - Coursework/Non-Examined Assessment
Course Leader: Mr R Jones
67% of students achieved a grade A*-C in the 2021/22 examination series for English Literature
Higher education opportunities
English Literature, Law, Marketing and PR, Media, American Studies, Creative Writing, Journalism, Linguistics, Publishing.
Career Opportunities
Advertising, administration, broadcasting, civil service, diplomatic service, journalism, law, librarianship, marketing and market research, personnel management, psychotherapy, psychiatry, public relations, publishing, retail management, script writing, teaching, tourism and many more