english language & literature
a level
Course Overview
These are just some of the questions that might be discussed by English Language and Literature students:
How can I manipulate different features of language in my own creative writing?
What are the differences between written and spoken English?Â
What are the different ways in which people manipulate language to present their views, prejudices and feelings?Â
How do writers create fictional and fantasy worlds?Â
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Target Audience
The course is aimed at anyone who enjoys creative writing and reading literary and non-fiction texts. Lesson time is often spent talking and writing about texts so you will need to enjoy forensic analysis of language. The course will develop your skills as a critical reader, your ability to listen attentively to the views of others, and establish your own critical viewpoints through speaking, listening, reading and writing. You will have the chance to flex your creative muscle as well as evaluating your own creative writing in detail through a written commentary.Â
Year 12 Units
IMAGINED WORLDS
The Handmaid's Tale
POETIC VOICES
Seamus Heaney
Year 13 Units
exploring conflict
A Streetcar Named Desire
EXPLORING CONFLICT
The Kite Runner
sample lesson
EXAMPLE lesson
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Support sessions
We run after-school support sessions for A Level Literature and Language students in the build up to exams, as well as one-to-one coursework support sessions.
Higher Education Progression Routes
ENGLISH OR COMMUNICATION
BA Hons
PHILOSOPHY OR THEOLOGY
BA Hons
advertising or marketing
BA Hons