Year 12 AS English Language & Literature

Qualification aims and objectives 

The aims and objectives of the Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced GCE in English Language and Literature are to enable students to: 

● develop and apply their knowledge of literary analysis and evaluation 

● develop and apply their understanding of the concepts and methods appropriate for the analysis and study of language 

● use linguistic and literary approaches in their reading and interpretation of texts, showing how the two disciplines can relate to each other 

● engage creatively and critically with a wide range of texts 

● explore the ways in which texts relate to each other and the contexts in which they are produced and received 

● develop their skills as producers and interpreters of language 

● undertake independent and sustained studies to develop their skills as producers and interpreters of language.