Is this course for me?
If you have enjoyed English at GCSE and want to build on and develop the skills you have gained, and you enjoy reading and exploring the way the English language works, this may be the course for you. This is the only course where you can combine all the aspects of the study of English in both its written and spoken forms. This course will make you think, so you will be a person who enjoys exploring and sharing ideas!

What does the course involve?

Unit 1: Voices in Speech and Writing
Students study:

• Voices in Speech and Writing: An Anthology
• One Drama text: A Streetcar Named Desire

Assessment:

• Written exam -2 hours 30 minutes 50 marks 40% of A level

Unit 2: Varieties in Language and Literature
Students study:

• A wide range of non-fiction texts on the theme of Encounters
• A Room With a View - EM Forster
• The Bloody Chamber - Angela Carter

Assessment:

• Written exam: 2 hours 30 minutes 50 marks 40% of A level

What qualifications do I need?
You will need to have gained a grade 6 in English Language or Literature. You will also need the basic requirements of 5 or more Grade 4s (or equivalent) at GCSE.

Unit 3: Coursework: Investigating and Creating Texts
Students study:

• A chosen topic (free choice)
• Two texts relating to their chosen topic: one fiction and one non-fiction

Students produce two assignments:

• Two pieces of original writing: one piece of fiction and one piece of creative non-fiction
• One analytical commentary reflecting on their studied texts and the pieces of writing they have produced
• Advisory word count is 2500 -3000 words in total
• 20% of A level