English Language and Literature

Course summary

The A Level English Language and Literature takes two years and is assessed through 80% exam and 20% independent research. There is a clear skills progression from GCSE, where students can build upon the skills and knowledge already gained from their previous studies in English language and literature. Students will develop a wide range of skills including: Critical reading, Analysis, Evaluating and Independent research. On this course students will engage with a variety of spoken, written and multi-modal texts. They will read four compulsory set texts, all the while incorporating methods of language analysis. Methods of language analysis covers: • Phonetics, phonology and prosodics • Lexis and semantics • Grammar • Pragmatics • Discourse analysis