English Literature’s historicist approach to the study of literature rests upon reading texts within a shared context. Working from the belief that no text exists in isolation but is the product of the time in which it was produced, English Literature encourages students to explore the relationships that exist between texts and the contexts within which they are written, received and understood. Studying texts within a shared context enables students to investigate and connect them, drawing out patterns of similarity and difference using a variety of reading strategies and perspectives. English Literature privileges the process of making autonomous meaning, encouraging students to debate and challenge the interpretations of other readers as they develop their own informed personal responses.
We would expect that applicants to this course would have grades 9-7 in British GCSE English or equivalent grade/ mark in their national system of secondary education.
Year 1 Component 1: Section B: Poetry post-1900 (open-book, clean copy) One question from a choice of two based on the reading of two post-1900 poetry texts: Thomas Hardy: Poems selected by Tom Paulin and T S Eliot: Selected Poems. Written exam: • 1hr. Component 2: Section A: Shakespeare (closed book exam) – The Tempest, Antony and Cleopatra or Hamlet. Examination will consist of two questions. Written exam: • 1hr. Component 3: Unseen Poetry and Prose Section A: Unseen prose One question from a choice of two, analysing an unseen passage of prose, taken from one of two prescribed periods for study (1880-1910 or 1918-1939). Section B: Unseen poetry One question from a choice of two, analysing an unseen poem or poetry extract. Written exam: • 2hrs. Year 2 Component 1: Section A: Poetry pre-1900 (open-book, clean copy) One two-part question based on the reading of one pre-1900 poetry text – William Blake: Poems selected by Patti Smith. Written exam: • 1hr. Component 2: Section B: Drama (closed-book) One question from a choice of two based on the reading of a pair of plays: one pre-1900 and one post-1900. Either Oscar Wilde: Lady Windermere’s Fan & Harold Pinter: Betrayal or John Webster: The Duchess of Malfi & Tennessee Williams: A Streetcar Named Desire. Written exam: • 1hr. Component 4: Non-exam assessment: One 2500-3500 word assignment based on the reading of two prose texts from different periods, one pre-2000 and one post-2000.
About Education Provider
| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Kent |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
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| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | Unknown |
| Address | 29 Shorncliffe Road, Folkestone, CT20 2NB |
English Literature’s historicist approach to the study of literature rests upon reading texts within a shared context. Working from the belief that no text exists in isolation but is the product of the time in which it was produced, English Literature encourages students to explore the relationships that exist between texts and the contexts within which they are written, received and understood. Studying texts within a shared context enables students to investigate and connect them, drawing out patterns of similarity and difference using a variety of reading strategies and perspectives. English Literature privileges the process of making autonomous meaning, encouraging students to debate and challenge the interpretations of other readers as they develop their own informed personal responses.
We would expect that applicants to this course would have grades 9-7 in British GCSE English or equivalent grade/ mark in their national system of secondary education.
Year 1 Component 1: Section B: Poetry post-1900 (open-book, clean copy) One question from a choice of two based on the reading of two post-1900 poetry texts: Thomas Hardy: Poems selected by Tom Paulin and T S Eliot: Selected Poems. Written exam: • 1hr. Component 2: Section A: Shakespeare (closed book exam) – The Tempest, Antony and Cleopatra or Hamlet. Examination will consist of two questions. Written exam: • 1hr. Component 3: Unseen Poetry and Prose Section A: Unseen prose One question from a choice of two, analysing an unseen passage of prose, taken from one of two prescribed periods for study (1880-1910 or 1918-1939). Section B: Unseen poetry One question from a choice of two, analysing an unseen poem or poetry extract. Written exam: • 2hrs. Year 2 Component 1: Section A: Poetry pre-1900 (open-book, clean copy) One two-part question based on the reading of one pre-1900 poetry text – William Blake: Poems selected by Patti Smith. Written exam: • 1hr. Component 2: Section B: Drama (closed-book) One question from a choice of two based on the reading of a pair of plays: one pre-1900 and one post-1900. Either Oscar Wilde: Lady Windermere’s Fan & Harold Pinter: Betrayal or John Webster: The Duchess of Malfi & Tennessee Williams: A Streetcar Named Desire. Written exam: • 1hr. Component 4: Non-exam assessment: One 2500-3500 word assignment based on the reading of two prose texts from different periods, one pre-2000 and one post-2000.
