English Literature

Course summary

This course enables you to enjoy reading and discussing English Literature, and to increase your understanding of what the study of literature involves. The emphasis is on getting to know a wide range of texts in depth, both through close reading and through an appreciation of the contexts in which literary texts are written and understood. Compared with IGCSE English Literature, you will find A-Level less of a rush with much more emphasis on discussion, originality and independent study. Fluency in written expression is obviously an advantage, but many students who do not possess this when they start the A-Level course soon find that they develop it. Essay writing skills form a major part of the early stages of the A-Level course.