The course aims to engage pupils with a range of texts, in a variety of media and forms, from different periods, styles, and cultures. Together we explore how authors use language to convey their message and work on skills of interpretation, analysis and evaluation. Through a wide range of activities, pupils develop skills in listening, speaking, reading, writing, and presenting. Our works help the understanding of relationships between texts and a variety of perspectives, cultural contexts, and local and global issues, as well as creating an appreciation of how they contribute to diverse responses and open up multiple meanings. The choice of texts, from Schiller, Fontane and Andersch to Hosseini and Greene aim to foster a lifelong interest in and enjoyment of language and literature.