English Literature

Course summary

This is a lively and challenging course, which will appeal to those who take pleasure in reading a wide variety of literature and who enjoy expressing their opinions and developing independent ideas. Students learn how to read critically and discerningly and to write and speak accurately, persuasively and with confidence. They are required to engage creatively with a substantial body of texts and to explore the contexts of the texts they are reading as well as others’ interpretations of them. Candidates should have studied both English Language and English Literature for GCSE and need to have obtained at least a grade 6 for both. This is a linear two-year course. There will be three externally assessed exams and one piece of coursework will be moderated externally