A-Level English Language and Literature
College of West Anglia
Duration: 2 Years
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Detailed information
| Type: | A level |
|---|---|
| Method: | In a classroom |
| Requirements: | Interview required 5 GCSEs at grade C or above, including English language. |
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Course program
AS level (year 1)
Coursework: 40%
Creative Writing (literary and non-literary writing; comparative commentary).
Exam: 60% (150 mins)
Critical reading of literary and non-literary texts (poetry anthology; Audrey Niffenegger's The Time-Traveler's Wife; H.G. Wells' The Time Machine).
A2 level (year 2)
Coursework: 40%
Analysing performance texts: King Lear; Top Girls, The Godfather, 4:48 Psychosis.
Producing performance texts and commentary.
Exam: 60% (150 mins)
Comparative textual analysis and review: Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights.
The course is delivered through group, pair and individual projects and investigations, project presentations, lectures, readings, discussions, timed assignments, drama activities and writing workshops. Students would be expected to devote at least 5 hours of directed study (homework, preparation, reading) per week.
Coursework: 40%
Creative Writing (literary and non-literary writing; comparative commentary).
Exam: 60% (150 mins)
Critical reading of literary and non-literary texts (poetry anthology; Audrey Niffenegger's The Time-Traveler's Wife; H.G. Wells' The Time Machine).
A2 level (year 2)
Coursework: 40%
Analysing performance texts: King Lear; Top Girls, The Godfather, 4:48 Psychosis.
Producing performance texts and commentary.
Exam: 60% (150 mins)
Comparative textual analysis and review: Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights.
The course is delivered through group, pair and individual projects and investigations, project presentations, lectures, readings, discussions, timed assignments, drama activities and writing workshops. Students would be expected to devote at least 5 hours of directed study (homework, preparation, reading) per week.
Do you need clarification regarding the course program?
Contact the person in charge , free and at no obligation, for information on how to enroll, enrollment limit/availability and more.
Course location
College of West Anglia
We are one of the largest and most successful education and training providers in the Eastern Region and amongst the top colleges in the country. Across our four campuses in Norfolk and Cambridgeshire - King's Lynn, Isle, Wisbech and Cambridge (Milton) - and local learning centres, we offer the widest choice of learning opportunities in the region.
