Course Code:
AQA English Literature A Level - 7717AB
Typical Entry Requirements:
6 in GCSE English Language or GCSE English Literature
Career Possibilities:
English Literature is well regarded by universities and because the course has both practical and analytical content is suited to a wide range of careers such as journalism, writing, teaching as well as careers in marketing and design and other artistic, literary and media occupations. Careers that centre on the ability to debate and evaluate evidence, such as those in the field of law, politics and other areas of
humanities would find A Level English Literature a useful course to pursue. Alternatively, students’ immersion in a range of texts from across the literary canon will provide and excellent framework from which develop a career in the arts.
The Programme:
Literature is the creation of another world; a world that we view and analyse through reading and discussion.
Students who choose English Literature are not just looking to study a subject that is recognised and sought after by institutions of higher education, they are also fascinated by the variation of writing on offer.
Literature offers students who study A-Level English Literature will study works established as part of the literary canon, as well as exciting, innovative texts from a variety of voices and cultures.
Genre study is at the heart of A-Level English Literature. From the jealously fuelled furore of Shakespeare’s Othello to the kite fighting redemption of Hosseini’s Afghanistan, students will study a range of prose, drama and poetry texts through the lens of either tragedy or political and social protest writing. Students will also study a range of critical theory, including feminism and Marxism, and apply these to poetry and prose texts of their own choosing as part of their coursework area of study.
Areas of Study:
Tragedy
Othello- William Shakespeare
The Great Gatsby – F.Scott Fitzgerald
Richard II – William Shakespeare
Social and Political Protest
The Handmaid’s Tale – Margaret Atwood
The Kite Runner – Khaled Hosseini
Songs of Innocence and Experience – William Blake
Why Study This Subject?:
A Level English Literature offers students the opportunity to develop inference and deduction skills which are particulary useful to careers and courses that require you to break down rhetoric and formulate an informed argument. The content of the course enables students to explore the study of literature through the lens of genre and theory, which in turn encourages the independent study of a range of texts within a shared context. This unifying approach facilitates the inclusion of a range of wider reading, thus extending students’ experience and appreciation of literature beyond core set texts. This course allows students the autonomy to explore, debate and tackle challenging literary concepts and shape their understanding of the world around them.
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