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A Level English Literature

at The City of Liverpool College, LIVERPOOL · college

Ofsted rated their overall effectivenessGood2024see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsPart time

What the college says

The first year of your studies will include: Poetry: Component 1 (2-hour exam) - 30% Examples of texts could include: - John Keats – Selected Poems (Penguin Classics) - Carol Ann Duffy – Mean Time (Picador) - Philip Larkin – The Whitsun Weddings (Faber) Drama: Component 2 (2-hour exam) - 30% Examples of texts could include: - William Shakespeare – Hamlet (Penguin Classics) - Tennessee Williams – A Streetcar Named Desire (Penguin Modern Classics) - John Webster – The Duchess of Malfi (Arden) The second year of your studies will include: Poetry and Drama: these will continue from your first year. Unseen Texts: Component 3 (2-hour Exam) - 20% Examples of texts could include: - Prose Extract from 1880-1910 - Poetry from any era Coursework (3,500 words): Component 4 (Internal Moderation) - 20% This will cover two novels: one from pre-2000 & one from post-2000

What you need to get on

The most important entry requirement is that you are committed and determined to do well. You need to achieve a minimum of 5 GCSEs at Grade 4 or above, with at least two at Grade 5. These must include Maths and English. To study this particular A level you need to achieve Grade 5 in GCSE English Language and Literature (if studied).

How you are assessed

Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • Clarence Street

    Clarence Street, LIVERPOOL, L3 5TP

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