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English Literature A Level

at Sarum Academy, Salisbury · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

Why study English Literature? Studying English Literature has its benefits for future studies, employment and personal development. All courses and employers look at English being an essential component of an employable person. What will I study? Pupils will study a wide range of novels, plays and poetry, from modern literature to texts written up to 500 years ago. Pupils will learn about the importance of context and how a writer’s background, contemporaries and the society they lived in have all influenced their writing. You will learn to analyse at a much deeper level than required at GCSE, and be encouraged to be creative and intuitive in your response to texts. Along with aspects of literary theory and criticism, you will develop an understanding of layers of meaning in literature and how themes are introduced and explored. Pupils will develop as an informed, independent reader of writers like Willy Russell, Scott Fitzgerald, Angela Carter, Mary Shelley, Shakespeare and Keats, to name but a few, and be able to respond to their work with critical perception and sophistication. You will be encouraged to research independently and apply your wider knowledge to the study of set texts and the wider world of literature. There will also be the opportunity to take trips to areas that influenced the writers and see work performed in the theatre.

What you need to get on

5 GCSE's grade 4 and above include min grade 4 in English Literature

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

  • Sarum Academy

    WESTWOOD ROAD, SALISBURY, SP2 9HS

    DaytimeClassroom based
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