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English Literature A Level

at The Nobel School, Stevenage · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull time

What the college says

Course Outline The course involves the close reading and study of several texts from a wide variety of prose, poetry and drama, ranging from pre1900 to post-2000. The course also covers a range of genres such as comedy or tragedy, and crime writing or political writing. Final assessment at A Level includes two exam papers and one non-exam (coursework) unit. Students must be prepared to undertake a wide range of independent study, involving extensive reading of a variety of texts of fiction, biography and critical responses in order to build up a sophisticated and informed response to the study of literature. They must be able to learn texts thoroughly in order to be able to respond relevantly and in detail in exam conditions, where they will not always have reference to the text. What will I learn on this course? The course will enable you to: • develop your interest in, and enjoyment of, literature by reading widely; • develop as a confident, independent and reflective reader; • express your responses to a wide variety of texts through discussion, debate and writing; • gather, select, synthesise and evaluate information; • make informed judgements and opinions of what you have read; • form clear, detailed and convincing independent arguments; • consider other readers’ responses to texts; • gain an understanding of the traditions of English literature.

What you need to get on

Min APS 5.3 Grade 6 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

  • The Nobel School

    Mobbsbury Way, Stevenage, SG2 0HS

    DaytimeClassroom based
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