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GCE A Level in English Language and Literature (EMC)

at The Holy Cross School, New Malden · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

This course offers students the opportunity to study a wealth of literature, in addition to developing their own creative writing skills. They will study drama, poetry and produce critically analytical reflections upon their own work. Authors may include: William BLake, Emily Dickinson, Seamus Heaney, Eavan Boland, Carol Ann Duffy, Jacob Sam-La Rose, Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde, Tenessee Williams, Brian Friel, Timberlake Wertenbaker, Jez Butterworth, Charlotte Bronte, F Scott Fitzgerald, Chinua Achebe, Arundhati Roy, Ian McEwan, Bill Bryson, Jhumpa Lahiri and George Orwell. Students will explore the influential significance of aspects of: phonetics, phonology and prosodics; lexis and semantics; grammar, pragmatics and discourse.

What you need to get on

GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature at Grade 5 or above.

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 Holy Cross School

    25, Sandal Road, New Malden, KT3 5AR

    DaytimeClassroom based
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