AS LEVEL ENGLISH LITERATURE L

Do you like reading? Do you enjoy discussing the books you have read and the ideas they raise? Do you want to extend your knowledge and explore a range of authors, past and present? This popular course will enable you to do all these and more
The skills of analysis, close reading and effective, appropriate communication which this course contains is required in all the professions and will equip you well for the future.

Course Duration:

30 weeks

Course Dates:

3rd September 2012 To 28th June 2013

Attendance:

P/T released

Course Tutor:

Christine Foxton

Course code:

9810/1A

Entry Requirements:

A minimum of 5GCSE’s at Grades A*-B or Scottish equivalent.

Course Content:

AS Level
Unit 1 – Aspects of Narrative (examined unit)

• An exploration of the role of narrative in four texts: ­Great Expectations by Charles Dickens; The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, and two poets from the AQA anthology.

Unit 2 – Dramatic Genres (internal assessment: two tasks)

• An in depth study of two plays in the genre of comedy: one by Shakespeare, one by a more modern author.

Unit 3 - Texts and Genres (examined unit)

• A detailed exploration of at least three texts in either the genre of the Gothic or the Pastoral. Texts might include: Macbeth or As You Like It by William Shakespeare; Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte; or Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh.

Unit 4 Further and Independent Reading (internal assessment)

• A wide-ranging unit covering a larger range of texts, some of which you may choose yourself. This unit focussed on developing reading skills, analysing texts independently, and reading, evaluating and applying critical theories.
  • A2 units to be decided
  
  
  

  Method of Study

  Various methods of study are used including:

  • Set homework
  • Student  presentations
  • Formal lectures
  • Class discussion
  
  
  

  Method of Assessment

  Your work will be assessed as follows:

  • Course Work
  • Examination
  
  
  

  Progression Routes

  English Literature can lead to lots of different career options, including teaching, nursing, personnel and human resources

  
  
  

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