English

A Level English Literature

At Lady Lumley’s our A-level offer for Literature provides a wide-ranging programme of study covering the key areas of academic investigation and research in Literature: poetry, prose, and drama, from early-modern theatre, via the significant poets of the 17^th to the 21^st Centuries, to contemporary novels and drama.  Students are provided with the study-skills to be able to widen their independent study and research across an increasingly diverse field of critical theories and literary debate. 

The A-level is assessed in a combination of three essay-based written exams and a non-examined independently-researched literary essay (NEA).  As with GCSE our Exam Board is Eduqas, and their website provides useful overviews, suggestions for academic approaches to literary study, and links to wider reading and support materials.

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A Level English Language

The A-level Language offer is based upon an introduction to the academic study of linguistics where students will have the opportunity to engage with language origins and development; how language use interacts with society and social studies; and the dynamic ever-changing nature of language and communication in the fast-paced world of social media and other forms of electronic and other interactive media.

Assessment for the A-level English Language qualification is via a combination of three exam-based components and an independent creative research-based essay (NEA). The featured components are: (i) Language Concepts and Issues (ii) Language Change Over Time (iii) Creative and Critical Use of Language (iv) Language and Identity (NEA).

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A Level Literature Specification:

https://www.eduqas.co.uk/qualifications/english-literature-as-a-level/#tab_overview

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A Level Language Specification:

https://www.eduqas.co.uk/qualifications/english-language-as-a-level/#tab_overview

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Useful Links

https://www.bl.uk/discovering-literature

https://www.tseliot.com/404

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