SGMC Prospectus 2021-22_v1.2.2 FINAL

ENGLISH LITERATURE
COURSE INFORMATION
Qualification
Level 3
Entry
Requirements
A Level
DESCRIPTION
In addition to the
requirements for
A Levels on page
15, you will need
English Language
and English
Literature at Grade
5 or above.
English Literature suits students
with a love of reading and writing,
and who enjoy analytical discussion
about challenging, contemporary
topics such as race, cultural
difference and sexuality. It will
prepare students for a career in
academia, politics, journalism,
advertising or law. You will look
at different texts from across the
canon of English literature and
beyond. Most lessons will involve
debate, discussion, offering and
challenging interpretations as well
as close Level linguistic analysis of
language and form and how they
shape meaning.
DISTINCTIVE MODULES
COMBINES WELL WITH
Politics, Law, History, Sociology. Film
Studies and religious Studies.
ASSESSMENT
The course is assessed through 80%
exams and 20% coursework.
PROGRESSION
ACADEMIC PROGRESSION
At the end of two years you can
progress into higher education.
Many students progress onto
university to study an arts or social
science based subject.
EMPLOYMENT PROGRESSION
A Level English Literature can
lead to careers in social enterprise,
marketing, public research,
teaching, law, journalism, and many
others.
• Love through the ages
• Texts in shared contexts
• Texts across time
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