English Language offers opportunities for students to engage creatively and critically with a wide range of texts and discourses. Students will create texts and reflect on their own processes of production, while analysing the texts produced by others.
We study AQA English Language A Level
Students will study the following topics:
- Language and Gender
- Language and Power
- Language Change and Global English
- Child Language Acquisition
- Accents and Dialects
- NEA - coursework
Assessment
The course is assessed as follows:
Two examinations based on unseen data and language theories studied on the course
- Paper 1 –40%
- Paper 2 – 40%
NEA coursework 20%
- A Language Investigation
- A piece of original writing and commentary
Grade Required
A grade 6 or above in English
Contact details
Mr R Foster: rfr@knutsfordacademy.org.uk
Head of English Faculty
English Literature will appeal to students who enjoy reading literary texts and who wish to explore, interpret and evaluate literary texts of different types and periods. Candidates will study a variety of literary texts, including poetry, prose and drama. They will also explore connections between texts and will evaluate the significance of cultural, historical and other contextual influences.
We study AQA English Literature A Level Specification B
- Paper 1 – Tragedy – We study Othello by Shakespeare, Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Hardy and Death of a Salesman by Miller
- Paper 2 – Social and Political Protest - We study the poems of William Blake, Kite Runner by Hosseini and A Doll’s House by Ibsen
- NEA – Two coursework essays connected to two areas of study – one prose and one poetry – students have an almost completely free choice of texts
Assessment
The course is assessed as follows:
- Paper 1 – Tragedy (2.5 hr closed book exam – 40%)
- Paper 2 – Social and Political Protest (3 hour exam – 40%)
- NEA – Two coursework essays –(20%)
Careers
English Literature is a highly regarded academic subject, developing many transferable skills. Students often go on to study an English, Arts or Humanities degree at university on completion of the A Level course. Typical career progression: Media and Journalism; Publishing; Teaching; Advertising and Marketing; PR; Public Sector work; Law.
Grade Required
A grade 6 or above in English.
Contact details
Mrs Caroline Atkinson: can@knutsfordacademy.org.uk
Head of Key Stage 5, English Faculty