Description
This International A Level English Literature Distance Learning Online Course is ideal for anyone wishing to gain a knowledge and understanding of this subject or for anyone who wishes to study at a higher level at University and gain UCAS points. You will also find this course extremely valuable if you are looking for a progression route for further training whilst employed.
On this A’ Level English Literature course, you will explore the relationships that exist between texts and contexts within which they are written, received and understood. You will be encouraged to debate and challenge other readers interpretations, developing your own informed personal responses together with a variety of reading strategies.
Students use Cambridge International AS & A Levels to gain places at leading universities worldwide including the UK, Ireland, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, Singapore, Egypt, Jordan, South Africa, the Netherlands, Germany and Spain.
International A Level English Literature CAIE exams can be taken in June and November (Also March for India)
Our courses at International Home Study allow our students to work at their own pace and we work to ensure all our student’s needs are met. Our resources will cover the requirements of the course making sure you stay on track with the subject you choose.
Support
The course will be delivered online including Tutor Support for two years. All assignments are marked by one of our professional Tutors who will offer regular feedback and guide you through your course. Postal assignments cannot be accepted without prior permission from the tutor and you must have access to email in order to contact your Tutor.
Throughout your course, you'll have the support of a Tutor to guide you. Additionally, you can reach out to the Student Support Team for help with any other questions you may have. You can be assured that you will receive unlimited support for your home study course, so there is no need to struggle or feel isolated during your studies.
Assessment
The course contains a number of assignments which your tutor will mark and give you valuable feedback on. You will also have access to a range of online resources.
Students will be required to arrange and pay for their examinations at an approved centre when an examination forms part of the course. We can provide an extensive list of these centres for you.
Whats included?
Students will be provided with logins for the student portal where they will find all the study materials they need to complete their course. They will also be provided with an e-textbook to assist them in completing their assignments.
Students will be provided with a Tutor who will help guide them through their course, and their Tutor will expect them to submit a number of assignments in order that their progress can be monitored. These assignments will be graded for them and feedback provided. You will also be able to ask the Tutor any questions about the course or for more help if needed. Once their course has been completed, they will then be allocated practice exam papers to ensure that they are familiar with the procedure and layout of their exams. Learners will be expected to complete these under exam conditions (i.e.. stick to the time scales allowed and try to find somewhere quiet), their Tutor can then provide them with a grade and feedback. More practice papers can be provided if required.
Fees
Course fees for payment in full include:
- Assessment and feedback on all assignments.
- Access to your personal Tutor via our online portal.
- Access to a range of online resources, student materials, assessments, assignments, eBooks etc
- Practice exam papers to prepare you for the real thing.
- Help with UCAS application if attending University.
- Tutor references and predicted grades once a satisfactory amount of work has been completed.
- Help finding an exam centre for you to sit your exam.
Cambridge Exam Board
Awarding Body: Cambridge
Course Code: 9695
Study Hours: Recommended 300 – 360 hrs
Exams Available: June & November (also March in India only)
This A’ Level English Literature Course will help you with reading and analysis of texts, and you will be encouraged to undertake wider reading to aid understanding of the texts studied.
You will learn skills of effective and appropriate communication including the ability to discuss the critical context of texts.
The key concepts for Cambridge International AS & A Level Literature in English are:
Language
Exploring the variety and use of language in literary texts. Identifying literary techniques and explaining how their use contributes to a reader’s analysis and understanding of the text.
Form
Considering the ways in which writers use – or depart from – conventions of literary forms of prose, poetry and drama and how those inform meaning and effects.
Structure
When analysed in reading: the organisation of a text or passage, its shape and development and how this contributes to the readers’ understanding of its meaning and effects.
When used in writing: the construction of a relevant and supported argument appropriate to the question.
Genre
Exploring the characteristics of different text types: for example, tragedy, comedy and satire.
Context
Exploring the relationship between a text and its historical, social and cultural backgrounds and the ways in which this can illuminate the reading of a text. In response to unseen texts, considering the ways in which a text’s meaning is shaped by conventions of form alongside those of language and style.
Style
Analysing the ways in which choices regarding form, structure and language interact to create a distinctive style, for different forms and genres.
Interpretation
At AS Level: Evaluating and explaining different ideas within a text.
At A Level: Evaluating and explaining different ideas within a text and using different critical readings to explore an understanding of texts and to help support literary arguments.
Modules:
Candidates for Cambridge International A Level English Literature Level study the AS topics:
- Drama and Poetry
Learners study two set texts, one from Section A and one from Section B.
- Prose and Unseen
Learners study one set text from Section A. For Section B, learners prepare to respond to an unseen text that may be poetry, prose or drama.
Candidates for Cambridge International A English Literature Level study the AS topics and the following topics:
- Shakespeare and Drama
Learners study two set texts, one from Section A and one from Section B.
- Pre- and Post 1900 Poetry and Prose
Learners study two set texts, one from Section A and one from Section B. They must study one poetry text and one prose text.
At AS Level learners will study three set texts and prepare for one unseen text. At A Level they will study four further set texts. AS Level includes Paper 1 and Paper 2. A Level includes Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3 and Paper 4.
Exam Papers
Paper 1: Drama and Poetry
Written Examination: 2 hours
Availability: June and November
Assessment Overview: Candidates answer two questions: one question from Section A: Drama and one question from Section B: Poetry.
50 marks
Paper 2: Prose and Unsure
Time: 2 hours
Availability: June and November
Assessment overview: Candidates answer two questions: one question from Section A: Prose and one question from Section B: Unseen.
50 marks
Paper 3: Shakespeare and Drama
Written examination: 2 hours
Availability: June and November
Assessment overview: Candidates answer two questions: one question from Section A: Shakespeare and one question from Section B: Drama.
50 marks
Paper 4: Pre- and Post- 1900 Poetry and prose
Practical examination: 2 hours
Availability: June and November
Assessment overview:
Candidates answer two questions: one question from Section A: Pre-1900 Poetry and Prose, and one question from Section B: Post-1900 Poetry and Prose.
Candidates respond to both a poetry and a prose text.
50 marks
Edexcel Exam Board
Awarding Body: Edexcel
Specification codes: XET01 / YET01
Edexcel Exams: January and June
Edexcel Study Hours: 300 – 360 hours
The content is relevant for international students as it covers up to date, relevant and engaging to an international audience using a combination of classic and international texts.
The aims and objectives of these qualifications are to enable students to:
- read widely and independently set texts and others that they have selected for themselves
- engage critically and creatively with a substantial body of texts and ways of responding to them
- develop and effectively apply their knowledge of literary analysis and evaluation
- explore the contexts of the texts they are reading and others’ interpretations of them
- undertake independent and sustained studies to deepen their appreciation and understanding of English literature, including its changing traditions.
Modules
Candidates for Edexcel International A Level English Language Level study the AS topics:
1.Post-2000 Poetry and Prose
Students will study:
- a selection of post-2000 poetry from Poems of the Decade: An Anthology of the Forward Books of Poetry 2002–2011
- one post-2000 prose fiction text from a choice of five texts.
2.Drama
Students will study:
- one pre-1900 drama text from a choice of five and
- one post-1900 drama text from a choice of five.
Edexcel A Level English Language Candidates also study these additional topics:
3. Poetry and prose
Students will study:
- post-1900 unseen poetry
- two prose fiction texts, from a choice of three texts, covering one theme (choice of four themes).
4. Shakespeare and Pre-1900 Poetry
Students will study:
- one Shakespeare text from a choice of four
- one specified collection of pre-1900 poems from one literary movement, from a choice of three.
Exam Papers
Paper 1: Post- 2000 poetry and Prose
Written Examination: 2 hours
Availability: January and June
Assessment overview:
Section A: Post-2000 Poetry- Students answer one essay question from a choice of two on the prescribed poems.
Section B: Post-2000 Prose
Students answer one essay question from a choice of two on their chosen prose fiction text.
50 marks
Paper 2: Drama
Written Examination: 2 hours
Availability: January and June
Assessment overview:
Section A: Pre-1900 Drama- Students answer one essay question from a choice of two on their chosen drama text.
Section B: Post-1900 Drama -Students answer one essay question from a choice of two on their chosen text.
50 marks
Paper 3: Poetry and Prose
Written Examination: 2 hours
Availability: January and June
Assessment overview:
Section A: Poetry -Students answer one essay question on a post-1900 unseen
poem.
Section B: Prose- Students answer one comparative essay question, from a choice of two, on their two chosen texts from their chosen theme.
50 marks.
Paper 4: Shakespeare and Pre-1900 Poetry
Written Examination: 2 hours
Availability: January and June
Assessment overview:
Section A: Shakespeare -Students answer one essay question from a choice of two on their chosen text.
Section B: Pre-1900 Poetry – Students answer one essay question from a choice of two on their chosen movement.
50 marks.
