A Level English Language and Literature

Put pen to paper and develop your own creative writing skills, with inspiration from your favourite authors, on this A Level in English Language & Literature at City of Portsmouth College.

This course is ideal for avid readers who are keen to learn more about how writers craft their imaginary worlds and are interested in developing analytic skills, exploring language features, literary concepts and wider historical, cultural and social contexts.

You'll learn about terminology from different levels and how to consider contextual influences within texts. All so you can apply literary and linguistic analysis to both fiction and non-fiction texts. You'll explore different historical periods, linguistic and literary theories, different genre conventions, as well as psychological theories linked to communication. You'll also develop creative writing skills.

Units include:

• studying a range of fiction and non-fiction texts, including novels, plays and poetry
• explore theories, themes and concepts relating to the development of language skills
• investigating distinctive styles of speech and writing and how they are used
• an investigative coursework unit where you can choose your own fiction text
• creative writing of fiction and non-fiction.

This course works with many opportunities and combines well with other A Level and Level 3 vocational courses, such as media and film studies, history, classics, marketing, politics, law and journalism, also including the Extended Project (EPQ).