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International A Level English Literature – Edexcel

This International A Level English Literature with Edexcel is ideal for anyone wishing to gain 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.

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Full A Level

IAS or IA2

Syllabus

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.

IAS Modules

Paper 1: Post-2000 Poetry and Prose

Candidates answer two questions: one question from Section A: Post 2000 Poetry and one question from Section B: Post -2000 Prose.

2 hours 50 marks

Externally assessed

50% of the AS Level 25% of the A Level

Paper 2: Drama

Candidates answer two questions: one question from Section A: Pre1900 Drama and one question from Section B: Post -1900 Drama.

2 hours 50 marks

Externally assessed

50% of the AS Level 25% of the A Level

IA2 Modules

Paper 3 Poetry and Prose

Candidates answer two questions: one question from Section A: a Post1900 unseen Poem, and one essay question from Section B: Prose.

2 hours 50 marks

Externally assessed

25% of the A Level

Paper 4 Shakespeare and Pre-1900 Poetry

Candidates answer two questions: one question from Section A: Shakespeare and one question from Section B: Pre-1900 Poetry.

2 hours 50 marks

Externally assessed 2

5% of the A Level

Set Texts

Paper 1:

Paper 1

Section A: Post -2000 Poetry

Students study the following poems:

Eat Me – Patience Agbabi

Chainsaw Versus the Pampas Grass – Simon Armitage

Material -Ros Barber

History – John Burnside

An Easy Passage – Julia Copus

The Deliverer – Tishani Doshi

The Map Woman – Carol Ann Duffy

The Lammas Hireling – Ian Duhig

To My Nine-Year-Old Self – Helen Dunmore

A Minor Role – U A Fanthorpe

The Gun – Vicki Feaver

The Furthest Distances I’ve Travelled – Leontia Flynn

Giuseppe – Roderick Ford

Out of the – Seamus Heaney

Effects -Alan Jenkins

Genetics – Sinéad Morrissey

From the Journal of a Disappointed Man – Andrew Motion

Look We Have Coming to Dover – Daljit Nagra

Please Hold – Ciaran O’Driscoll

On Her Blindness – Adam Thorpe

Ode on a Grayson Perry Urn – Tim Turnbull

Section B: Post -2000 Prose

Students choose one of the following:

Brooklyn – Colm Tóibín

The Kite Runner -Khaled

The Life of Pi – Yann Martel

Purple Hibiscus – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The White Tiger – Aravind Adiga

Paper 2:

Paper 2

Section A: Pre- 1900 Drama

Students choose one of the following:

Doctor Faustus – Christopher

Othello – William Shakespeare

The Rover – Aphra Behn

She Stoops to Conquer – Oliver Goldsmith

Twelfth Night – William Shakespeare

Section B: Post-2000 Drama

Students choose one of the following:

A Streetcar Named Desire- Tennessee Williams

Top Girls -Caryl Churchill

Waiting for Godot – Samuel Beckett

Paper 3:

Paper 3

Section A: Post – 1900 Unseen Poetry

Unseen Post-1900 Poetry text

Section B: Prose

Two prose fiction texts chosen from one of the following four themes:

Theme 1: Growing Up

The Color Purple – Alice Walker

Great Expectations – Charles Dickens

Theme 2: Colonisation and After

Heart of Darkness – Joseph Conrad

The Lonely Londoners – Samuel Selvon

A Passage to India – E. M. Forster

Theme 3: Science and Society

Frankenstein – Mary Shelley

The Handmaid’s Tale – Margaret Atwood

Never Let Me Go – Kazuo Ishiguro

Theme 4: Women and Society

Beloved – Toni Morrison

Mrs Dalloway – Virginia Woolf

Wuthering Heights – Emily Brontë

Paper 4:

Paper 4

Section A: Shakespeare

Students choose one of the following:

Hamlet – William Shakespeare

King Lear – William Shakespeare

Measure for Measure – William Shakespeare

The Taming of the Shrew – William Shakespeare

Section B: Pre-1900 Poetry

Students study the following poems from Metaphysical Poets: prescribed poems from Metaphysical Poetry, Editor Colin Burrow, (Penguin, 2006)

What can I do with an A Level in English Literature?

Students in the past have progressed onto the following degrees:

• English Studies • Psychology • Training Teachers
• Business Studies • History • Sociology • Law

Studying A’ Level Advanced English at University gives you all sorts of exciting career options, including:

• Teaching and Education • Functional Managers
and Directors • Artistic, Literary and Media
Occupations • Media Professionals • Public
Services • Writer • Journalism

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Previous Knowledge Required

There are no previous entry requirements for this course, however students are expected to have a reasonable standard of literacy.

You have the freedom to start the course at any time and continue your studies at your own pace for a period of up to 24 months from initial registration with the full support of your Tutor.

Enrolment Fees

Our Enrolment fee for this course is noted at the top of this page where you can enrol directly onto the course. This fee includes access to your course including tutor support for 2 years.

Our enrolment fee includes:

All study materials covering the full specification.
Full support where you can also message your tutor as many times as you need to.
Access to our online Library with a full range of eBooks.
Help completing university applications including UCAS and The Common Application.
Reference and predicted grade for University.
Assignment marking and feedback
Marked and graded practise examination papers
Eligibility for a Totum Card if you reside within the UK
Fast Track A Level if required and flexible learning from home 24/7.

The only other fee you will need to pay is for your exams which is due approximately six months prior and this will be paid directly to the exam centre.

Assessments

Students will be required to arrange and pay for their examinations at a Edexcel approved centre. We can provide an extensive list of these centres for you.

A Level Exams
There are four exams for the full A Level qualification. The length of each exam is as follows:

Paper 1 – 2 hours
Paper 2 – 2 hours
Paper 3 – 2 hours
Paper 4 – 2 hours

AS Level Exams
There are two exams for the AS Level qualification. The length of each exam is as follows:

Paper 1 – 2 hours
Paper 2 – 2 hours

For Edexcel International AS & A Level English Literature, learners can:

take Papers 1 and 2 only (for the Edexcel AS Level qualification) or

follow a staged assessment route by taking Papers 1 and 2 (for the Edexcel International AS Level qualification) in one series, then Papers 3 and 4 (for the Edexcel International A Level qualification) in a later series or

take Papers 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the same examination series, leading to the full Edexcel International A Level.

A Level English Literature Online Course Outcome

On successful completion of all your exams for the A Level English Literature Online Course, you will be awarded one of the following qualifications:

International A Level in English Literature with Edexcel | International AS Level in English Literature with Edexcel

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FAQs

How can I make payment for the enrolment fee?

You can enrol online right now by Card or PayPal (Visa, Mastercard, Maestro and American Express). Alternatively, we also accept BACS transfer or we can send you a payment link.

Is this course online?

Your A Level course will be online. You will access it via our online portal.

Do I have to be available at specific times during the day?

With our courses, we have learners from all over the world enrolled. Therefore, if we restricted your learning to certain times, not everyone would be available. All our courses are accessible 24/7 via our online secure portal. Any videos on your portal would be pre-recorded meaning you can work through your course at your own pace.

Can I study an A Level from outside of the UK?

By opting for our International A Level, you can study the course from anywhere and exam centres are located all over the world. With our UK A Levels (AQA), you can study them from outside of the UK, however you would need to sit the actual exams for these within the UK.

Will I need to buy any books?

You will be provided with eBooks for this course. If you want to purchase physical books in addition, then we can provide you with the book ISBN numbers.

How many hours will this course take me to complete?

The Guided learning hours for A Levels are as follows:-

AS Level: 180 hours

A Level: 360 hours

These figures are for guidance only. The number of hours needed to gain the qualification may vary depending on your previous experience of the subject.

Will I receive UCAS points?

Yes you will gain UCAS points and these depend on your final grade once you have completed your exams.

Is the qualification the same as what I would receive in college?

If you are referring to A Levels at college then yes!

You will sit the same exam as thousands of students across the world in an exam centre, and achieve the same qualification as everyone else.

Could I receive a predicted grade and reference?

Provided you have completed enough work on the course within a reasonable amount of time, we will be able to provide a predicted grade / reference for university.

Please provide at least 3 months notice for this, otherwise this will incur a small fee.

Can I pay for exams upfront with your college?

We want exams to be as competitively priced for our learners as possible and therefore that is why we direct them to the examination centres rather than charge upfront fees.

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