The International A Level English Literature Online course with Learn Now follows the Pearson Edexcel (XET01) specification and is equivalent to the qualification you would achieve if attending mainstream college. Once completed, you will obtain UCAS points which will support progression to university in degrees such as Literature, Creative Writing, Journalism and Publishing.
This course would suit adult learners returning to education, students resitting exams or studying alongside other commitments, and learners looking to be accepted into University.
Please note that the Pearson Edexcel specification is 100% exam based. You will not be required to find a centre who will submit a non-examined assessment (NEA) as the course will be assessed solely through written examination at your chosen exam centre.
Enrol Anytime | Enrolment Fee £395
Enrol Anytime | Enrolment Fee £395
Syllabus
On this Aโ 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.
The aims and objectives of these qualifications are to enable students to:ย
Section A: Post-2000 Poetry
Learners answer one essay question from a choice of two on the prescribed poems.
Section B: Post-2000 Prose
Learners answer one essay question from a choice of two on their chosen prose fiction text.ย
2 hours
Externally Assessed
25% of the total A Level
Section A: Pre-1900 Drama
Learners answer one essay question from a choice of two on their chosen drama text.
Section B: Post-1900 Drama
Learners answer one essay question from a choice of two on their chosen text.
2 hours
Externally Assessed
25% of the total A Level
Section A: Poetry
Learners answer one essay question on a post-1900 unseen poem.
Section B: Prose
Learners answer one comparative essay question, from a choice of two, on their two chosen texts from their chosen theme.
2 hours
Externally Assessed
25% of the total A Level
Section A: Shakespeare
Learners answer one essay question from a choice of two on their chosen text.
Section B: Pre-1900 Poetry
Learners answer one essay question from a choice of two on their chosen movement.
2 hours
Externally Assessed
25% of the total A Level
Paper 1
Section A: Post -2000 Poetryย
Students study the following poems:ย
Section B: Post -2000 Proseย
Students choose one of the following:ย
Paper 2ย
Section A: Pre- 1900 Dramaย ย
Students choose one of the following:ย
Section B: Post-2000 Dramaย
Students choose one of the following:ย
Paper 3ย
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
Theme 2: Colonisation and After
Theme 3: Science and Society
Theme 4: Women and Society
Paper 4ย
Section A: Shakespeare
Students choose one of the following:
Section B: Pre-1900 Poetry
Students study a choice of poems from Metaphysical Poets: prescribed poems from Metaphysical Poetry, Editor Colin Burrow, (Penguin, 2006)
John Donne
The Flea
The Good Morrow
Song (โGo and catch a falling starโ)
Womanโs Constancy
The Sun Rising
A Valediction of Weeping
A Nocturnal Upon St Lucyโs Day, Being the Shortest Day
The Apparition
Elegy: To his Mistress Going to Bed
โAt the Round Earthโs Imagined Cornersโ
โDeath be not Proudโ
โBatter My Heartโ
A Hymn to God the Father
George Herbert
Redemption
The Collar
The Pulley
Love III
Thomas Carew
To My Mistress Sitting by a Riverโs Side: An Eddy
To a Lady that Desired I Would Love Her
A Song (โAsk me no more where Jove bestowsโ)
Anne Bradstreet
A Letter to her Husband, Absent upon Public Engagement
Richard Lovelace
Song: To Lucasta, Going to the Wars
Andrew Marvell
The Nymph Complaining for the Death of her Fawn
To His Coy Mistress
The Definition of Love
Henry Vaughan
Unprofitableness
The World
Katherine Phillips
A Dialogue of Friendship Multiplied
Orinda to Lucasia
Students in the past have progressed onto the following degrees:
โขEnglish Studies โขPsychology โขTraining Teachers โขBusiness Studies โขHistory โขSociology โขLaw
Studying A’ Level Advanced English at University gives you all sorts of exciting career options, including:
โขTeaching and Education โขFunctional Managers and Directors โขArtistic, Literary and Media Occupations โขMedia Professionals โขPublic
Services โขWriter โขJournalism
There are no previous entry requirements for this course, however students are expected to have a reasonable standard of literacy.ย
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.
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:
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.
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:
AS Level Exams
There are two exams for the AS Level qualification. The length of each exam is as follows:
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.
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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Most learners who enrol onto English Literature have an interest in reading but you will also be required to produce essays under pressure, understand context and think independently.ย The English Literature course will test these skills through assignments and practise exam papers.
You will not be required to purchase any books with this course.ย We automatically include logins to our online e-Library.ย Please note that Edexcel havenโt published a book for Law, however we can recommend other books within our eBook Library to refer to for each topic.
Not see the book you are looking for? Ask us and we will let you know if we have it!
Literature can be paired with many subjects but the most popular choice includes English Language and History.
The Pearson Edexcel English Literature course can be taken worldwide except for the UK.ย Content within the specification is adapted for international learners and the qualification is comparable to UK A Level standards.
There may be a few centres within the UK allowing you to take this specification but it is best to check with us beforehand.ย
AS and A levels are standalone qualifications, however the Full A Level carries more UCAS points than the AS Level.ย It also requires more study hours as follows:
You will see the difference in the content above under โsyllabusโ but you can also refer to our article on โwhat is as levelโ for more information.
You will receive access and support for two years, however you can complete it much sooner if you want to.ย Exams for this subject fall in January and June each year and therefore you are able to choose which exam sitting you want to apply for.ย We have more information onย exam timetables here.
