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Qualification details

AQA Level 3 Advanced Subsidiary GCE in English Literature A

Qualification summary

AS Level courses based on this specification should encourage students to develop their interest in and enjoyment of literature and literary studies as they:

• read widely and independently both set texts and others that they have selected for
themselves
• engage creatively with a substantial body of texts and ways of responding to them
• develop and effectively apply their knowledge of literary analysis and evaluation in speech
and writing
• explore the contexts of the texts they are reading and others' interpretations of them
• deepen their understanding of the changing traditions of literature in English

Qualification details

500/2576/4
AQA - Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
3
GCE AS - GCE AS Level
Single Award
Accreditation start date:
01/09/2007
Operational start date in centres:
01/09/2008
Accreditation end date:
31/08/2014
Certification end date:
31/08/2015
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English
This qualification may form part of the entry requirements for progression to higher education or employment. Students may progress to the full A level in this subject from this qualification.
No specific job occupation
  • 12 Languages, Literature and Culture
    • 12.1  Languages, Literature and Culture of the British Isles
180
A/B/C/D/E
All AS units are assessed through independent assessment.
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Candidates must complete Unit 2 and either Option A, B or C from Unit 1.
  • Y/500/8320 - Creative Study
    The relative percentage weighting of this unit within the qualifications is 40.00%.
  • 1  -  Option A
    Victorian Literature
    • J/500/8670 - Texts in Context - Victorian Literature
  • 2  -  Option B
    World War One Literature
    • L/500/8671 - Texts in Context - World War One Literature
  • 3  -  Option C
    The Struggle for Identity in Modern Literature
    • R/500/8672 - Texts in Context - The Struggle for Identity in Modern Literature