SENG

English Scholarship

Subject Description

Head of Faculty: Mrs A. Harrison.

This course extends the Level 3 English programme by adding depth and breadth to the students’ knowledge. Extra-curricular, weekly tuition and holiday workshops prepare the students for the critical and analytical nature of the end-of-year examination. Candidates should be widely read and have an appreciation of aspects of intertextuality. They must be able to respond critically to demanding texts and use the skills of interpretation, analysis and evaluation.  

Students will be invited to enter this course in Term 1.


Prerequisites

Preference will be given to students who show a steady commitment to literature in their personal reading and in their formal studies.

Assessment Information

External - Three hour written examination of three literary essays.