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Why is this course right for you?

Our uniquely flexible online English Literature course means that even if you're working full-time or caring for family, you can fit learning around your busy life.

You'll broaden your literary horizons, studying a wide variety of texts within their historical and cultural contexts, including works you've chosen yourself.

You'll learn different ways of reading texts, how narratives are created, and how to apply critical ideas to poetry and prose.

Your A Level English Literature will be a stepping stone to further education, a fulfilling career - and a better future.

Course Details for A Level English Literature

Entry requirements.

You don’t need any previous qualifications to take this course, but a C in GCSE English Literature is recommended.

You must be based in the UK in order to enrol and sit your exams.

If English is your second language, we recommend you have an IELTS 5.5 or equivalent, but we’re happy to review your case on an individual basis.

Course Content

This online course will teach you the AQA English Literature A Level specification (7712).

You'll study the following texts, plus some of your own choice:

  • Othello by Shakespeare
  • The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • Skirrid Hill by Owen Sheers
  • All My Sons by Arthur Miller 
  • Spies by Michael Frayn
  • A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller 
  • The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

The course is split into 3 units:

  • Love through the ages
  • Texts in shared contexts: Modern times: literature from 1945 to the present day
  • Texts across time

For full details of what you’ll learn on each unit, download our A Level English Literature course guide.

A Level Exams

Please note that you’re responsible for booking your exams, and that you must be based in the UK to sit them.

You’ll arrange to sit them at a UK school or college roughly 6 months before your chosen exam date.

There are 2 exams for the AQA English Literature A Level specification (7712):

  • Paper 1: Love through the ages
  • Paper 2: Texts in shared contexts: Modern times: literature from 1945 to the present day

One piece of coursework will also count towards your final grade:

  • Written coursework: Texts across time

As an approved AQA centre, we'll supervise, authenticate and mark your coursework. You'll sit your exams at your chosen exam centre.

Your coursework fees of £169.75 are additional to the course cost. You'll also pay exam centre fees directly to your chosen exam centre.

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Is this the same A Level qualification I'd get in school?

Yes, it’s exactly the same.

You’ll sit the same A Level English Literature exams at the same time as all the other students in the UK, and you’ll receive the same results, transcript and qualification.

Your A Level will be accepted by universities, colleges and employers worldwide, exactly as if you'd studied in school or college.

Your qualification is accredited by AQA, the largest A Level awarding body. They set and mark the exams for around half of all A Levels taken in the UK each year.

When can I start my course?

Right away! There’s no need to wait until September to enrol – you can begin your course at any time.

Once you enrol, you’ll be able to log in to your course and get started by the next working day.

What will I need to study this course?

You must source the set texts for this course. Many can be found cheaply second-hand, or for free online.

The recommended editions are:

  • Othello, Shakespeare (Arden, Third Series) ISBN 978-1903436455
  • The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald (Penguin Modern Classics, 2000), ISBN 9780141182636
  • Skirrid Hill, by Owen Sheers (Seren, 2005), ISBN 978-1854114037
  • All My Sons, Arthur Miller (Penguin Modern Classics, 2009) ISBN 978-0141189970
  • Spies, Michael Frayn (Faber and Faber, 2011) ISBN 978-0571268856
  • A View from the Bridge, Arthur Miller (Penguin Modern Classics, 2010, introduction from the author and Philip Seymour Hoffman) ISBN 978-0141189963
  • The Yellow Wallpaper, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, from The Yellow Wallpaper and Selected Writings, (Virago), ISBN 978-1844085583

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How do I book my exam?

Roughly 6 months before your chosen exam date, you should book your place at an exam centre to take the AQA English Literature A Level specification (7712)   exam.

Your exam centre could be a school or college that's also submitting its own students for the exam, or it could be a private exam centre. Our partner centre,  Tutors & Exams , offers various discounts to ICS Learn students and has nine exam venues across the UK, including: Belfast, Bolton, Coventry, Doncaster, High Wycombe, Romford, St Neots, Taunton and Wimbledon.

AQA publish  a list of exam centres  that may accept private candidates. This won’t cover every available centre, so if there’s nothing shown in your area, we recommend contacting local schools and colleges directly.

Please note that you can't sit AQA A Level exams outside the UK.

Your exam fees aren’t included in the course cost as they’re paid directly to the exam centre. They’ll vary depending on which centre you choose.

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  • Immerse yourself in an exciting world of drama, poetry and prose
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A-Level English Literature encourages students to explore the deeper meanings behind the written form.

Embarking on this course will challenge you to examine texts within a shared context. You will be introduced to the concept that no text exists in isolation, rather, it is the product of the time in which it was produced.

The course explores relationships that exist between texts and the contexts within which they are written, received and understood. The A-Level enables you to investigate texts, drawing out patterns using a variety of reading strategies and perspectives.

During your studies, you will examine the writings of Shakespeare, World War I and literature from 1945 onwards.

A-Level English Literature will help you analyse and compare poetry, prose and drama. This will provide you with a fascinating overview of English literature’s rich history and context.

This course will equip you with advanced communication and research skills that will support you at degree level.

Upon completion of A-Level English Literature, you will be ready to sit AQA’s official A-Level English literature exam. Everything you need to succeed, including a mock exam paper, is included in this home study programme.

Getting Started

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This means no physical classes or prohibitive timetables. You can study when you will be at your most productive, in an environment you will be most comfortable in.

You still get the academic support from your dedicated tutor. They will provide advice, guidance and feedback on your assignments. This allows you to progress in a structured, positive way.

You can start learning from the moment you enrol with us. We don’t have term times, just an online portal with all your course material ready and waiting. The only specific deadline to work towards is your exam – exam sittings are held once per year in May or June.

That means you can get your A-Level in English Literature as quickly as you choose.

Pursuing your career

An A-Level in English Literature can allow you to go on to study English subjects at university. However, your desired university will have entry requirements so be sure to check the grade required in this and associated subjects.

During your studies you will cover the following modules:

  • Introduction to English Literature
  • Death of a Salesman (drama text)
  • John Keats (pre-1900 text)
  • Analysis of Language
  • Aspects of Tragedy in Othello - Themes for discussion
  • Crime writing as a genre
  • The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
  • When Will There Be Good News? (Post-2000 text)
  • George Crabbe, Robert Browning and Oscar Wilde (pre-1900 text)
  • Coursework component
  • Comparison of one poetry and one prose text, informed by a school of literary criticism
  • Exam preparation
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Entry Requirements

There are no entry requirements, but a GCSE or IGCSE in this subject would be beneficial.

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The average time it takes to complete the course is 2 years.

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At the end of this course, you will be ready to take your A-Level English Literature exam. Once you pass this, you'll have gained an A Level in English Literature, which can enable you to go on to further and higher education programmes and can also help give you access to some universities.

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International AS and A-level English Literature (9675)

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Support your students to approach the reading and study of literature through the lens of genre and theory.

This International AS and A-level English Literature specification encourages the independent study of a range of texts within a shared context, giving logic and meaning to the way that texts are grouped for study.

The text lists have been designed to ensure teachers and students have the right balance of traditional and contemporary prose and poetry. The non-exam assessment (NEA)  component provides opportunities for teachers to tailor the course to their students’ strengths and interests.

  • Offering clear progression from International GCSE, this specification allows students to build on the skills and knowledge already gained and prepares them for their next steps.
  • The variety of assessment styles used, such as passage-based questions, unseen material, open and closed book approaches, develop a wide range of skills. See more on our approach to Fair Assessment .
  • Skills include the ability to read critically, analyse, evaluate and undertake independent research. These skills are all valuable for further study and future employment.

International AS and A-level English Literature contains four units.

  • Unit 1, Section A: Elizabethan and Jacobean tragedy
  • Unit 1, Section B: Later dramatic tragedies
  • Unit 2, Section A: Prose
  • Unit 2, Section B: Poetry
  • Unit 3,  Selection
  • Unit 4,  Unseen Texts or NEA

Assessment Objectives:

The exams and non-exam assessment (NEA) which make up OxfordAQA International AS/A-level English Literature measure how students have achieved the following assessment objectives:

  • AO1: Demonstrate understanding of the ways in which readers find meanings in texts, showing an understanding of genre, the significance of contexts, and the ways in which different interpretations can be found.
  • AO2: Analyse ways in which meanings are shaped in literary texts with close attention to authorial methods.
  • AO3: Express informed, personal and argued responses to literary texts, using appropriate concepts and terminology, and coherent, accurate writing.

Please note that all three assessment objectives are weighted equally in all questions across both International AS and International A-level. We believe that this coherent approach to the study of the subject means that AOs support learning rather than dominate it.

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OOxfordAQA International AS/A-level English Literature covers the following topics:

Unit 1, Section A: Elizabethan and Jacobean tragedy – select one from:

  • William Shakespeare – Othello
  • William Shakespeare – King Lear
  • William Shakespeare – Hamlet
  • Christopher Marlowe – Doctor Faustus
  • John Webster – The Duchess of Malfi

Unit 1, Section B: Later dramatic tragedies – select one from:

  • Arthur Miller – Death of a Salesman
  • Tennessee Williams – A Streetcar Named Desire
  • Henrik Ibsen – Hedda Gabler
  • Samuel Beckett – Waiting for Godot
  • Brian Friel – Translations

Unit 2, Section A: Prose – select one from:

  • Joseph Conrad – Heart of Darkness
  • F. Scott Fitzgerald – The Great Gatsby
  • Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie – Americanah
  • Andrea Levy – Small Island
  • Aravind Adiga – Last Man in Tower
  • Kazuo Ishiguro – Remains of the Day

Unit 2, Section B: Poetry – select one from:

  • William Wordsworth selection
  • Robert Frost selection
  • Thomas Hardy selection
  • Seamus Heaney selection

Unit 3 – Select two from:

  • William Shakespeare – Macbeth
  • Samuel Taylor Coleridge – The Rime of Ancient Mariner
  • Robert Browning – Selected Poems
  • Charles Dickens – Oliver Twist
  • Edgar Allan Poe – Collected Stories
  • Robert Louis Stevenson – Collected Stories
  • Agatha Christie – The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
  • Qiu Xiaolong – Death of a Red Heroine
  • Kate Atkinson – When Will There Be Good News?

Assessment – Unit 4 – select either:

  • 4a – An exam paper containing two questions on unseen texts, one prose and one poetry.
  • 4b – Non-exam assessment consisting of two essays, one on prose and one on poetry.

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OxfordAQA provides all the resources and advice you need to teach the International AS and A-level English Literature specification effectively.

  • Download the specification
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  • Approved textbooks and resources  published by Oxford University Press

We have too many International AS and A-level English Literature resources to list here, so please visit our resources for teachers area  to see them all, including:

  • Schemes of work to allow you to plan how to deliver the specification in a way that will best suit you and your students
  • Teaching guidance to outline clearly the scope of teaching and learning
  • Topic tests and mock exam analysers to allow you to track your students’ progress throughout the teaching year

This is a modular qualification, with four papers over the AS and A-level teaching period and two routes through the course.

AS Paper 1 – Aspects of Dramatic Tragedy:

  • Section A – Elizabethan and Jacobean Tragedy
  • Section B – Later Dramatic Tragedies
  • Students answer one question from each section
  • Closed-book exam
  • 50% of AS-level, 20% of A-level

AS Paper 2 – Place in Literary Texts:

  • Section A – Prose
  • Section B – Poetry
  • Open-book exam

A-level Paper 1 – Elements of Crime and Mystery:

  • Students answer two essay questions
  • 30% of A-level

A-level Paper 2 – Literary Representations:

  • Section A – Unseen Prose
  • Section B – Unseen Poetry
  • 2 hours 30 minutes

Non-Exam Assessment (NEA):

  • Students study two texts, one poetry and one prose, and write two essays of 1,250-1,500 words.
  • Assessed by teachers, moderated by AQA
  • Candidates may re-sit a unit any number of times.
  • The best result for each unit will count towards the final qualification.
  • Candidates who wish to repeat a qualification may do so by re-sitting one or more units.

Anthologies for exam use 

Anthologies required for exams will be provided as an insert with the question papers. Registered OxfordAQA teachers can download the International AS/A-level English Literature anthology from the Resources page.

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  • Samples from the poetry anthology 

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Teaching from: September 2015
Exams from: 2016 (AS), 2017 (A-level)
QAN code: 601/5257/6, 601/5328/3

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  1. AQA

    Texts listed in the A-level core set text and comparative set text lists in Sections 4.1 and 4.2 cannot be studied for non-exam assessment. Texts chosen for study may include texts in translation that have been influential and significant in the development of literature in English.

  2. AQA

    AS and A-level English Literature A. 7711, 7712. Find all the information, support and resources you need to deliver our specification. Teaching from: September 2015. Exams from: 2016 (AS), 2017 (A-level) QAN code: 601/5259/X, 601/5327/1.

  3. AQA

    AS and A-level English Literature A (7711; 7712) Contents list. Scheme of assessment. Download Published 25 January 2021 | PDF | 768.4 KB. Scheme of assessment. Find past papers and mark schemes, and specimen papers for new courses, on our website at aqa.org.uk/pastpapers. The AS specification is designed to be taken over one or two years with ...

  4. PDF AQA A Level English Language and Literature Handbook

    A Level English Language and Literature: Course Outline • You will be studying a range of literary (i.e. prose fiction, drama and poetry) and non-literary (i.e. non-fiction, advertising and transcript) texts. You will be studying a range of texts from different periods: some texts from the 19th century and modern literary and non-literary texts.

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  6. PDF English Literature A AS and A-level Specification Specifications ...

    The A-level specification is designed to be taken over two years with all assessments taken at the end of the course. Assessments and certification for the AS specification are available for the first time in May/June 2016 and then every May/June for the life of the specification. Assessments and certification for the A-level specification are ...

  7. PDF NEA: Independent critical study Texts across time

    The student engages with different possible readings and responses in an assured manner. A variety of critical views are perceptively employed to progress the argument and critical material is well-integrated. Interpretations over time are considered. This essay demonstrates the qualities typical of a Band 5 response.

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    A/AS Level English Literature A for AQA Teacher's Resource. ... Course planning iv Using digital resources in the classroom x BEGINNING 1 Overview (Unit 1) 1 2 Responding to literature (Unit 2) 3 3 Texts, contexts and time (Unit 3) 5 4 Wider reading, research and writing skills (Unit 4) 7

  9. Literary Connections: text ideas for AQA LA5C A Level English Literature

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  11. AQA

    75 marks. 40% of A-level. Questions. Section A: Shakespeare: one passage-based question with linked essay (25 marks) Section B: Unseen poetry: compulsory essay question on two unseen poems (25 marks) Section C: Comparing texts: one essay question linking two texts (25 marks) Paper 2: Texts in shared contexts.

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    Showing 21 results. Mark scheme (AS): Paper 2 Love through the ages: prose - June 2023 New. Published 12 Jul 2024 | PDF | 276 KB. Mark scheme (AS): Paper 1 Love through the ages: Shakespeare and poetry - June 2023 New. Published 12 Jul 2024 | PDF | 305 KB. Mark scheme (A-level): Paper 1 Love through the ages - June 2023 New.

  19. AQA

    AS and A-level English Literature B. 7716, 7717. Find all the information, support and resources you need to deliver our specification. Teaching from: September 2015. Exams from: 2016 (AS), 2017 (A-level) QAN code: 601/5257/6, 601/5328/3.