English• TheEnglishdepartmentoffersafullrangeofcourseswhichallowyou

todevelopyourownspecificenthusiasmsandideas

• Opportunitiesforgroupdiscussionsanddebates

• Alivelysubjectwhichwillchallengeyourviewsandmakeyouseethingsdifferently

• Challengingsubjectswhichareexcellentpreparationforuniversityandyourfuturecareer

• Englishstudentshavegoneontoawidevarietyofcareersincludingjournalism,sales,teaching,management,administration,informationmanagement,publishingandcareersinthepublicservices

25 Yearsof inspiringindividuals

1987-2012

25 Yearsof inspiringindividuals

1987-2012

AS/A2 English LanguageAS/A2 English LiteratureAS/A2 Combined English2013 Entry

Sophie’s PerspectiveStudyingatCarmelofferedmetheopportunitynotonlytoworkinamodernenvironment,butalsowithsupportivetutorsandgoodITfacilitiesandresources.

InEnglishLanguageIenjoyanalysingtexts,inparticulartheolder1960’sAudreyHepburninterviewIselectedforthespeechinvestigationcoursework.AfterCarmelIhopetostudyEnglishatuniversityandpursueacareerinjournalism.

Sophie BurtonKnowsleyParkCentreforLearning

Studying: EnglishLanguage,EnglishLiterature,Spanish,Politics

Meet the TutorsMark McGrath HeadofEnglishLanguage

Daniel Bryant HeadofEnglishLiterature

Janet Gater HeadofFacultyHeadofCombinedEnglish

AS/A2 English Language

What will the course involve?

EnglishLanguageisapopularALevelappealingtostudentsbecauseitexaminestextsintherealworldsuchasadvertsandnewspaperarticles.IntheASyear,youwilllearnhowtoanalyselanguageexploringarangeoftextsfromfamousbiographiestopersonalletters.Theemphasisisonunderstandinghowandwhylanguageisusedinspecificwaysanddevelopingknowledgeofkeyframeworkswhichwillhelpyoudiscusstextsindepth.Youwillalsolearnaboutthedifferencesbetweenspeechandwriting.

TheASyearwillhelpyoudevelopasawriter,practisinggenressuchasmonologues,whereyouwillcreateafictionalvoice.Youwillalsolearntocommentonyourownworkandexplainyourlinguisticchoices.

AtA2,youwillcontinuetodevelopyourunderstandingofkeyframeworksaswellasstudyingthedevelopmentofEnglishLanguageovertime.Thistopiccovers

historical,socialandculturalaspectsaswellasexaminingcurrentattitudestowardstheeffectsofnewtechnology(textandemail)andEnglishbecomingagloballanguage.Thereismorefocusonspokenlanguage.Youwillanalysetranscriptsfrombroadcastingincludingtelevisionandradio.Thestudyofhowchildrenacquirespeechwillalsobecovered.

Incourseworkmodules,youwillalsodevelopyourwritingandresearchskills.Thereistheopportunitytopursueyourowninterestswhichcouldincludetravelwriting,arevieworanyaspectofJournalism.

How will I be assessed?

InbothASandA2yearsyouwillsitoneexam(worth60%)andhandinafolderofcoursework(worth40%).Studentswillbeexpectedtocompletedraftsoftheircourseworktoensurethatonlytheirbestworkispresentedforassessment.

Where does an English course lead?

Englishsubjectsarechallenging,butareanexcellentpreparationbothforuniversityandyourfuturecareer.

Obviouscareersincludejournalism,sales,teaching,management,administration,informationmanagement,publishingandcareersinthepublicservices.

What support will I receive?

Allstaffinthedepartmentaretheretoenableyoutoachievethebestgradespossibleandyoucanaskforhelpfromanytutor.Thisisinadditiontoregularindividualinterviewswithyourownspecifictutor.Additionalrevisionclassesareheldforallre-sitsandwetakeprideinthelevelofsupportgiventoourstudents.

Exam Board WJEC

Making a point in the Debating Society.

Lewis’ PerspectiveCarmelCollegeisafantasticcommunitytobeinvolvedin,asitoffersalotmorefreedomthanmypreviousschool,butatthesametimeconstantlysuppliesuswithchallengingworkthatpromptsustoachieveandexceedourpredictedtargetgrade.MyEnglishLiteraturelessonsarealwayswellpreparedandareconstantlyincreasingmyknowledgeofwritingandthelessonsarekeptfunandenjoyablebyourtutor.IalsoenjoyEnglishLiteratureasitallowsyoutoexplorewritinginmuchmoredepththanitdidatGCSE,aswellasallowingpersonalinterpretationandanalysisofthetexts,sharingideasingroupdiscussions.IamconsideringdoingEnglishatuniversitybutamnotsure,sowillbeattendingmanyopendays;Carmeloffersalotofhelpandadviceforstudentswhoareyettomaketheirmindupabouttheirfuturecareer,likeme.

Lewis GibsonSuttonHighSportsCollege

Studying: EnglishLiterature,Maths,BusinessandPsychology

Meet the Tutors

Elaine Peet

Heather Mockford

Paul Mullen

Fiona Salt

AS/A2 English Literature

What will the course involve?

Ifyouenjoyreading,thinkingandanalysing,thenEnglishLiteratureisagreatchoice.Thiscourseprovidesyouwiththeopportunitytoreadarangeoftextsfromdifferentperiods.Inthefirstyearyouwillexploretwonovelsandtheselectedworkoftwopoets,evaluatingandinterpretinghowwritersusenarrativetechniquessuchascharacterisationorvoicetoengagetheiraudiencesandconveycontextualaspectssuchassocialcorruption.

Courseworkisalargeelementofthecourseencompassing40%oftheASyear.Forthisyouwillstudytwoplaysinvestigatinghowplaywrightscreatecomedydramas.Withinthistherewillbetheoptiontotryyourhandatsomecreativewriting,producingyourowndramaticmonologueincharacter.

Thesecondyeariscentredonexploringelementsofthegothicinliterature.Oncemoreyouwillhavetheopportunitytostudyarangeofinterestingtextsandyouwillalsolearntoconsiderandinterprettextsfromdifferingcriticalperspectives.

Inlessonsthereisastrongfocusonwholeclass,pairandgroupdiscussionwhereyourownideaswillbewelcomedandvalued.ThroughthestudyofEnglish

Literatureyouwilldevelopexcellentskillsofindependentinterpretationandanalysis,beneficialtofurtheracademicstudy.

How will I be assessed?

EnglishLiteratureisassessedthroughcoursework(worth40%)andexternalexamination(worth60%)atbothASandA2Level.

“If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again,

there is no use in reading it at all.” Oscar Wilde

What is the English Department like?

ThereareseventutorsintheEnglishDepartmentallofwhomteachthewholerangeofcourses.Thereisanexcellentlibrarycontainingbothtraditionaltexts,butalsotheverybestofcontemporarywriting.TheDepartmenthasa‘bookofthemonth’programmegivingstudentstheopportunitytoenjoythelatestpublications.WehavecomprehensiveITfacilitiesinthecollegeandtheEnglishDepartmentsubscribestoarangeofmagazinesandon-lineresourcessuchasPro-QuestandtheOxfordEnglishDictionary.

What other activities do English students get involved in?

TheEnglishDepartmentofferstheopportunitytobeinvolvedintheatrevisits,tripstoplacesofliteraryinterest,studydaysonspecificexaminationmodules,workshopsoncreativewriting,examinationpreparationdeliveredbySeniorExaminersandconferencesonEnglishLanguage.Youcanalso,throughEnrichment,beinvolvedindebating,personalcreativewriting,andtheLiteratureFilmClub.

Exam Board AQA

A2 Literature students enjoyed watching The Canterbury Tales.

More InformationTheExamBoardwebsitescontaindetailsofthefullcoursespecifications:

EnglishLanguage:www.wjec.co.uk

EnglishLiterature:www.aqa.org.uk

CombinedEnglish:www.edexcel.com

Lauren’s PerspectiveIreallyenjoyEnglishCombinedbecauseitgivesmetheopportunitytostudyalltheaspectsofEnglishIenjoy.Thecourseallowsforalotofcreativeworkaswellasdevelopingyouranalyticalskillsandexamtechnique.Thetutorsareapproachable,friendlyandyoucantelltheyreallycareaboutyouandhowyou’recopingwiththesubject.Myhighlightofthecoursesofarhasbeenthetriptosee‘ScaryStories’attheManchesterRoyalExchange-wewatchedaseriesofmonologuesand,notonlywasitentertaining,itreallyhelpedmewhenIhadtowritemyownmonologueforcoursework.IplantocontinueEnglishthroughtouniversityandhopetopursueacareerinCreativeWriting.

Lauren BrownCansfieldHighSchool

Studying: EnglishCombined,Law,PerformanceStudies,Biology

AS/A2 Combined English

What will the course involve?

ThisisapopularcoursethatlinkstheskillsofbothEnglishLanguageandEnglishLiteraturestudy.ItwillappealtostudentswhohaveenjoyedbothaspectsatGCSEandwishtocontinueabroaderandmorein-depthapproach.Inyourfirstyearyouwillexplore‘voice’inbothspeechandwriting,focusingonarangeofshortliteraryandnon-literarytexts.Youwillalsostudy‘AddressUnknown’byKressmanTaylor;writtenontheeveoftheHolocaustasaseriesoflettersbetweenanAmericanJewandhisGermanfriend.CombinedEnglishalsohasacourseworkunitthatinvolvesusingwiderreadingasastimulusforcreativewriting.

Inthesecondyeartherewillbetheopportunitytocontinuethiscreativeapproachtowriting,usingErnestoCheGuevara’s‘TheMotorcycleDiaries’asastimulusforcreativewritingthatexploresa‘CrossingBoundaries’theme.Youwillalsoreaddramatextsfromarangeofperiodsandfurtheryourunderstandingandenjoymentofarangeofgenres.

How will I be assessed?

CombinedEnglishisassessedthroughcoursework(worth40%)andexternalexamination(worth60%)atbothASandA2Level.

“Reading a book is like re-writing yourself.”

Angela Carter

Exam Board EDEXCEL

Combined English students enjoyed a theatre trip to see All My Sons.

Frequently Asked QuestionsHow successful are Carmel’s English students?

Carmel’sEnglishstudentsachieveconsistentlyhighresultsacrossallthreesubjects:

Exam Results 2010 2011 2012

A2 AS A2 AS A2 AS

EnglishLanguage 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

EnglishLiterature 100% 98% 100% 100% 100% 99%

CombinedEnglish 100% 98% 100% 100% 100% 100%

What are the entry requirements for these courses?

ForallASEnglishsubjectsyouwillneedagradeBinGCSEEnglishLanguageandagradeBinGCSEEnglishLiterature(ifstudied).

Is there anything I should consider when choosing which English subject to take?

StudentswhoknowwhichspecificEnglishdegreetheyaregoingtopursueshouldtakethesameALevelcourse.

StudentswhoareapplyingtoOxbridgeorprestigiousuniversitiesshouldcheckwiththeuniversity’sadmissionsteamtoseewhichEnglishcourseispreferred.