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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.