Accredited Level 2 English Literature Diploma Entry Requirements
Basic English reading and writing skills, as full tutor support is given.
Study Hours
Approximately 160 hours.
Accredited Level 2 English Literature Diploma Course Duration
1 Year.
Enrolment
You can enrol on the course at any time.
Awarding Body
CIE Global
Assessment Method
Two tutor marked assignments; one assignment after each unit.
Accredited Level 2 English Literature Diploma Course Content
Unit 1: Specific Texts
Module 1: Understanding Drama Texts
An Inspector Calls by J B Priestley
The understanding of all the following will be demonstrated at the end of the unit assessment:
- Background and socio-historical context
- Plot
- Characters
- Themes
- Stagecraft and setting
- Language and symbolism
Module 2: Understanding Prose Texts
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
The understanding of all the following will be demonstrated at the end of the unit assessment:
- Background and socio-historical context
- Plot
- Characterisation
- Themes
- Language and symbolism
Unit 2: Unseen Poetry and Prose
Module 3: Unseen Poetry
This module will be developing analytical skills rather than require the student to remember the features of the texts presented. This module includes a range of texts from different times and cultures. A range of poetic forms has also been included. The unseen poem can be from any time, culture or poetic form.
This module will help the student develop their skills in reading and analysing poetry texts. Once the student understands the overall meaning and message of each text, they will practise selecting specific points for a response and identifying supporting quotations from the unseen text.
Module 4: Unseen Prose
This module will be developing analytical skills rather than require the student to remember the features of the texts presented. This module includes a range of texts from different times and cultures. A range of short story genres has also been included. The unseen extract or story can be from any time, culture or genre.
In this module, the student will be given a passage from a novel or literary non-fiction, or a complete short story. The student may be asked to explore how the writer presents a theme or character, or how that moment is made significant or moving for the reader along with other aspects.
Progression
This Accredited Level 2 English Literature Diploma can be used in preparation for progressing to higher level study in relevant English subjects (for example Accredited Level 3 Diplomas) or as a vehicle for career development or to fulfil entry requirements to education courses.
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