AS Level
At AS level, students are expected to show knowledge and understanding
of the following: literary studies, using appropriate terminology
and accurate expression; literary texts of different types
and periods; how texts relate to the contexts in which they
are written; the different ways in which texts are interpreted
by different readers, taking into account the fact that texts
have a range of meanings and that these meanings are constructed
through the reader’s own knowledge, experience and values;
how writers use form, structure and language to shape meaning.
A2 Level
At A2 level, the following requirements are added: how texts
relate to the contexts in which they were written, including
the importance of cultural, historical and other contextual
influences on texts; the significance of literary traditions,
periods and movements in relation to texts studied; the ways
in which texts have been interpreted and valued by different
readers at different times, acknowledging that interpretation
of texts depends upon readers’ own values; the connection
and comparisons between texts and how texts relate to one
another. |
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