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A-Level English Literature online

Study A-Level English Literature online at a flexible pace, with teacher contact matched to your chosen journey. Journeys 2 and 3 include ten one-to-one lessons per subject, and Journey 3 adds two live lessons per week. Inventum is a Cambridge and Pearson accredited online school teaching learners aged 16–18 in more than 50 countries.

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What you'll study in A-Level English Literature

The Cambridge English Literature syllabus shown here covers 8 topics. Your exact specification is confirmed before enrolment. Teacher contact and lesson format depend on the learning journey you choose.

Learners who follow the Cambridge International AS & A Level English Literature syllabus will develop the following skills and understanding:

  • enjoy the experience of reading literature
  • develop an appreciation of and an informed personal response to literature in English in a range of texts in
  • different forms, and from different periods and cultures
  • communicate effectively, accurately and appropriately in written form
  • develop the interdependent skills of reading, analysis and communication
  • analyse and evaluate the methods writers use in creating meaning and effects
  • encourage wider reading and an understanding of how it may contribute to personal development
  • build a firm foundation for further study of literature.

How A-Level English Literature is assessed

The Cambridge route shown here has 4 externally marked papers. Exams are sat in person at a suitable registered exam centre. The family arranges registration and pays the centre; paid assistance from Inventum is available separately.

Paper 1

2 hours

Candidates answer two questions: one question from Section A: Drama and one question from Section B: Poetry. 50% of the AS Level, 25% of the A Level. Externally Assessed

Paper 2

2 hours

Candidates answer two questions: one question from Section A: Shakespeare and one question from Section B: Drama. 25% of the A Level. Externally Assessed

Paper 2

2 hours

Candidates answer two questions: one question from Section A: Prose and one question from Section B: Unseen. 50% of the AS Level, 25% of the A Level. Externally Assessed

Paper 2

2 hours

Candidates answer two questions: one question from Section A: Pre-1900 Poetry and Prose, and one question from Section B: Post-1900 Poetry and Prose. 25% of the A Level. Externally Assessed

Why study English Literature with Inventum

1-to-1 subject teaching

Journeys 2 and 3 include ten one-to-one lessons with a specialist teacher for every enrolled English Literature subject. Additional sessions can be purchased separately.

Teaching matched to your journey

Journey 2 includes recordings of the precision-teaching lessons. Journey 3 includes those lessons live twice each week for every enrolled subject.

Study at your own pace

No fixed 9-to-3 timetable. Fit study around training, travel, relocation or recovery.

Recognised worldwide

Cambridge and Pearson qualifications are accepted by universities and employers internationally.

Frequently asked questions about A-Level English Literature

Yes. You can take English Literature as a single subject alongside another school, or as part of a full-time A-Level programme with Inventum. Many families start with one subject and add more later.

English Literature is assessed through 4 externally marked papers: Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 2, Paper 2. Full details are in the assessment section above.

Written exams are taken in person at a suitable registered exam centre. Your family is responsible for finding the centre, registering by its deadline, and paying its fees. Inventum offers a separate paid add-on to help find and communicate with a centre; the centre's own fee is not included.

A-Level English Literature is recognised internationally and supports progression to university applications worldwide.

Fees depend on which learning journey you choose and how many subjects you take. The fees page sets out each journey, and a discovery call gives you an exact figure for your situation.

Other A-Level subjects

Combine English Literature with any of these — most students take several.

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