ENG300

Level 3 English

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: M J. McLean.

The main focus in this course is on written and visual  texts and the extension of literacy skills through reading, writing, speaking and viewing in a range of contexts. As well as completing their internal assessments, students who take this course will be expected to sit one or more external assessments.

At Level 3, students will:

  • Develop their academic writing skills and extend their responses to film, to formulate discerning arguments and evaluative commentaries.  

  • Write in a range of styles, developing their essay writing skills and producing a portfolio of writing.

  • Develop their knowledge and understanding of the literary, social and cultural contexts of texts through directed and independent reading of literature and literary criticism.

Course Overview

Term 1
AS91480 Respond critically to significant aspects of visual and/or oral text(s) through close reading, supported by evidence (3 credits)

-students study the films of a significant director, and complete an essay where aspects of the director's signature style are identified in relation to a theme in the film.
Previous directors include Greta Gerwig, George Miller, Stanley Kubrick.

Term 2
AS91478 Respond critically to significant connections across texts, supported by evidence. (4 credits)

-students write a comparative essay on four texts, three of which have been studied in class.

Term 3
AS91475 Produce a selection of fluent and coherent writing which develops, sustains, and structures ideas. (6 credits)

OPTIONAL

91476 Create and deliver a fluent and coherent oral text which develops, sustains, and structures ideas. (3 credits)

Term 4
AS91474 Respond critically to significant aspects of unfamiliar written texts through close reading, supported by evidence. (4 credits, External exam)

Recommended Prior Learning

Prerequisites: at least ONE external AND 13+ credits from internals OR HoD approval.

Disclaimer

Availability of teaching staff and the final decision is at the discretion of the Head of Department.

Minimum class sizes.

  • Course structure and activities are subject to change.

  • Availability of teaching staff and the final decision is at the discretion of the Head of Department.

Meeting any course entry requirements

  • Minimum class sizes.

  • Course structure and activities are subject to change.

  • Availability of teaching staff and the final decision is at the discretion of the Head of Department.

Course structure and activities are subject to change.

  • Availability of teaching staff and the final decision is at the discretion of the Head of Department.