The Department

Mr J. Smith (Head of Department)

Dr P. Ellis

Mrs E. Ellis

Mr J. Hopkins

Mr J. Smith

Mrs H. Davies

Miss J. Egar

Miss K. Mitchell

Mrs S. Morley

 

The department aims to:

  • Develop pupils' oral and written skills
  • Develop pupils' comprehension of literary and non-literary texts
  • Develop pupils' expression in a variety of different ways to suit different occasions
  • Develop pupils' awareness of language as a medium of communication
  • Develop pupils' abilities to relate to the historical, cultural and social contexts of texts

English at Stonyhurst

Through reading literature you can enter the experiences of others and in doing so you experience their way of life, their moral values, the differences in ways of expression and in manners between men and women of today and those of the 16th Century or of the 1960s.  Although it requires some study of literature English Language focuses on the different ways in which English is used.  It requires a keen sense of whom the text is intended for and how the writer has controlled the reader¡¦s response.

Syllabuses

Lower Grammar (Year 9)

The programme of Study sets out to follow the National Curriculum Key Stage 3.

GCSE Course (Year 10 & 11)

The Specification followed at GCSE is OCR English Language 1400 and English Literature 1901.

English

The course covers the study of literary and non-fiction texts through reading, writing, speaking and listening. 

English Literature

This looks at texts that cover three genres, prose, poetry and drama, pre- and post- 20th Century.  There are also specific demands about relating texts to their historical, social and cultural contexts.

AS / A2 Course (Year 12 & 13)

The Specification followed at GCE is AQA English Language and English Literature.

English Language

AS modules: language issues, its social contexts and coursework of Original Writing.

A2 modules: editorial writing, language change and coursework on a personal investigation.

English Literature

AS modules: 2 modules on prose, poetry and drama; 1 Coursework module on a Shakespeare play.

A2 modules: text comparisons, set texts written before 1700 and 1900.