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Sixth Form Reading List 2014-15: English Language and Literature AS/A2 WJEC Specification

This document provides a reading list for an English Language and Literature AS/A2 course, including recommended books, prices, and additional resources. It lists novels, short stories, poems, and non-fiction texts related to the English language that students should read. Useful websites are also included that provide course information, past papers, original texts, grammar guides, and an overview of language acquisition.

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Sixth Form Reading List 2014-15: English Language and Literature AS/A2 WJEC Specification

This document provides a reading list for an English Language and Literature AS/A2 course, including recommended books, prices, and additional resources. It lists novels, short stories, poems, and non-fiction texts related to the English language that students should read. Useful websites are also included that provide course information, past papers, original texts, grammar guides, and an overview of language acquisition.

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Sixth Form Reading List 2014-15

English Language and Literature AS/A2 WJEC Specification



Recommended Books AS
Price (RRP)

Stuart: A Life Backwards by Alexander Masters
Once in a House on Fire by Angela Ashworth
Dystopian novels (1984/Brave New World etc)
Bridgett Jones Diary
Extracts from Talking Heads.
Edgar Allen Poe short stories
The poems from the poetry anthology available from your English teacher
Additional Romantic/ Metaphysical poems/poets
Jane Eyre
The Woman In Black
Frankenstein
Dracula
Edgar Allan Poe short stories (Fall of the House of Usher/Black Cat/ The Tell Tale
Heart etc)
Enduring Love
Atonement
The Yellow Wallpaper
The Turn of the Screw
The Cement Garden
To Room 19
The Wasp Factory
Pride and Prejudice
(Copies of all books are usually available from Amazon
All of these texts are
usually available cheaply
via Amazon

Mother Tongue: The Story Of The English Language by Bill Bryson
This is really useful for extra support in learning about the study of langugage
9.99
The Cambridge Encyclopedia Of The English Language by D avid Crystal
Contains everything youd ever want to know about the English language




Useful Websites
http://www.wjec.co.uk/qualifications/english/english-language-and-literature-gce-a-as/
A student-friendly link to the WJEC website with past papers and information about the two-year course

www.tes.co.uk student resources available

www.bl.co.uk
The British Library. Search for texts in contexts for original texts going back centuries. Many of
the genres featured appear regularly on exam papers.

www.englishbiz.co.uk

Great for grammar along with lots of the basics. Also features a decent overview of child langu
age acquisition.

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