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A-Level English Language & Literature Tutoring & Prep Course

One-to-one A-Level English Language & Literature tutoring, with full past-paper practice and a personalised study plan built around your target grade.

Since 2008, TestPrep Europe has taught A-Level English Language and Literature through one-to-one tutoring and small-group courses on its own online learning platform. The programme combines the A-Level syllabus with subject teaching, problem solving and past-paper practice.

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About the subject

A-Level English Language and Literature: what it covers and who it suits

A-Level English Language and Literature (AQA 7707, OCR H474) is a hybrid course combining linguistic analysis with literary interpretation — the middle ground between pure Literature and pure Language A-Levels. The exam structure on this page follows AQA 7707.

  • Paper 1 Telling stories (40%, 3 hours): Remembered places (AQA Anthology: Paris), Imagined worlds and Poetic voices
  • Paper 2 Exploring conflict (40%, 2 hours 30 minutes): Writing about society (re-creative writing and critical commentary) and Dramatic encounters
  • NEA Making connections (20%): one 2,500–3,000-word investigation of a theme or technique across literary and non-literary texts
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A-Level English Language & Literature combines literary analysis with linguistic approaches. Students analyse novels, poems and plays alongside non-literary texts such as advertising, speeches and journalism. It is ideal for journalism, creative writing, media and education.

A-Level English Language & Literature integrates two disciplines, training students simultaneously in critical reading and linguistic analysis. AQA 7707 is built around Telling stories (Remembered places, Imagined worlds, Poetic voices), Exploring conflict (Writing about society, Critical commentary, Dramatic encounters) and the Making connections investigation, working across literary and non-literary texts. Our programme provides integrated-analysis training, re-creative writing practice and NEA guidance that stays within AQA's rules.

One-to-one A-Level English Language and Literature tutoring

Our one-to-one A-Level tutoring is built around your current grade, your target grade and the exam board you are sitting. Each lesson works on your weak topics, drills AQA past-paper questions and walks through mark schemes, so you know exactly how marks are awarded.

A private group for A-Level English Language and Literature

There is no open group timetable for this subject. Bring 3 or more students together and we open a private group course for you. The price per student depends on how many subjects you take, with 30 hours of live lessons in each: 1 subject (30 hours) €1,027, 2 subjects (60 hours) €1,920, 3 subjects (90 hours) €2,678 and 4 subjects (120 hours) €3,482. Each student buys their own place online, and we let you know as soon as your group is ready.

Exam

A-Level English Language and Literature exam format

Exam boards: AQA

  • Paper 1: Telling stories (AQA 7707)

    40%

    3 hours, 100 marks. Section A, Remembered places: one compulsory question on the AQA Anthology: Paris, closed book (40 marks). Section B, Imagined worlds: prose set text, open book (35 marks). Section C, Poetic voices: poetry set text, open book (25 marks).

  • Paper 2: Exploring conflict (AQA 7707)

    40%

    2 hours 30 minutes, 100 marks, open book. Section A, Writing about society: re-creative writing based on a set text (25 marks) and a critical commentary (30 marks). Section B, Dramatic encounters: drama set text (45 marks).

  • NEA: Making connections (AQA 7707)

    20%

    One personal investigation of a chosen technique or theme in both literary and non-literary discourse: 2,500–3,000 words, 50 marks.

One-to-One Tutoring

A-Level English Language and Literature Private Tutoring

Fully customised one-to-one A-Level tutoring with experienced Cambridge / Edexcel specialists. A* preparation across every A-Level subject.

  • A fully personalised A-Level lesson plan
  • Maths, Further Maths, Sciences, Economics and every other subject
  • Past-paper and mock-exam-driven coaching
  • Flexible schedule and pacing

How it works

  1. 1

    Tell us your goal

    We start from your school syllabus, your exam date and the result you are aiming for.

  2. 2

    Your own plan

    We map out the lessons you need, unit by unit.

  3. 3

    Live one-to-one lessons

    Meet your tutor online at times that suit your week.

  4. 4

    Regular progress checks

    Homework and a short check after each lesson show how you are getting on.

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Ideal for students aiming at A*, Oxbridge or Russell Group universities, or anyone who needs help in specific subjects.

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Practice built into your A-Level English Language and Literature lessons

Every topic you cover in A-Level English Language and Literature is reinforced with question sets your tutor puts together for you. This programme has no separately sold question bank or practice test.

Mock exams included in the programme
  • Targeted questions on every topic
  • Practice sets built around your weak areas
  • Exam-style practice with past papers and mark schemes
  • Worked solutions and feedback on every question

Syllabus

A-Level English Language and Literature topics

Topic names are those of the AQA 7707 specification; other exam boards order and name them a little differently.

1

3.1 Telling stories

  • Methods of language analysis
  • Remembered places
  • Imagined worlds
  • Poetic voices
2

3.2 Exploring conflict

  • Methods of language analysis
  • Writing about society
  • Critical commentary
  • Dramatic encounters
3

3.3 Making connections

  • Methods of language analysis
  • Investigation

Approach

How we teach A-Level English Language and Literature

Study plan

  1. 1

    Phase 1 — Linguistic frameworks

    Year 1 foundation

    • Phonetics, lexis, grammar
    • Discourse analysis
    • Pragmatics and register
  2. 2

    Phase 2 — Telling stories

    Paper 1

    • Remembered places: literary and non-literary texts in the AQA Anthology: Paris
    • Imagined worlds and Poetic voices set-text essays
  3. 3

    Phase 3 — Exploring conflict

    Paper 2

    • Writing about society: re-creative writing and critical commentary
    • Dramatic encounters: Othello, All My Sons, A Streetcar Named Desire or The Herd
  4. 4

    Phase 4 — Making connections and mocks

    NEA and papers

    • Making connections: 2,500–3,000-word investigation
    • Timed mock papers

How lessons work

  • Dual-framework reflex

    Every text is read through both literary (theme, character, structure) and linguistic (phonology, lexis, pragmatics) lenses, so the dual reading becomes a habit — AO1 assesses integrated linguistic and literary study.

  • Bilingual bridge

    For non-native English students we contrast English structures (subjunctive, modal verbs, register) with their L1 counterparts, which often deepens conceptual understanding.

  • Re-creative writing practice

    Across the year students write short re-creative pieces on their Writing about society set text, each with a critical commentary, in preparation for Section A of Paper 2.

Advice

A-Level English Language and Literature: common mistakes and study tips

  • MistakeLabelling literary devices (metaphor, imagery) without analysing them.

    FixEvery device must be tied to effect: 'X is a metaphor that conveys Y because Z'. Naming alone under-scores.

  • MistakeLinguistic analysis that stops at sentence type.

    FixStrong answers work across several language levels — phonetics, phonology and prosodics, lexis and semantics, grammar, pragmatics, discourse — for each text.

  • MistakeComparative essays that treat the two texts in sequence.

    FixIn comparative answers, bring both texts together around a shared theme or technique. In Making connections the analysis may treat the texts separately or together, but the conclusions must show how each text is illuminated by the other.

  • MistakePaper 2 re-creative writing without a serious critical commentary.

    FixIn Writing about society the re-creative piece is worth 25 marks and the critical commentary 30. The commentary must explain the what, how and why of your choices and how you adapted the base text.

Study tips

  • Use linguistic and literary terminology together; AO1 assesses integrated linguistic and literary study.
  • Make conscious stylistic choices in your re-creative writing (Writing about society) and justify them in the critical commentary.
  • Practise pairs of literary and non-literary texts for comparative analysis.
  • Choose a Making connections theme or technique you genuinely care about — the component is built around independent enquiry.

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FAQ

A-Level English Language and Literature Prep — Frequently Asked Questions

The questions students ask most about A-Level English Language and Literature preparation.

They are not directly comparable — different skill sets. Lang & Lit offers more variety; Literature requires deeper literary analysis.

Accepted for English, creative writing, journalism and media programmes. Pure literary programmes may prefer Literature alone.

Lang & Lit is the hybrid; pure Literature is humanities-classical; pure Language is linguistics-led. Choose by intended degree pathway.

Yes. There is no formal language requirement, but the course and exams are in academic English, so C1 level or above makes the work much more comfortable. Academic-English support can run alongside the A-Level if needed.

It is a strong subject for English, translation, journalism, communications and law applications. Cambridge's English course, for example, accepts English Language and Literature as well as English Literature; check each programme's requirements before applying.

AQA 7707 sets 2,500–3,000 words for the Making connections investigation. The section word counts (Introduction and aim(s) 750, Review 300–500, Analysis 1,250, Conclusions 200–500) are guidance; the appendix and references are not counted. Aim to stay within the range.

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Lessons cancelled less than 3 hours before the start count as taken and are not refunded. A lesson that has not been paid for 3 hours before it starts is cancelled automatically.

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