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Which English??? Lit Vs. Mainstream

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clarke54321:

--- Quote from: lastapasta on July 28, 2019, 12:44:54 pm ---thank you for your advice! i know that saying a strong english student is more likely to perform better in mainstream english is an generalisation, but i feel i can perform better in english as i am very comfortable with how it is structured, seeing as that is what i have been doing for all my schooling. but is that a good reason to pick a subject?

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As already suggested, I'd strongly advise that you trial both subjects in year 11. Given that you have only ever studied English up until this point, you will naturally gravitate towards it more than Literature. So give yourself the chance to try out both, and who knows, maybe you'll discover a new style in Literature that will see you succeed. Good luck!

colline:

--- Quote from: lastapasta on July 28, 2019, 12:40:20 pm ---thank you so much!
also, i know it very much depends on the strengths of the individual, but isn't it true that literature is more competitive, especially in the top end of scores, as the people picking it have picked it knowing english is a strength of theirs?

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Hi! Sorry for my late reply.

Literature is definitely the more competitive out of the the two (hence the +1 scaling as opposed to English which scales down) but I don't think you should stress over it too much. Aside from the fact that I think the scaling effectively balances out any differences in competitiveness, there's also the fact that a lot of strong English students fall into the trap that they'll be naturally good at literature. Yes, there are a lot of overlaps and similarities between the two, and being excellent at English is definitely no detriment, at the end of the day they are two different subjects with two different grading criteria.

Literature isn't just "hard English", there are assessments in lit which you would've never done before in year 7-10 English (for example, literary perspectives) so everyone is more or less at the same starting line. People who are strong in English also tend to fall into the trap of writing "English-style" essays which you would want to avoid in literature.

So I reckon just give both a try and see which one you enjoy more. Good luck! :)

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