Literature ‘fascists’ set the agenda

TOM KINDLON (Irish Examiner letters, November 19) states: “In England, English is split into two subjects, English Literature and English Language, at GCSE level with universities only requiring students to pass the English language exam.”

Thu, 24 Nov, 2005 - 00:00

I wish this were true. In the UK there is indeed a subject called ‘GCSE English Literature.’

This subject is optional and a person could be admitted to university and to many jobs without having passed that exam.

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